Kids' Area
Welcome to the kids' area, where you can learn about England’s history. Within each historical period you can discover more about everyday life in the past, including real people from the rich and famous to the general population, our properties and key historical events. There are online magazines under each section, plus videos, activities, games, recipes and much more.
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History highlights
New! A day in the life: The Saxons
What was life like for the Saxons? Meet Eadig, a servant at Whitby Abbey in the Saxon kingdom of Northumbria (North Yorkshire today) in AD 664 to find out!
More Saxons and Vikings
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Prehistory (Up to AD 50)
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The Romans (AD 43 - AD 410)
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The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings (AD 410 - 1066)
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Medieval England (1066 - 1485)
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The Tudors (1485 - 1603)
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The Stuarts and the English Civil Wars (1603 - 1714)
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The Georgians (1714 - 1837)
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The Victorians (1837 - 1901)
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The World Wars (1914-18), (1939-45)
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Heroes of History
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The Industrial Revolution
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Sports and Games
TIMELINE OF ENGLAND'S HISTORY
Explore 500,000 years of the past with our expandable timeline, taking you on a whistlestop tour through some of the most famous moments in England's story. You'll meet emperors and conquerors, hear tales of fire and famine, discover inventors and adventurers, unearth prehistoric bones and come face to face with kings and queens.
Explore the timeline
COLLECT OUR POP BADGES!
As an exclusive offering for family members, kids can pick up one of our nifty pop badges every time you visit English Heritage sites. Plus, you can also pick up a lanyard to collect them on.
Make sure you keep a look out for the limited edition pop badges!
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