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Comparing Queens

Elizabeth I and Victoria

About this learning resource

Format: Video

Compare the lives of Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria.

This resource includes:

  • Two engaging videos to introduce each queen, bringing their stories to life.
  • An editable PowerPoint task to explore the similarities and differences between the two queens. 

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Resource Information

Key Stage

  • KS1 (age 5-7)
  • KS2 (age 7-11)

Subjects

  • English
  • History

Topic

  • Diverse Histories
  • Tudors
  • Elizabethans

Type

  • Biographies & Fact sheets

Palace

  • Hampton Court Palace
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Meet Queen Elizabeth I Video

This short video combines dramatised scenes with real historical sources.

  • Elizabeth I key facts 
  • Life in the Tudor period 
  • How do we know about Elizabeth I today? 
  • How can we remember Elizabeth I today?

Meet Queen Victoria Video

This short video combines dramatised scenes with real historical sources.

  • Queen Victoria key facts 
  • Life in the Victorian period 
  • How do we know about Queen Victoria today? 
  • How can we remember Queen Victoria today?

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