The ducking stool game

Entry Information

Title:

Publisher:

The National Archives

Source:

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/ducking-stool-game/

Library:

Games

Tags:

Educational
Other
Historical
Auto-zipped

Platform:

Flash

Play Mode:

Single Player

Status:

Playable

Language:

English

Date Added:

11/5/2020, 2:04:08 AM

Date Modified:

1/29/2024, 11:34:07 AM

Original Description:

A 17th- century woman has been accused of a crime and as her punishment she faces the ducking stool. To free her from this fate you must correctly transcribe some words from old documents.

Please note that this game uses Flash and will not be playable on iPads. We apologise for any inconvenience.

ID:

4392d480-aba7-4089-aea6-01a4f32e0a6e

Game Data

Date Added:

1/16/2022, 5:48:27 AM

Application Path:

FPSoftware\Flash\flashplayer_32_sa.exe

Launch Command:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/swf/ducking_stool.swf

Size:

170 kB