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Five brilliant history resources for exploring the past

Learning about history doesn't need to be boring. Our online resources will take you on an adventure into the past, wherever you are in the world. Here are five top history resources that will keep your kids learning and smiling. Parental participation optional! 

Preview of learning resource family tree

Biographies, timelines and family trees

Use activities and historic sources to explore areas of the curriculum, from the Normans to the Victorians!

Plotters in the school's Gunpowder Plot educational video

Gunpowder Plot

Discover videos, stories, artifacts and learning activities connected to Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. 

Two people, once dressed in Tudor costume.

Tracey Tooley Investigates... Henry VIII

Join intrepid reporter Tracey Tooley in this Tudor-tastic video series, and investigate what really drove England’s most infamous monarch, King Henry VIII!

Important People

Meet three Tudor and three Victorian individuals. This collection includes videos and primary source PowerPoint tasks.

Two actors dressed as Bishop Gundulf and a detective as part of the schools video 'The Scoop: White Tower Report' about the Normans and the building of the White Tower and its political, cultural, religious, and military impact on London. The films are available on HRP YouTube.

The Scoop!

Welcome to The Scoop! Join Jezebel Factsman and her team of historical experts to uncover how the Normans constructed the White Tower in this fact-finding and myth-busting series.

Curriculum-based learning resources

More learning resources

Looking for more resources to use at home with your children?

Browse all of our curriculum-based learning resources covering 1000 years of history, including the Tudors, Georgians and Victorians.

You'll find resources for Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 and SEND.

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Catalina of Motril

A Tudor servant with one of English history’s greatest secrets

Katherine of Aragon

Katherine of Aragon was the first wife of Henry VIII. In her eyes, she was his only Queen.

John Blanke

A Black musician at the Tudor court