History Topics

I thought it would be a good idea to show the different posts for each History Topic in one place.

Stone Age / Iron-Age

• Introducing the Stone-Age
• Stone-Age to Bronze Age

Ancient Egyptians

• Hieroglyphs
• Tutankhamun Book and Art
• Match Mummy game

Ancient Romans

• Life as a Roman Soldier – clip and worksheets from Twinkl
• Roman Numerals and Roman Coins
• See Inside Ancient Rome – a book review
• Pompeii – a book review
• Roman Cookies
• Queen of Darkness – story about Boudica’s revolt against the Romans

Vikings

• Norse Myths
• Tin Foil Viking Longship
• Viking Rune Necklace
• Viking Fiction – Riddle of the Runes
• Viking Fiction – Way of the Waves
• The World of Vikings

Anglo-Saxons

• Anglo-Saxons Maps
• Anglo-Saxon Kings
• Anglo- Saxon Fiction – Winter of the Wolves  – story highlighting the migration of Saxons, Angles and Jutes into England.
• Anglo-Saxon Fiction – Freedom for Bron – story about life in Saxon/ Jute England
• Early Kings of England Book
• The Lady of the Mercians and The First King of England – Historical Fiction books

Middle Ages

• Castles
• Medieval Topic packs (KS3 years but my nine-year-old like them)
• Joan of Arc

Tudors

• Creating a Tudor Family Tree
• Sister Queens – Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth 1
• The Spanish Armada – Topic pack about an event that happened during Elizabeth I’s reign.
• Henry VIII – A topic pack
• The 6 wives of Henry VIII – from Twinkl website
• Elizabeth I and the Elizabethan settlement
• Lady Mary – a fictional story about the childhood of Bloody Mary, lots of interesting facts included

World Wars

• The Story of the Second World War for Children
• The Story of the First World War for Children
• The Battle of Passchendaele (WW1)
• War School for Dogs
• Remembrance Day Lanterns – a craft idea
• World War One – Free to download significant dates and events table and sorting cards

General – Timelines Significant Individuals

• World History Timeline – Twinkl download
• The Story of London – a book review
• Kings and Queens – a book review about the British Kings and Queens
• A short History of the World – a book review
• Christopher Columbus
• Guy Fawkes
• Mary Anning
• William Shakespeare
• Days out with English Heritage
• History of Art
• Kings and Queens of England – set of free to download cards