History curriculum
42 quality-checked History topics, mapped to the UK National Curriculum from Year 1 to Year 9. Here is everything your child can learn.
Year 1
KS1- Changes Within Living Memory
- Events Beyond Living Memory: National Significance
- Significant Individuals in the Past
- Local History: Significant Events and Places
Year 2
KS1- Changes Within Living Memory
- Events Beyond Living Memory: National Significance
- Significant Individuals in the Past
- Local History: Significant Events and Places
Year 3
KS2- Stone Age to Iron Age Britain
- The Roman Empire and Its Impact on Britain
- Anglo-Saxon Settlement and the Kingdoms of England
- Ancient Civilisations: Egypt and the Indus Valley
Year 4
KS2- Viking and Anglo-Saxon Struggle for England
- Ancient Greece: Life and Achievements
- Non-European Societies: Early Islamic Civilisation
- A British History Theme Beyond 1066
Year 5
KS2- Non-European Societies: Maya Civilisation
- Non-European Societies: Benin
- Local History Study
- A British History Theme Beyond 1066
Year 6
KS2- Stone Age to Iron Age Britain
- Roman Britain
- Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
- Ancient Greece
Year 7
KS3- Medieval Britain 1066–1509: Church, State and Society
- Early Modern Britain 1509–1745: Reformation and Revolution
- Britain 1745–1901: Industry, Empire and Reform
- Britain and the World 1901 to Present Day
- Thematic Study in British History
- World History: A Significant Society or Issue
Year 8
KS3- Medieval Britain: Power and People
- The Renaissance and Reformation
- Empire, Slavery and Abolition
- Industrial Revolution and Social Change
- World War One: Causes and Consequences
- Rise of Dictatorships in the 20th Century
Year 9
KS3- World War Two: Causes and Legacy
- The Holocaust: History and Memory
- Cold War and Decolonisation
- Britain Since 1945: Society and Politics
- Civil Rights Movements
- Contemporary World Issues
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