Tag Archives: History

Battle of Hastings

Posted on April 5, 2019 by

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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Bringing The Lady of the Mercians and King Athelstan to life

Posted on March 20, 2019 by

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

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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Freedom for Bron. An Anglo-Saxon story

Posted on March 14, 2019 by

With our Anglo-Saxon theme I feel like we have stuck to the migration of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes, the fighting and the different Kings  but for whatever the reason the kids have not been that interested in the lifestyle … Continue reading →

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Anglo-Saxon Maps

Posted on March 2, 2019 by

We are started reading some Anglo-Saxon Factual Fiction Books.  We are loving them but both my kids started getting a bit confused by the different characters and where they came from (something that is very important for my son to … Continue reading →

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Creating a Tudor Family Tree

Posted on February 12, 2019 by

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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My 5 Top 2018 Finds

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

Last Year I wrote a 5 Favourite New home-ed Items (2017) post and lots of readers really liked seeing which were my absolute favourites so I thought I would write another one for 2018.  This post is NOT sponsored – … Continue reading →

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