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Tower of London

Timeline

About this learning resource

Format: Power Point Presentation

Download an editable timeline of the Tower of London for Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. Use dates, key facts and activities to explore the history of the Tower. Including events such as: 

  • White Tower building 
  • Menagerie at the Tower 
  • Suffragette protests.

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Preview image of timeline learning resource revolving around The Tower of London

Resource Information

Key Stage

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

Subjects

  • History

Topic

  • Historic Environment
  • Castles

Type

  • Timelines
  • Printable activities

Palace

  • Tower of London
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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.

National Curriculum Links

  • Extend and deepen chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history, to provide a well-informed context for wider learning.
  • Identify significant events, make connections, draw contrasts, and analyse trends within periods and over long arcs of time. 

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Key Stage

  • Home Educators
  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)

Subject

  • English
  • History
  • Citizenship

Topic

  • 20th & 21st Century
  • World War II
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Key Stage

  • KS1 (age 5-7)
  • KS2 (age 7-11)

Subject

  • History
  • PSHE
  • Art & Design

Topic

  • 20th & 21st Century
  • Historic Environment

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Key Stage

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

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Medieval
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