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Hello school visitor - Welcome to the Tower of London! Here's what you should know about this historic site ahead of your school visit. Come and take a look inside to get some helpful tips to have the best visit ever!

Key Stage

  • KS1 (age 5-7)
  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)
  • KS4 (age 15-16)
  • KS5 (age 16+)
  • Home Educators
  • SEND

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors
  • Medieval
  • Normans
  • Elizabethans

Explore the different functions of the Tower of London in detail with this activity sheet.

Key Stage

  • KS3 (age 11-14)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Medieval
  • Tudors
  • Stuarts

Download short editable biographies of Elizabeth I's Tower of London Significant People for Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. Use key facts, activities and historic sources to explore various people connected to Queen Elizabeth. 

Key Stage

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

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors
  • Elizabethans
  • Crime & Punishment

Legends and stories about the Tower of London.

Key Stage

  • KS1 (age 5-7)
  • KS2 (age 7-11)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Medieval

Download an editable Wars of the Roses Family Tree for Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. Use key facts, activities and historic sources to explore the houses of York and Lancaster. 

Key Stage

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

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Medieval
  • Wars of the Roses

Compare the lives of two famous queens in British history.

Key Stage

  • KS1 (age 5-7)
  • KS2 (age 7-11)

Subject

  • English
  • History

Topic

  • Diverse Histories
  • Tudors
  • Elizabethans

Contains a visual story, document and Widgit symbol sheet.

Key Stage

  • SEND

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Normans
  • Castles

Self-guided historical enquiry designed to support GCSE students studying the Normans, in particular the AQA historic environment of Norman England.

Key Stage

  • KS4 (age 15-16)
  • KS5 (age 16+)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Normans

A selection of primary and secondary image and written sources

Key Stage

  • KS4 (age 15-16)

Subject

  • History

Topic

  • Historic Environment