Sharing the stories of the Ackworth Hoard

What can a rediscovered pot of coins tell us about the English Civil Wars? Turns out, quite a lot!

This resource pack is created for use in school or on site at Pontefract Castle. It has a focus on developing creative writing.

There are also a range of ready-made classroom activities included in the pack.

Sharing the stories of the Ackworth Hoard: resource pack (PDF)
Sharing the stories of the Ackworth Hoard: resource pack (accessible word doc)

These resources are for KS3.

$View of Pontefract Market Place from the top of the Assembly Rooms, looking down towards Georgian buildings$

$Pontefract Workhouse, a large imposing brick Victorian building with many windows, chimneys and a grand entrance$

$The remains of the keep and curtain wall at Pontefract Castle$

$Graffiti scratched into the wall in the Pontefract Castle dungeon$

$The remains of a Norman chapel at Pontefract Castle$

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