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Join Professor Tracy Borman, Chief Historian at Historic Royal Palaces, at the Tower of London to uncover the key events of the Norman Conquest.

Key Stage

  • KS4 (age 15-16)
  • KS5 (age 16+)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Normans

Welcome to The Scoop! Join Jezebel Factsman and her team of historical experts to uncover how the Normans constructed the White Tower.

Key Stage

  • KS4 (age 15-16)

Subject

  • History
  • Archaeology

Topic

  • Normans

Two princes disappeared whilst staying at the Tower of London in 1483.

Key Stage

  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)
  • KS4 (age 15-16)
  • KS5 (age 16+)
  • Home Educators

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Medieval
  • Wars of the Roses

Teacher presentation

Key Stage

  • KS1 (age 5-7)
  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • Home Educators

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Medieval

Find out more about life at the Tower of London during the Second World War, reflect on the impact of the Second World War on your community and explore why and how we commemorate and remember significant moments from the past today.

Key Stage

  • KS1 (age 5-7)
  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)
  • Home Educators

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • 20th & 21st Century
  • World War II
  • Rememberance

Find out more about key events such as VE Day, the Victory Parade, and the anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Reflect on the role of the Tower of London as a backdrop to key moments in history and its role as a site for reflection.

Key Stage

  • KS3 (age 11-14)
  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • Home Educators

Subject

  • History
  • Citizenship

Topic

  • Rememberance
  • World War II

Watch a video of Poet Laureate Simon Armitage's poem 'In Retrospect' to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

Key Stage

  • Home Educators
  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)

Subject

  • English
  • History
  • Citizenship

Topic

  • 20th & 21st Century
  • World War II
  • Rememberance

A selection of primary and secondary image and written sources

Key Stage

  • KS4 (age 15-16)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Historic Environment

Download short editable biographies of prisoners at the Tower of London for Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. Use key facts, activities and historic sources to explore crime and punishment at the Tower of London. 

Key Stage

  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)
  • KS4 (age 15-16)
  • KS5 (age 16+)
  • Home Educators
  • International Schools

Subject

  • History
  • Archaeology

Topic

  • Normans
  • Medieval
  • Tudors
  • Elizabethans
  • Stuarts
  • 20th & 21st Century
  • Diverse Histories
  • Crime & Punishment