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

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

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We found 13 resources...

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
Photo of The King's Gallery at Kensington Palace

Historic Royal Fashion: Georgian Timeline

A timeline charting key events during the Georgian era in Kensington Palace’s history.

Key Stage

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

Subject

Art & DesignHistory

Topic

GeorgiansVictorians20th and 21st Century
Crown on a black background

Symbols of Power: Characters

Key players involved in the history, finding and creation of the Crown Jewels.

Key Stage

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

Subject

History

Topic

Victorians
Lion's head cornice on the exterior of the King's Gallery, constructed in 1695

Kensington Palace: Chronology

Find out what happened when at Kensington Palace.

Key Stage

KS1 (age 5-7)KS2 (age 7-11)Home EducatorsInternational

Subject

History

Topic

StuartsGeorgiansVictorians
Exterior of the Waterloo Block at Tower of London.

A Short History of the Tower of London: Presentation

Key events which have shaped the Tower of London across time.

Key Stage

KS2 (age 7-11)KS3 (age 11-14)Home EducatorsInternational

Subject

History

Topic

NormansMedievalTudorsStuartsElizabethansGeorgiansVictoriansCastles
Illustration of John Gerard as he climbs down a rope to the river where a man in a boat awaits him.

Story Shuffle: Tower of London Game

Unscramble jumbled up stories and find out when in history they took place.

Key Stage

KS2 (age 7-11)

Subject

HistoryEnglish

Topic

NormansMedievalTudorsElizabethansVictorians20th and 21st Century
Portrait of Queen Victoria. She wears the ribbon and star of the Garter and the Crown of India.

Queen Victoria: Family Tree

Charts Queen Victoria's claim to the English throne.

Key Stage

KS1 (age 5-7)Home EducatorsInternational

Subject

History

Topic

Victorians
Orb from the Crown Jewels on a black background

Symbols of Power: Chronology

Key dates and events related to the Koh-i-Nur and the Crown Jewels.

Key Stage

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

Subject

History

Topic

Victorians
Crown illuminated on a black background

Symbols of Power: Activities for the Classroom

Research tasks and debate topics about the Crown Jewels and the Koh-i-Nur.

Key Stage

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

Subject

History

Topic

Victorians
Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Officer's Mess outside

Stories from the Fusilier Museum: Video

What do a musket ball, sweetheart badge and Donald Duck have to do with the Fusiliers?

Key Stage

KS2 (age 7-11)KS3 (age 11-14)

Subject

History

Topic

TudorsVictorians
Bright sunny photo of the front of the brick built Kensington Palace and gardens.

Kensington Palace: SEND Visual Story

Contains a visual story, document and Widgit symbol sheet.

Key Stage

SENDKS1 (age 5-7)KS2 (age 7-11)

Subject

HistoryHistory of Art

Topic

Victorians
This fashion plate detail from 1838 shows Queen Victoria (1837-1901) in her Robes of State.

Kensington Palace: Key Characters

Find out who's who in history at Kensington Palace.

Key Stage

KS1 (age 5-7)KS2 (age 7-11)Home EducatorsInternational

Subject

History

Topic

GeorgiansVictorians