Tag Archives: British History

Starting Year 7 – History Ideas

Posted on August 9, 2019 by ofamily

History is a BIG topic for my daughter, she really loves learning about all the different periods and the characters that lived in them.  So we end up doing a LOT of history which means we always end up with … Continue reading →

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Secondary History Book – Medieval Britain

Posted on July 21, 2019 by ofamily

In the beginning of June we were out shopping and I happened to stop at a book store to browse through some educational books for the kids. While I was paging through a few books my daughter spotted two of … Continue reading →

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The Story of the Second World War for Children. Book Review

Posted on June 30, 2019 by ofamily

I must admit I have been avoiding the World Wars with the kids purely because I think they are complex, scary topics and I want to do them justice but I also don’t want to cause nightmares. Recently my daughter … Continue reading →

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Battle of Hastings

Posted on April 5, 2019 by ofamily

We have covered the Anglo-Saxons all the way up to Edward the Confessor so it was only natural that we moved onto the Battle of Hastings.  And it just so happens we were given a Battle of Hastings pack by … Continue reading →

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Anglo-Saxon Non-Ficton Reading

Posted on March 26, 2019 by ofamily

The kids have loved all the Anglo-Saxon Historical Fiction books that we have been reading and although the books are very good at explaining which sections are fact and which are fictional I still wanted to reinforce some of the … Continue reading →

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