TRINKETS & WARES

In 1485 a new family of rulers seized the throne of England called the Tudors. From 1154 - 1399 a family called the Plantagenets had ruled England. The crown was then taken by the Lancaster family but, in 1455, a rival family, the Yorks, threatened the...

In 1485 Henry Tudor defeated the Yorkist King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth and became King Henry VII of England. Henry VII adopted the Tudor rose badge conjoining the white rose of York and the red rose of Lancaster. The Tudor dynasty lasted 118...

In 1485 a new family of rulers seized the throne of England called the Tudors. From 1154 - 1399 a family called the Plantagenets had ruled England. The crown was then taken by the Lancaster family but, in 1455, a rival family, the Yorks, threatened the...

When animals and plants die they decompose, or rot, but their hard parts, such as teeth and bones of an animal or the wood of plants, last longer. For these to be fossilized they must be buried before they can completely disappear. After they are buried...

Triceratops was a herbivore that probably ate cycads, palms and other low-lying plants. It walked on four legs and had three horns on its face along with a bony plate projecting from the back of its skull. Triceratops hatched from eggs and grew to about...

The Tiger is an animal that resembles the lion more than any other member of the cat family. The tiger lacks the mane of the lion, and has a striped coat. This coat provides camouflage among the shadows of the forest and dense undergrowth where they live...

Vikings believed in many different gods. This hammer is a symbol of the great god Thor. Thor was the god of thunder and lightning and was also ruler of the sky in Norse mythology. He was the eldest and most powerful son of Odin, the king of gods and...

When animals and plants die they decompose, or rot, but their hard parts, such as teeth and bones of an animal or the wood of plants, last longer. For these to be fossilized they must be buried before they can completely disappear. After they are buried...

Tyrannosaurus Rex was a huge meat-eating dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous period, about 85 million to 65 million years ago. They could grow up to 13 meters long, about 5 meters tall and weighed between 5 to 7 tons. The skull of a...

Tyrannosaurus Rex was a huge meat-eating dinosaur that lived during the late Cretaceous period, about 85 million to 65 million years ago. They could grow up to 13 meters long, about 5 meters tall and weighed between 5 to 7 tons. The skull of a...

The Spitfire is the most famous British fighter aircraft of all time, designed by R.J. Mitchell, and based on his very fast, pre-war seaplane, the S6. The Spitfire MK1 was powered by a 1,030-hp Rolls Royce Merlin engine and had a top speed of 365 mph. It...

Rays have skeletons made of cartilage like their close relatives, sharks and skates. Their bodies are flattened with their mouths underneath. The Ray uses its pectoral fins to propel itself through the water. Rays draw water through holes in the upper...