Here's the post, as it was written.
How we take for granted the freedoms we now possess.
How little we remember that here, in this very country, men were, at one time, tied up and burned at the stake.
And how great was the impact the Reformers had on life in Scotland, in the UK as a whole, and across the Atlantic.
Great Britain would never have been 'Great' Britain had it not been for the sacrifice of men like William Tyndale and John Wycliffe.
And how different the USA might have been from the country it became, had it not been for such men, and the effects of their sacrifice.
We acted out a number of scenes, and the children all dressed up in appropriate costumes.
Here's our cast! We have John Knox, Patrick Hamilton, Scottish soldiers, Archbishop Beaton, some peasants and a priest.
Here is Patrick Hamilton preaching.
He was arrested as a heretic and burnt at the stake.
As was George Wishart...
...whose hands were tied before he was burned at the stake.
Before he was placed in the flame, he said, "The grim fire I fear not, for I know that my soul shall surely sup with my Saviour this night".
The wicked Queen Regent, Mary of Guise, seen here with her daughter, Mary Queen of Scots
She was determined to see Scotland remain under the power of Rome.
Praise God, He had other plans for our nation.
Many, many thanks to our friend, Mary, for organising the get-together; for setting the scenes; for teaching us all so many lessons from history which we'd either forgotten or never learned; and for providing yummies for mums and kids alike.
I'd be interested to know more about the work/behind the scenes things that went on to get this day organised. Do you tie it into written work/part of your curriculum, or simply do it as a fun/educational/part of our heritage project?
ReplyDeleteHow often does your group get together?
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The behind the scenes and most of the work for this was carried out by one of the home educating mums, she does this every year for Reformation day, and puts so much effort into it, it really shows. It was left up to us whether to tie it in with our school work or not, but on the whole it was a fun afternoon.
ReplyDeletePersonally what we did on the week leading up to Reformation Day was take a brief look at the events that happened in the Scottish Reformation - mostly what happened around the scenes we re-enacted. My son is 5, so we didn't look very deeply into the history or do it as a project. We talked about what happened, and drew some pictures of what we talked about. I am not sure what the others did.
Last question - not nearly often enough!