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The story of the Tower of London

Teacher presentation

About this learning resource

Format: Power Point Presentation

This resource will introduce students to the history of the Tower of London, its purpose and uses over time.

National Curriculum links

• Encouraging students to use the Tower of London as a primary source to weigh historical evidence.

Learning objectives

• Students will understand that evidence is used to interpret history.

Resource Information

Key Stage

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

Subjects

  • History

Topic

  • Medieval

Type

  • Before you visit
  • Lesson ideas

Palace

  • Tower of London
Learning resources

Sir Walter Raleigh was imprisoned at the Tower of London for 13 years. Under constant threat of execution, Raleigh struggled with poor mental health. Learn about Sir Walter Raleigh through the story of his imprisonment in the Tower of London and his medicinal garden.

Key Stage

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

Subject

  • History
  • PSHE

Topic

  • Stuarts
  • Elizabethans
  • Crime & Punishment

Discover the life of John Blanke using historical sources as evidence.

Key Stage

  • KS1 (age 5-7)

Subject

  • English
  • History

Topic

  • Elizabethans
  • Tudors
  • Diverse Histories

Self-guided historical enquiry designed to support GCSE students studying the Normans, in particular the AQA historic environment of Norman England.

Key Stage

  • KS4 (age 15-16)
  • KS5 (age 16+)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Normans