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Muskham Primary create new marching songs for the Royalists and Parliamentarians
- By: lizshutler
- 28th January
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Pupils begin to work with Dave Wood
On 18th November 2010 Key Stage 2 pupils from Muskham Primary School took part in an exciting creative writing workshop led by Dave Wood (of Writing East Midlands) and musician Victor Scott.
The pupils had worked with their teacher Miss Francine Pimperton throughout the autum term to research aspects of the English Civil War.
Pupils had also been on a visit to Newark to take part in a Civil War tour of the town centre led by staff from Newark and Sherwood District Council’s Museum team. Pupils visited the Castle, the Gilstrap Centre’s Castle and Conflict exhibition and were able to see some of the surviving buildings from the period and find out about the role they played during this turbulent time.
Pupils were devided into two teams of Royalists and Parliamentarians. Objects from the museums handling collections were used with as a starting point to spark initial ideas for the songs.
Pupils handle a replica helmet.
Pupils clap out the beat as they read their verse
Pupils try out rhythms with the drums
Pupils work with Victor Scott
Victor Scott works with pupils from Muskham Primary
Here are the words to the final songs that pupils created on the day of the workshop:
Royalist Battle Hymn
By Muskham Primary School
The hat has a feather on it
This lady has a skirt and fits
The ball’s heavy and doesn’t sit
Da de da de da de da
Da de da de da de da
The helmet is very heavy!
The metal bar stops a sword swipe!
The drummers beat out the orders!
We will eat horse on the plate!
The plate is made out of metal!
You need a strong helmet to fight
We are marching into battle!
Parliamentarians die!
- Pupils perform the final song with Victor Scott on drums.
Parliamentarian Marching Song
By Muskham Primary School
The jester hat is drinking wine
The goblet is always on time
In Parliament they talk and talk
The Royalists they walk and walk
The Royalists they eat and eat
Drummers have a very good beat
The Royalists have a red flag
King Charles was a very mad man
The hat keeps my head warm it is black
She gets ready for work and she packs
The cannon ball is in a sack
Da de da de da de da
Destroy, Destroy, The Royalists!
They are, they are some spoilists!
They are some spoilists – Huh Huh
LALA LA LA LA LA PUH PUH
Silly Silly Royalists
Blast those Royalists Na! Na! Na!
Bust Those Royalists Fight! Fight! Fight!
Kill those Royalists! Knight! Knight! Knight!
Working on rhythm.
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Newark and Sherwood Museum Service has a collection of over 70,000 objects. Millgate Museum is closed to visitors now as we are in the process of developing a new museum, with a National Civil War Centre, on the Old Magnus Buildings site Appletongate. This new museum will replace the exhibitions at Millgate and the Gilstrap Centre. At the Resource Centre we continue to offer a research service that gives everyone access to our collection of objects and archives and learning sessions for schools and groups in the community. Please ring 01636 655777 or 655730 to make an appointment.
