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Early Britain
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Find out what life was like in Roman Britain for a 10 year old boy.
Website 2
See some treasures and find out about storytelling in Anglo-Saxon times. (Video may not be available where you are due to BBC copyright restrictions.)
Website 3
Explore life in Viking Britain. (Some BBC content may not work where you are due to copyright restrictions.)
The Middle Ages
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Website 1
Explore a model of a town in the Middle Ages and find out about the craftsmen, merchants and other people who lived there.
Website 2
A clickable guide to the Norman Conquest.
Website 3
Meet a young boy from the Middle Ages training to be a knight.
Website 4
Find out why Magna Carta was written and why it is still important today.
Website 5
Fly over Caerphilly Castle, built in the Middle Ages
Tudor times
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Website 1
See the ruins of an abbey destroyed in the Reformation and find out more about religion in Tudor times.
Website 2
Watch a video about Elizabeth I and religious change in Tudor England.
Website 3
Explore a Tudor house and find out about everyday life in Tudor times.
Website 4
Watch a video about Shakespeare and find out about his plays.
Georgian Britain
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Step into the world of the Georgian kings at Hampton Court Palace.
Website 2
Take a video tour of an elegant Georgian townhouse.
Website 3
Watch a video about a water-powered cotton spinning mill and the people who worked there.
Britain beyond Britain
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See the fire that destroyed the Great Exhibition, then see what a day at the exhibition may have been like.
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Watch a video about Dr. Livingstone's trek across Africa and his discovery of the Victoria Falls.
Website 3
Step inside Sir Robert Falcon Scott's hut in Antarctica.
Victorian power
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Find out about some of the jobs children did in Victorian times.
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Explore the "SS Great Britain" with Isambard Kingdom Brunel!
Website 3
Watch a video about Florence Nightingale and her new ideas for keeping hospitals clean.
Website 4
Find out about Darwin's theory of evolution.
Website 5
Travel back in time and explore a Victorian house.
Britain at war
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Watch a video about life for soldiers in the trenches in the First World War.
Website 2
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Website 3
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Website 4
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Famous people
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Website 2
Watch a video about Emmeline Pankhurst and her fight for equal rights for women.
Website 3
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More about the history of Britain
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Fascinating facts about everyday life in Britain, with clips about what people ate, from prehistoric times up to the 20th century.
Website 2
Explore a timeline of the history of Britain.
Website 3
The royal palaces and people from 1066 to present day.
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About this book
See inside
See inside the history of Britain
- With stunning illustrations and over 60 flaps to lift, children can explore plague-ridden London, the British Empire, a Victorian factory and other key events in Britain’s incredible history.
- Scenes include “The Middle Ages”, “Tudor Times” and “Britain at War”.
- A “Famous People” section at the back of the book features Britons of note such as Oliver Cromwell, Emmeline Pankhurst and The Beatles.
Press Reviews
A fun way to be introduced to history. I wish I had this book when I was in primary school! Brilliant.
London Mums Magazine
This is a marvellous history book... We highly recommend see inside History of Britain as an exciting addition to any child’s non-fiction book collection.
Adventures in Homeschooling
See Inside the History of Britain is a superb round-up of the history of our fair islands, stretching back as far as early Britain, through troubled medieval times right up to Britain at War. Each double-page spread is filled with flaps and sections to reveal and explore. You can look behind the scenes at a Tudor house, or discover what lurks in a medieval forest or castle.
Read It Daddy
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