Year 11 Invade Rochester Castle

 Year 11 Historians enjoyed an excellent day of study at Rochester Castle, Kent on Monday 18 October 2010 led by Mrs Day and Dr Quinton. The purpose of the visit was a detailed study of the Site of the castle and the history of works completed on it since the impressive Norman Keep was first built by William de Corbeil, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in 1126. The castle survived tempestuous times in the 13^th century including a siege by no less than King John in 1215, which partly destroyed the castle and especially its southeast tower which was undermined and burnt with the fat of 40 pigs at that time causing it to collapse. The southeast tower was later rebuilt with a more effective rounded design. This and other learning was the order of the day, as students collected a range of primary site evidence to support them as they investigate the Medieval History of the Rochester Castle site as part of their controlled assessment (coursework).