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Find a resource to use in the classroom or on a visit to the palaces

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Painting of Lady Jane Grey imprisoned at the Tower of London before her execution.

Elizabeth I's Tower of London: Chronology

Charting key dates and events from 1553 to 1601.

Key Stage

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

Subject

History

Topic

ElizabethansCrime & Punishment
The East Front of Hampton Court Palace in winter.

Hampton Court Palace: Chronology

Key dates and events from 1086 to 1986.

Key Stage

KS3 (age 11-14)KS4 (age 15-16)

Subject

History

Topic

NormansMedievalTudorsStuartsGeorgiansVictorians20th and 21st Century
Ruth Redman as Elizabeth I, in a dress based on the 1592 'Ditchley portrait' by Marcus Gheerats The Younger.

Elizabeth I: Presentations of Power

How did the Virgin Queen Elizabeth I maintain power?

Key Stage

KS4 (age 15-16)KS5 (age 16+)

Subject

History

Topic

Tudors
Detail of windows on the White Tower viewed from the North

World War I and the Tower: Characters

Profiles of spies who were imprisoned at the Tower.

Key Stage

KS3 (age 11-14)KS4 (age 15-16)

Subject

History

Topic

Crime & Punishment20th and 21st CenturyWars
Depiction of the execution of King Charles I in 1649.

(In)glorious Revolution: Characters

Profiles of key players relating to the Glorious Revolution, 1688 to 1689.

Key Stage

KS3 (age 11-14)KS4 (age 15-16)

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History

Topic

Stuarts
The top of the White Tower at the Tower of London with its Union Jack flag flying.

Argue About: The Normans Teacher Infobank

Infographics that show the impact of the Normans on England.

Key Stage

KS3 (age 11-14)KS4 (age 15-16)

Subject

History

Topic

Normans
Two actors dressed as Bishop Gundulf and a detective from the video series 'The Scoop: White Tower Report'

The Scoop - The Normans and the White Tower: Video Playlist

Welcome to The Scoop! Join Jezebel Factsman and her team of historical experts to uncover how the Normans constructed the White Tower.

Key Stage

KS4 (age 15-16)

Subject

HistoryArchaeology

Topic

Normans
The Great Hall table

Tudor Table Manners: Primary Source

Excerpt from 'De Civitate', 1534 by Desiderius Erasmus.

Key Stage

KS3 (age 11-14)KS4 (age 15-16)

Subject

History

Topic

Tudors
Illustration of two men and two women from the Tudor era

Hampton Court Palace: Key Characters

Find out who's who at Hampton Court Palace.

Key Stage

InternationalKS3 (age 11-14)KS4 (age 15-16)KS5 (age 16+)Home Educators

Subject

History

Topic

TudorsElizabethansStuartsGeorgiansCastles
A display of brightly coloured heraldic beasts in Chapel Court

Hampton Court Palace: Key Events

This chronology shows how history unfolded at Hampton Court Palace.

Key Stage

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

Subject

History

Topic

GeorgiansTudorsStuartsCastles
Cross-shaped graffiti carved into wall by a prisoner at Tower of London

Tudor Prisoners at the Tower: Graph

Which Tudor monarch kept the most prisoners?

Key Stage

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

Subject

History

Topic

TudorsCrime & Punishment
Line drawing illustration of William the Conqueror holding a Tower of London blueprint

Norman Tower of London: Characters

Profiles of key players at the Tower from 1066 to 1100.

Key Stage

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

Subject

History

Topic

Normans