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Tower of London Symbols

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Help pupils to decode symbols and badges at the Tower of London to build up an understanding of the Tower's history.

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.
• Understand the Tower's role as a place of historic and national importance.

Resource Information

Key Stage

  • KS1 (age 5-7)
  • KS2 (age 7-11)

Subjects

  • History

Topic

  • Castles
  • Medieval

Palace

  • Tower of London
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Key Stage

  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)
  • KS4 (age 15-16)
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Subject

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Topic

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Key Stage

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  • KS5 (age 16+)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Normans

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Key Stage

  • KS4 (age 15-16)

Subject

  • History

Topic

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