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Legends and stories about the Tower of London.

Key Stage

  • KS1 (age 5-7)
  • KS2 (age 7-11)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Medieval

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 Significant People 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 important people linked to 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

Contains a visual story, document and Widgit symbol sheet.

Key Stage

  • SEND

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Normans
  • Castles

Decode symbols and badges to build up an understanding of the Tower’s history.

Key Stage

  • KS1 (age 5-7)
  • KS2 (age 7-11)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Castles
  • Medieval

Join our intrepid history reporter, Tracey Tooley, on her mission to uncover England’s most infamous monarch, Henry VIII.

Key Stage

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

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors

Contains a visual story, support notes and Widgit symbol sheet for a visit to the Tudor kitchens at Hampton Court Palace.

Key Stage

  • SEND

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors

Which Tudor monarch kept the most prisoners at the Tower of London?

Key Stage

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

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Crime & Punishment
  • Tudors
  • Elizabethans

Download short editable biographies of Tudor Kings and Queens for Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. Use key facts, activities and historic sources to explore these famous monarchs. 

Key Stage

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

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors
  • Elizabethans