History

 


We've got all sorts of history resources for teachers, home educators and parents - all designed to help make learning about history fun.

History Topics

Ancient History

Add to your explorations of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece with our fun-based activities. Ancient Rome and the Aztecs coming soon!

Ancient Egypt is a fascinating subject for children, who love to learn about the Sphinx, the...

Children are often surprised to find just how much impact the Ancient Greeks had on our lives...

Through the Ages

When you are learning about the Kings and Queens of England or the American presidents, top up your studies with our useful printable activities. We also have special topics on the Tudors, Women's Suffrage and the Titanic.

The Vikings were a group of people from Scandinavia who lived over a thousand years ago, during...

British history is a huge topic, much of it about invaders - Romans, Vikings, Normans - and much...

Larger than life characters, opulent life-styles, charismatic Kings and Queens and some exciting...

In 1605, during the reign of James I, an act of treason was planned that could have changed the...

We take it for granted today that all men and women over the age of 18 can vote in the UK. Many...

Just over 100 years ago, on 15th April 1912, the world's largest passenger liner at the time...

Learn a little about D-Day below, and scroll down for our printable D-Day resources.

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In 1945, 8th May was designated VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day - the day that the Second World...

Windrush Day takes place on June 22nd to remember the day in 1948 when 492 people from the...

We have crafts, colouring pages and notebooking covering US Presidents, the American Revolution,...

We have tried to sum up a flavour of the time in our decade colouring pages.  We cover the...

Featuring a boy and a girl in period costume, our historical children colouring pages start in...

History Topics

Dinosaurs, castles, knights ... all part of history and fascinating for children.

We've got the very beginnings of a castle theme here, and we'll be expanding it soon....

Here's our collection of dinosaur crafts, printables, colouring pages, worksheets and...

Gentleman soldiers from the Middle Ages, knights of old in their splendid armour still fascinate...

Learn About the People...

History isn't just about facts and dates, it is about the people who make the decisions and create the stories. We have a large and growing collection of Famous People to explore, from ancient times through to modern.

Activity Village brings you a huge collection of activities for kids on famous people from all...

Activity Village has a large and growing resource of famous people resources for teachers and...

Stories from History

Every so often we come across a story from history that resonates, and engages children enough to get them interested in doing further research of their own, perhaps, or looking out for more stories on their own. Here are some that we have enjoyed.

The story of Simpson and his donkey is an extraordinary tale of courage in the face of extreme...

Discover the remarkable story of Wojtek the Soldier Bear and enjoy our accompanying resources -...

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