Students at Peace Lutheran Academy experienced what it would be like to eat a banquet in the hall of a medieval king on Friday as part of their study of Shakespeare’s play "Henry the Fourth, Part I."
Each of the fifth- through eighth-grade students received invitations to this banquet in the name of their medieval time period characters.
Several of the students’ parents researched and put together the festival decorations and menu starting in the beginning of the school year. They wanted to make this a special event for the students.
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The meal included a meat pie, which included pork, dates and currants in a crust.
Another medieval food that was a favorite was the pumps, which are meatballs served with a sweet, almond-flavored custard-like sauce.
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Teacher Kimberly Hughes said she enjoys teaching classic literature to her students because they learn about the English language at the same time as they learn about history.
“'Henry the Fourth, Part I' is one of Shakespeare’s history plays based on real events,” she said.
Peace Lutheran Academy is a small private school with 29 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade that is associated with Peace Lutheran Church.
