Name

The Tynwald Time Machine

Description

Tynwald has met every year for over a thousand years — the oldest continuous parliament on earth. But what would it have looked like at different points in history?

This activity gives you five dates: 1100 (when representatives sailed from the Hebrides), 1405 (the Stanleys take over), 1700 (Bishop Wilson’s time), 1765 (the year everything changed), and today.

For each date, research who would have been there, what they wore, what language they spoke, and what they were deciding. Draw or write a scene for each.

When you line them all up, you’ve got a thousand years of democracy on one wall.

Key Stage / Type

Family Activity

Ages 7+

At Home / Research / Creative

Period

Multiple periods

Topic

Tynwald & Governance