Year 5 & 6 pupils from St Augustine's Catholic Primary School worked really hard in our workshop - capturing some importan information about the most iconic building of Hythe - St Leonards Church. They discovered that St Leonards Church is one of the oldest buildings in the town, dating back to 1090! There is lots of very useful information on the church's website here http://www.stleonardschurchhythekent.org/History.html
How would artists in 1090 have made a picture of this Norman church? Perhaps making an artwork a little like the Bayeux Tapestry?
So looking at simple lines, limited colour palettes, key details of the church, this talented bunch created some great images of the church. Here are some:
Brilliant normal line drawings with interesting viewpoints
(left) skull representing the famous ossary in the crypt.
Fantastic angles and shapes of the imposing tower
So what was going on when this church was built? Well, England was being ruled by 'The Red King', also known as King William Rufus II. We found very Norman styled portraits of him, just like on these coins from the time.
King William II was William The Conquerer's son, and he was famously killed by an arrow in a forest, under suspicious circumstances. Was it an accident or murder? Horrible Histories capture this event in the short film:
He was known as The Red King, not because he was red hair but because he was known to have reddish cheeks! Pupils were really talented artists and drew some magnificent portraits of the king, capturing his Norman fashion and red-dish features!
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