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History // 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 // Ancient Greece & Rome
Greek and Roman Legacy TodayEvaluate the lasting contributions of Greek and Roman civilisations to modern life — democracy, law, language (Latin roots), architecture (columns, arches…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Evidence for Greek and Roman LifeUnderstand that historians and archaeologists piece together ancient Greek and Roman life from evidence — pottery paintings, coins, inscriptions, ruins like…
Ages 9 to 11Thinking skillHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Roman Law, Latin, and ChristianityUnderstand that Roman law became the basis for legal systems across Europe and beyond, that Latin is the root of French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Roman Republic and EmpireExplain how Rome was first governed as a republic — with elected consuls, a powerful Senate, and a distinction between patricians and plebeians — before…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Greek and Roman ArchitectureIdentify Greek column styles — Doric (plain and sturdy), Ionic (scroll-shaped capitals), and Corinthian (ornate leafy capitals) — and Roman architectural…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Alexander the Great's EmpireDescribe how Alexander the Great of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from Greece to Egypt to India, spreading Greek language, culture, and ideas…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Fall of the Western Roman EmpireDescribe how the Western Roman Empire gradually declined due to a combination of factors — military pressure from invading peoples, political instability…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // Ancient Greece & Rome
Greek Philosophers and MedicineKnow that Greek thinkers called philosophers developed ways of understanding the world that still influence us today — Socrates asked challenging questions to…
Ages 9 to 11ConceptHistory // 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 // Historical Thinking
Checking Sources Against Each OtherCorroborate: check whether multiple sources agree on the same facts — and investigate why they might not
Ages 8 to 10Thinking skillHistory // Historical Thinking
Questioning Historical SourcesBefore trusting a historical source, ask: who made this, when, and why? — the answers shape how much weight the source should carry
Ages 8 to 10Thinking skillHistory // Historical Thinking
Understanding People in Their Own TimeUnderstand that people in the past saw the world very differently from us — judge their actions by the context they lived in, not only by today's values
Ages 8 to 10Thinking skillHistory // 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 9ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Castle Design Through the AgesHow castles were built and evolved: from wooden motte-and-bailey to stone keeps to concentric castles; rooms and their uses; how castle design responded to new…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Anglo-Saxon BritainWho the Anglo-Saxons were: Germanic peoples who settled in Britain after the Romans left; their kingdoms, villages, place names, art, and eventual conversion to…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Siege WarfareHow castles were attacked and defended: siege weapons (trebuchets, battering rams, siege towers), boiling liquids, arrow slits, murder holes; the drama of a…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
The Black DeathThe Black Death of 1348-49: what the plague was, how it spread, its devastating death toll; how it changed society by giving surviving workers more power and…
Ages 7 to 9ConceptHistory // Medieval Times
Vikings vs Anglo-SaxonsThe conflict between Vikings and Anglo-Saxons for control of England: Viking raids, Alfred the Great's resistance, the Danelaw, Athelstan as first king of all…
Ages 7 to 9Concept