Let's take a trip to the past! Do you want to know where people in the stone age lived, what medieval lords ate and what Tudor children wore? Join me in this class as we explore the past. 

Each week, we will look at a different period in history and discover what life was like for different people and communities and different times in history. 

We will use different sources, including documents, artwork and archeological finds as a way to view the past. The class will be discussion based and use the different sources as a prompt for discussions. Through the classes, learners will learn about different time periods, as well as practicing using sources to help inform their opinions.


Life in Stone Age Britain
8th Jan
- What were stone age houses like?
- What did stone age people wear?
- What did stone age people eat?

Skara Brae (a stone age settlement in Orkney)
15th Jan
- Where is Skara Brae?
- What is important about Skara Brae?
- What can we learn from the discoveries at Skara Brae?

Life in the Bronze Age
22nd Jan
- Why is it called the bronze age?
- What were bronze age houses like?
- What clothes did bronze age people wear?

Life in the Iron Age
29th Jan
- What were iron age houses like?
- What did iron age people believe?
- How did Iron age people make food?

Romans in Britain
5th Feb
- When did the Romans come to Britain?
- What did Romans change in Britain?
- Where were Roman fortresses and who lived there?

Life in Roman Britain
12th Feb
- What was life like in Roman Britain?
- Who was Boudicca?

Vikings and Anglo-Saxons
19th Feb
- Who were the Anglo-Saxons
- Where did the Vikings settle
- What was life like in the early middle ages?

Battle of Hastings
4th March
- What is the Bayeux tapestry?
- Who was King Harold?
- Who was William the conqueror?

Life as a Medieval Peasant
11th March
- What did medieval peasant houses look like?
- What did medieval peasants eat?
- What was the day of a medieval peasant like? 

Life as a Medieval Lords and Ladies
18th March
- What did a medieval lord do all day?
- How did people become knights?
- What did a medieval lord or lady eat?

2 week break at the end of March/beginning of April

Tudor Kings and Queens
8th April
- What was the War of the Roses?
- Who were the Tudor Kings and Queens?
- What are the Kings and Queens famous for?

 Life for Rich Tudors
15th April
- What was it like to be a rich Tudor?
- What did rich Tudors wear and eat?
- What did rich Tudors do all day?

Life for Poor Tudors. 
29th April
- What were poor Tudor houses like?
- What did poor Tudor people eat?
- What did poor Tudor people wear?

James I
6th May
- How did James unite Scotland and England?
- What was the gunpowder plot?
- What important things did James create?

Civil War
13th May
- Who were the cavaliers?
- Who were the roundheads?
- Who was Oliver Cromwell?

Plague
20th May
- When did the plague start and end?
- How did people try to cure the plague?
- What the effect of the plague was on London.

Great Fire of London
27th May
- What caused the fire?
- How did the fire spread so easily?
- How was the fire put out?

Industrial Revolution
10th June
- How did the industrial revolution start?
- What were some great inventions in the industrial revolution?
- How did the industrial revolution change lives?

Victorians
24th June
- Who was Queen Victoria?
- What did Victorians wear?
- What did Victorians eat?

World War 1
1st July
- What was World War 1?
- Who fought in the war?
- What was it like at home?

The Roaring 20s
8th July
- What popular activities were in the 1920s?
- What new things were introduced into the UK in the 1920s?
- What was the Wall Street Crash?

World War 2
15th July
- What was World War 2?
- Who fought in the war?
- What was it like at home?

The 1950s and 1960s
22nd July
- How did life change in the 50s and 60s?
- What was the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II like?
- What is the National Health Service?


No prior knowledge is needed for this class. There will be some writing on slides, but it is not necessary for your learner to be able to read as I will ensure that key points are read aloud.