Category Archives: History

Bringing The Lady of the Mercians and King Athelstan to life

Posted on March 20, 2019 by ofamily

We have read a few Anglo-Saxon historical fiction books lately, every one has highlighted different aspects of that time and they seem to keep adding more and more to our knowledge and understanding of that time period. Our latest have … Continue reading →

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Kings and Queens Book by Usborne

Posted on March 17, 2019 by ofamily

With my daughter’s current interest in the past British Kings and Queens I have been looking for a comprehensive book for her. We have a couple of books that deals with individuals or groups of Kings and Queens but nothing … Continue reading →

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Anglo-Saxon Kings

Posted on March 8, 2019 by ofamily

My daughter likes creating family trees and timelines showing how the different Kings and Queens are related.  She has actually created one massive timeline of all the Kings and Queens of Britain but now that we have been looking at … Continue reading →

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Creating a Tudor Family Tree

Posted on February 12, 2019 by ofamily

My daughter’s British Kings and Queens History theme is still going  strong and I must admit I am finding it fascinating.  I went to school in South Africa so even though I did History as a subject for our equivalent … Continue reading →

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Sister Queens

Posted on January 21, 2019 by ofamily

My daughter is enjoying her current History Theme – The Kings and Queens of Britain.  She is creating a rather LARGE poster showing the lineage / timeline / key facts etc but she has also been going off on tangents … Continue reading →

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