History for Kids
Enter ancient worlds, meet famous people and discover fascinating facts by exploring a wide selection of historical games and activities.
Ancient History -explore ancient civilisations through games and quizzes
- Egyptians: Mummy Maker Game - Prepare the body of Ramose for burial
- Egyptians: Pyramid Challenge - Build the pharaoh's tomb
- Greeks: - Begin discovering ancient Greece
- Romans: - Learn about the world of ancient Rome
- Romans: Death In Rome - You have until dawn to catch a killer
- Romans: Gladiator Game - Prepare a gladiator for battle
- Iron Age: Iron Age Life - Acquire the skills to survive
- Anglo Saxons: Learn about the Angle, Saxon and Jute invaders of Britain
- Anglo Saxons: Coin Game - Identify six coins from the era
- Vikings: Learn about the Viking invaders from Scandinavia
- Vikings: Viking Quest - Build a ship, loot a monastery and claim your prize
- General: Ancient Objects Game - Match the artefacts to the time period
- General: Dig Deeper Quiz - Test your knowledge of ancient history
- General: Divers Quest - Explore the perils of the deep and find treasure
- General: Hunt the Ancestor - Complete your dig before the developers arrive
World History -learn the importance of world cultures from Africa to South America
- Africa: Benin Plaque - Which image shows the king?
- China: Tang Tomb Figures Who was the first Emperor of China?
- Egypt: Rosetta Stone - How were Egyptian hieroglyphs deciphered?
- Egypt: Mummy of Hornedjitef - How do you make a mummy?
- Egypt: Statue of Ramesses II - Who was Ramesses II?
- England: The Hoxne Hoard - When did pepper arrive in Britain?
- England: Sutton Hoo Helmet - Find out more about this ancient treasure
- Easter Island: Easter Island Statue Who made these giant statues?
- Greece: Heroes of Troy - Learn each of the songs and read the stories
- India: Pieces of Eight - Who were the British East India Company?
- India: Durer's Rhinoceros - Who was Albrecht Dürer?
- India: Indus Valley - Join Professor Indus as he explores the Indus Valley
- Italy: Emperor Augustus - The first Roman emperor
- Mesopotamia: Royal Game of Ur - When was the board game made?
- South America: Double Headed Serpent - Made by the Aztecs
- General: GCSE Bitesize - Choose the History course you are studying
British History -explore the different stages of British history through games and quizzes
- Normans: The Battle of Hastings Game - Re-enact the Battle of Hastings
- Normans: Hands on History - Build your own castle and other activities
- Normans: Church Interiors Game Know your transepts from your apses?
- Normans: Paint the cathedral - Restore Wells cathedral
- Tudors: Elizabethan Spying Game - Crack Mary's code to uncover the plot
- Tudors: Tudors Dressing Up - Dress the Tudor lady
- Civil War & Revolution: Battlefield Academy: Refight Trafalgar!
- Civil War & Revolution: The Battle of Waterloo Game
- Victorians: Who Wants to Be a Cotton Millionaire? Game
- Victorians: Muck and Brass - Run a city during the Industrial Revolution
- Victorians: Whose House?- Match up eight famous characters with their rooms
- Victorians: Women's Rights Quiz - Test your knowledge
- Victorians: Children of Victorian Britain - Learn how children survived
- World War One: People's stories - Read and listen to stories of the war
- World War Two: Children of WW2 - Learn how children coped during WW2
- World War Two: School Radio WW2 - Listen to clips through the ages
- World War Two: SOE Quiz: Destination D-Day - Complete a sabotage mission
- World War Two: The Battle of the Atlantic Game - Defeat the U-boats
- General: GCSE Bitesize - Choose the History course you are studying
- General: Famous People - Find out about Florence Nightingale and others
- General: Dynamo History - Take a step back in time with Dynamo
- General: Hands On History - Discover history on your doorstep
- General: The Beauty of Maps - Lesson plans for the programme
- General: The Roots of English Game - Discover the origins of words
- General: Walk through History - Take a walk into the past
- General: Weapons through time Test your military knowledge with this quiz
- General: Battlefield Academy - Defeat the computer in four battles
- General: Primary Programme Guide - View the BBC TWO schedule
England -understand more about England's Magna Carta and Wedgwood plate
- England: The Magna Carta - What was Magna Carta?
- England: Wedgwood Plate - Find out what links Wedgwood to Charles Darwin?
- England: Transatlantic Cable - Discover how the USA and UK communciated
Northern Ireland -discover what the Bangor bell was and other objects
- Northern Ireland: St Patrick's Journey - Find out where St Patrick visited
- Northern Ireland: Bangor bell - Journey back to 825AD
- Northern Ireland: Famine relief tokens - 1845 bought famine to Ireland
- Northern Ireland: Ticket to launch Titanic - Find out when Titanic launched
- Northern Ireland: Ejection Seat - When was the seat invented?
Scotland -find out more about Picts and the Scottish Wars of Independence
- Scotland: Skara Brae - Find out more about this ancient village in Orkney
- Scotland: Scots and Picts - Explore more about these people
- Scotland: Romans in Scotland - Tour the fort and start an invasion
- Scotland: Vikings in Scotland - Enter the world of the Vikings
- Scotland: Scottish War of Independence - Take the tour of independence
- Scotland: Burgh Life in Mary, Queen of Scots time
- Scotland: Jacobites - Can you put a Stuart king on the throne?
- Scotland: Silver Jacobite canteen - Who owned the 18th century picnic set?
- Scotland: Highland Clearances - Join Callum as he tries to find his clan
- Scotland: Robert Burns Cravat Pin - Find out more about this famous man
- Scotland: The Iolaire Bell - What happened to the ship The Iolaire
- Scotland: Scotland during World War Two - Enter as a WW2 spy
- Scotland: Marianne Grant's trunk - Found out how Marianne survived WW2
- Scotland: In the 60s - Join Ham as he explores the 60s
Wales -view Roman gemstones and understand the importance of Welsh coal mining
- Wales: Iron Age Celts - Who lived in Britain 2000 years ago?
- Wales: Roman Gemstones - Find out more about Caerleon Roman fortress
- Wales: Draft Peace Treaty - How was peace reached after WW1?
- Wales: Waterlilies by Monet - View a painting of the Waterlilies
- Wales: Pit Head Baths - How did the miners baths work?
- Wales: Muslim Prayer Compass - Understand other religions
- Cymru: Peiriant Amser - Learn about life in the Stone Age
- Cymru: Ar Daith - Follow the amazing stories of people who emigrated
Hands on History -get children and adults involved with our fun resources
- Hands on History: Ancient Britain - Create your own cave art
- Hands on History: Local history - Design your own shop advert
- Hands on History: The Normans - Build your own castle
Hands On History: Ancient Britain
- Travel back in time toAncient Britain and create your own stone circle.
A Day in the Life: Animations
- Join Eric (voiced by Daniel Roche) as he visits different moments inBritish history.
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