History
Resources
For visits and the classroom...
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
Aztec Empire
Age 7–11, 12–16
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
Roman Britain
Age 7–11
Life in Roman Britain
Age 7–11
Roman Music
Age 7–11
Rome: Imperial Rome
Age 7–11
Vikings
Age 7–11
Viking craftwork
Age 7–11
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British Museum online
Books
Teachers receive a 10% discount*. Quote teacher1112 in Museum shops or at the checkout online.
- Barbara Brend, Islamic Art
- John Mack, Africa: arts and cultures
- Nancy H Ramage & Andrew Ramage, Concise introduction: ancient Rome
- Ada Gabucci, Ancient Rome: Art, architecture and History
- Ralph Jackson & Richard Hobbs, Roman Britain
- Jane F. Gardner, Roman Myths
- Jessica Harrison-Hall, Pocket timeline of China
- R. Green, The British Museum Encyclopaedia of Native North America
- Jonathan King, First People, First Contacts – Native Peoples of North America
- Nigel Barley, The Art of Benin
*Discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers.
School sessions 2011–12
Activities, workshops, talks...
Athens: a question for the people
Age 7–11
Celebrating Athens
Age 7–11
Greek temples: worshipping the gods
Age 7–11
How to find out about Greek life
Age 7–11
Looking at Greek myths
Age 7–11
The Persian wars
Age 7–11
Excavation in Egypt
Age 7–11
Looking at Egyptian life
Age 7–11
Looking at the ancient Egyptian afterlife
Age 7–11
Looking at Egyptian mummies
Age 7–11
Painting for the afterlife
Age 7–11
Looking at the people of Benin
Age 7–11
Eating and drinking in Roman Britain
Age 7–11
Change over time in ancient Britain
Age 7–11
Celebrating China
Age 7–11
Objects in focus talks
Age 12–16, 16+
Sutton Hoo headline
Age 7–11
Meet the Aztecs: mission to Mexico
Age 7–11
Taught handling sessions for SEN students
Age 7–11, 12–16
The Magic of Shakespeare
Age 7–16 Special schools
Shakespeare's London
Age 7–11
Imagining Shakespeare
Age 14–16
Staging Shakespeare: study day
Age 16–18 (Key Stage 5)