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
Why do we eat eggs at Easter?
Easter is the most important date in the Christian calendar. An important part of celebrations today is giving (and eating!) chocolate eggs, but why do we do this?
Find out with our mini history of the Easter egg: discover the medieval traditions, why an egg roll doesn’t actually involve any bread, and follow our instructions to make your own colourful pace eggs.
Join the egg-stravaganza!
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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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