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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
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Key Stage

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

Subject

  • English
  • History

Topic

  • Crime & Punishment
  • Stuarts

Join Professor Tracy Borman, Chief Historian at Historic Royal Palaces, at the Tower of London to uncover the key events of the Norman Conquest.

Key Stage

  • KS4 (age 15-16)
  • KS5 (age 16+)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Normans

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Key Stage

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

Subject

  • History
  • Art & Design
  • History of Art

Topic

  • 20th & 21st Century
  • Elizabethans
  • Tudors
  • Victorians
  • Stuarts