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History // Ancient Greece & Rome
Daily Life in a Roman TownDescribe daily life in a Roman town — the forum (marketplace and meeting place), public baths, amphitheatre, and villas — and explain that the Romans were…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Athens Versus SpartaCompare Athens and Sparta as two very different Greek city-states: Athens focused on learning, arts, debate, and democracy, while Sparta focused on military…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Gods & the ParthenonName the major Greek gods and their roles — Zeus (king, thunder), Hera (queen, marriage), Athena (wisdom, warfare), Poseidon (sea), Apollo (sun, music), Artemis…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Athenian DemocracyUnderstand that Athens invented democracy — a system where free male citizens gathered in an Assembly to debate and vote on important decisions for the city…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Greek Gods with Roman NamesUnderstand that the Romans adopted the Greek gods but gave them new names — Zeus became Jupiter, Hera became Juno, Ares became Mars, Athena became Minerva…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Greek theatreKnow that the ancient Greeks invented theatre, performing tragedies and comedies in large open-air amphitheatres with actors wearing masks — and that plays were…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Gladiators & PompeiiKnow that Romans watched gladiators fight in huge arenas like the Colosseum in Rome, that gladiators were usually enslaved people or prisoners trained to fight…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Marathon and ThermopylaeDescribe the battles of Marathon and Thermopylae as moments when Greek city-states united against the invading Persian Empire — the runner Pheidippides bringing…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Boudicca's Revolt Against RomeTell the story of Boudicca, queen of the Iceni tribe, who led a fierce revolt against Roman rule in Britain — burning Colchester, London, and St Albans — before…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Historical Thinking
Evidence from the PastUnderstand that everything we know about the past comes from evidence — objects, buildings, pictures, documents, and stories that have survived
Ages 6 to 7Thinking skillHistory // Historical Thinking
Vocabulary: historical thinkingKnow and use the vocabulary of historical thinking — source, evidence, primary source, secondary source, artefact, chronology, chronological order, BC/BCE…
Ages 6 to 10LanguageHistory // Historical Thinking
Different Accounts of the Same EventRecognise that different people can give different accounts of the same event — and that both can be genuine while still disagreeing
Ages 6 to 8Thinking skillHistory // Medieval Times
What Is a Castle?What a castle is: a fortified building used as both a home and a defence; key parts including towers, moat, drawbridge, and thick walls; why castles were built
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Village LifeDaily life for ordinary people in a medieval village: thatched houses, farming, baking bread, fetching water; how different life was from today
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Kings & QueensWhat medieval kings and queens did: ruling the land, making laws, collecting taxes; the crown and throne as symbols of power; the Tower of London
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Knights & ArmourWhat knights were: trained warriors who served a lord; armour, shields, swords, and lances; the code of chivalry as rules for how knights should behave
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
The VikingsWho the Vikings were: seafaring warriors and traders from Scandinavia; longships; Viking raids on Britain; that Vikings also settled and farmed
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Robin Hood & King ArthurThe legends of Robin Hood (Sherwood Forest, stealing from the rich, Merry Men) and King Arthur (Round Table, Excalibur, Camelot); that these are stories, not…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Medieval ClothingWhat people wore in medieval times: peasant clothes (wool, linen) vs noble clothes (silk, fur, bright colours); no zippers or buttons; how clothes showed your…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Medieval Food & FeastsWhat people ate in medieval times: bread and pottage for ordinary people, grand feasts for the rich; no forks, eating with hands; the great hall as the centre…
Ages 5 to 7ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Battle of Hastings and 1066The events of 1066: the death of Edward the Confessor, three claimants to the throne, the Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror, and the Bayeux Tapestry as…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Medieval Pyramid of PowerHow medieval society was organised: king at the top, then lords, then knights, then peasants/serfs; who owed what to whom; the pyramid of power and mutual…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
The Medieval ChurchThe enormous power of the medieval Church: monasteries and the daily life of monks and nuns; building great cathedrals; pilgrimage as a religious journey; the…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
The CrusadesA simplified account of the Crusades: why Europeans travelled to the Holy Land, what they found there, the cultural exchange between Christian Europe and the…
Ages 7 to 9Concept