Summer Term History Competition

In the Easter holidays this year, Mr Gunn was walking on the banks of the river Thames and found the following object;

He emailed the Museum of London who confirmed that it is a dice made from bone dated from Roman to late Medieval times (43AD- 1485AD).

The History Department summer term competition this year is the following;

Using your historical imagination, write a story that tells the history of this dice.

This could be a short story, a poem or any other format which provides some insight into the history of the object.

Some ideas to help;

How did it end up in the river?

• Might someone have lost lots of money gambling and thrown it into the river?
• Could it have fallen out of someone’s pocket as they boarded a boat to travel?
• Might it have slipped from the hands of a pickpocket?

Which period was it from?

• Here is more information about Roman London; https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london/permanent-galleries/roman-london
• And medieval London: https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london/permanent-galleries/medieval-london

Another (slightly out of focus picture) to further your imagination:

Please email your entries to Mr Gunn, dgunn@csg.school, by 4pm on Monday 7 June.