History
Resources
Our collection supports the teaching of world history from the ancient to the contemporary, including Africa, the medieval period, ancient Greece, ancient Egypt, Islamic civilisations and world empires.
Anglo–Saxons
Age 7–11
Anglo–Saxons: Sutton
Hoo
Age 7–11
Anglo–Saxons: visiting
the Sutton Hoo treasures
Age 7–11
The Aztec
world
Age 7–11
Aztecs: who was
Moctezuma?
Age 7–11, 12–16
Benin gallery
activities
Age 7–11
Discover the Arab
World
Age 12–16
Ancient
Nubia
Age 7–11
Early
Egypt
Age 7–11
Life in ancient
Egypt
Age 7–11
Mummies: Egyptian
mummies
Age 7–11
Mummies: how were
mummies made?
Age 7–11
Mummies: the development
of mummification
Age 7–11
Nebamun: ancient
Egyptian tomb paintings
Age 7–11
Nebamun: what can you
learn from an Egyptian tomb?
Age 7–11
Nebamun: literacy
activities
Age 7–11
Painting an Egyptian
tomb
Age 7–11
Symbols of the
pharaoh
Age 7–11
Greece:
competition
Age 7–11
Greece: everyday
life
Age 7–11
Greece: explore an
Athenian picture
Age 7–11
Greece: gods and
goddesses
Age 7–11
Greece:
hoplites
Age 7–11
Greece: myths and
legends
Age 7–11
Greece: the Nereid
monument
Age 7–11
Greece: Olympic
games
Age 7–11
Greece: the
Parthenon
Age 7–11
Greek
pots
Age 7–11
Greek
women
Age 7–11
Islamic
civilisations
Age 12–16
Local history: the
British Museum in the 18th century
Age 7–11
Local history: the
British Museum in the 19th century
Age 7–11
Local history: the
British Museum in the 20th century
Age 7–11
Medieval
loyalty
Age 12–16
Thomas
Becket
Age 12–16
Mesopotamia
Age 7–11
Mesopotamia:
Assyria
Age 7–11
Mesopotamia:
Babylon
Age 7–11
Mesopotamia:
Sumer
Age 7–11
Pompeii and
Herculaneum
image bank
Age 7–18
Pompeii visit guide for
primary teachers
Age 7–11
Pompeii visit guide for
secondary teachers
Age 12–18
Roman
Britain
Age 7–11
Life in Roman
Britain
Age 7–11
Roman
Music
Age 7–11
Rome: Imperial
Rome
Age 7–11
The
Tudors
Age 7–11
Vikings
Age 7–11
Viking
craftwork
Age 7–11
Sessions
Thinking through the Odyssey
Upper Key Stage 2 (Age 9–11)
The Philosophy Foundation will get your students thinking about what it means to be happy
April 2013
Monday 15
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Thursday 18
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Friday 19
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Monday 22
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Tuesday 23
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Wednesday 24
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Thursday 25
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Friday 26
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Monday 29
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Tuesday 30
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May 2013
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Friday 3
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Thursday 9
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Monday 20
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Thursday 23
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Friday 24
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June 2013
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Monday 10
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Tuesday 11
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Friday 14
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Monday 17
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Friday 21
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Monday 24
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Tuesday 25
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Wednesday 26
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Thursday 27
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Friday 28
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July 2013
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Friday 5
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Monday 8
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Friday 12
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Monday 15
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Thursday 18
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Friday 19
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