Biographies
About this learning resource
Format: Power Point Presentation
Download short editable biographies of Richard III and the Two Princes Significant People for Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5.
Use key facts, activities and historic sources to explore the people caught up in the disappearance of the Two Princes.
- Edward IV
- Elizabeth Woodville
- Edward V
- Richard of Shrewsbury
- Richard III
- Antony Woodville
- William Hastings
- Henry VII
- Lambert Simnel
- Perkin Warbeck
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Resource Information
Key Stage
- KS2 (age 7-11)
- KS3 (age 11-14)
- KS4 (age 15-16)
- KS5 (age 16+)
- Home Educators
Subjects
- History
Topic
- Medieval
- Crime & Punishment
- Wars of the Roses
Type
- Biographies & Fact sheets
- Printable activities
Palace
- Tower of London
Editable PowerPoints for lessons
This resource includes an editable PowerPoint ready for educators to adapt, with background notes under each slide.
Classroom resources
This resource can be used in different ways:
- displayed on screens as a PowerPoint
- adapted to create printable worksheets
- click on the images within the files to explore the paintings in more detail.
Historic enquiry
This resource supports historic enquiry, using portraits as historical sources. It contains enquiry questions for students plus background notes for teachers.
National Curriculum Links
• The development of Church, state and society in Medieval Britain 1066-1509.
• The Wars of the Roses; Henry VII and attempts to restore stability.
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Two princes disappeared whilst staying at the Tower of London in 1483.