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Queen Victoria

KS1 Significant Individuals

About this learning resource

Format: Video

These resources support Key Stage 1 students discover the lives of significant historical individuals by using primary sources as evidence.

Meet Queen Victoria in her childhood home, Kensington Palace. Learn about the challenges she faced as queen and explore what life was like during the Victorian period.

  • Meet Queen Victoria video
  • Primary Source PowerPoint Task
  • Watch-Along Guide

Plus a Victorian Knowledge Booster for teachers to help enhance subject knowledge with quick, accessible insights.

Resource Information

Key Stage

  • KS1 (age 5-7)

Subjects

  • English
  • History

Topic

  • Diverse Histories
  • Victorians

Type

  • Videos
  • Lesson ideas

Palace

  • Kensington Palace
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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?

Primary Source PowerPoint Task

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Check out the notes section under the PowerPoint slides for information and ideas.

How do we know about Queen Victoria?

This editable PowerPoint features primary sources. It includes suggested classroom tasks to encourage students to investigate real historical evidence

Watch-Along Guide

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This simple guide offers practical ideas for using these resources with your students, including key vocabulary and discussion questions.

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Victorian Knowledge Booster

Topics include the power of the monarchy, daily life, plus the British Empire. 

Costumed actor portraying a historical figure

Significant Individuals

Meet other significant people from the Tudor and Victorian period. 

Our Key Stage 1 resources have been developed in collaboration with Mr T Does Primary History.