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.
History of money: image
bank
KS 1 & 2
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
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
Painting an Egyptian
tomb
Age 7–11
Symbols of the
pharaoh
Age 7–11
Greece: everyday
life
Age 7–11
Greece: gods and
goddesses
Age 7–11
Greece: myths and
legends
Age 7–11
Greece: the Nereid
monument
Age 7–11
Greece: the
Parthenon
Age 7–11
Greek
pots
Age 7–11
Islamic
civilisations
Age 12–16
Mesopotamia
Age 7–11
Mesopotamia:
Assyria
Age 7–11
Mesopotamia:
Sumer
Age 7–11
Roman
Britain
Age 7–11
Life in Roman
Britain
Age 7–11
Rome: Imperial
Rome
Age 7–11
Vikings
Age 7–11
Sessions
The world in AD 900
KS2
Students learn about the world in AD 900, focusing on Maya, Islamic and West African culture and society.
Money handling and financial education
KS3,4 & 5
Students handle objects from the collection to develop an awareness of the role of money and an appreciation of its uses.
Virtual visit: Indus valley investigation
KS2
Connect to the Museum from your classroom to explore objects from one of the earliest urban civilisations.
The people of Benin
KS2
Students examine pictures of the Oba, his staff and the first European visitors.
How Roman was Roman Britain?
KS2
Students examine the evidence objects provide about Romanisation in Britain.
Around the world in a day
Years 5 & 6
Students examine artefacts made around the world at the same moment in time.
Daily life in ancient Egypt
KS2
Students explore the famous tomb-painting of Nebamun hunting in the marshes.
Decoding ancient Egyptian tomb paintings
KS2
Students create a digital collage inspired by paintings from the tomb of Nebamun.
Egyptian mummies
KS2
Images and videos are used to help understand more about Ancient Egyptian mummies.
The Persian wars
KS2
Students take on roles as Greek envoys and visit the court of the Persian king.
A question for the people
KS2
Students find out what it meant to be an Athenian citizen in the 5th century BC.
How to find out about Greek life
KS2
Students study the paintings on pots and handle replica Greek objects.
What did the Romans use as money?
Years 5 & 6 only
Students explore the development of money in Roman Britain and its role in society around the world
Life in prehistoric Britain
KS2
Students use tablets to explore prehistoric objects on display, using a specially designed self-led digital trail.
Sutton Hoo headline
KS2
Students create a video news report about the discovery of the famous burial site.
Introduction to the ancient Greek world for SEN students
KS2,3 & 4
An introduction to the ancient Greek world through a mixture of multi-sensory activities and digital technologies.
Taught handling sessions for SEN
KS2,3 & 4
Students experience ancient Greece or Egypt, and Roman or medieval Britain.
Virtual visit: Roman Britain treasure challenge
Years 5 & 6
Connect to the Museum from your classroom to solve exciting challenges about archaeological treasure.
Excavation in Egypt
KS2
Students find out how archaeologists work, then become archaeologists themselves.
History up close
KS3 & 4
Illustrated talks delving into the background and context of fascinating objects.
Viking adventures
KS2
If you are studying the Vikings, this lively and engaging film is the perfect way to draw together some of the key aspects of Viking life.
Science investigators
KS2
Students use digital tools to solve science challenges about museum objects.
Virtual visit: Peek into Prehistory
Years 3 & 4
Connect to the Museum from your classroom to explore changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age.
Lives of the ancient Maya
KS2
Find out about Maya civilisation through objects from Yaxchilan and other ancient cities in Mesoamerica.
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