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Meet a medieval prisoner! In the 1200s, King Henry III gave permission for the Tolhouse to be used as a jail (gaol). But it wasn't until 1493 that Henry VII granted Great Yarmouth the right to try its own felons. Prisoners could wait years in the Tolhouse Hold for a travelling judge to hold their trial. This summer, you can meet a medieval prisoner and discover what it might have been like to be held at the Tolhouse and what punishments befell those there.
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The Tolhouse Gaol - Great Yarmouth
Explore some of the Tolhouse's past involvement in witch trials and learn about what happened during that time in Great Yarmouth. We'll look at some of the cases from Yarmouth as well as explore some of the wider folklore themes involved and make our own creative response.
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