Kids' British History
Elizabeth Batt
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Introducing...Joseph Merrick AKA The Elephant Man
If you've ever been the victim of bullying, then you'll partly understand some of what Joseph Carey Merrick went through. However, most of us leave this torment behind once we become adults, yet Joseph's suffering continued for many years.
Do you live in a new house or an older house? What features in your house are different than the house where your grandparents were raised? Did they have central heating in their house when they were growing up? Let's find out!
How are our toys different from those in the past?
Have your parents share the activities here or ask a teacher if you can do it at school. This is for you younger children who are just beginning to learn that we "old people" had different ways of living when we were growing up.
We live day-to-day, week-to-week and month to month, but do we ever give a thought as to how we named the days of the week and the months of the year?
From May Day to Morris Dancing
Would you be surprised to hear that Morris Dancing can be related to May Day and therefore this form of dancing has its own objectors as well?
May Day began as a Pagan ritual. Pagans were considered by some to be lacking in morals and the May Day celebration was seen as indecent.
The Final Wife - Catherine Parr
Henry VIII’s sixth and final wife would not only outlive Henry, she would greatly influence his children.
Catherine Howard - The Rose without a Thorn
Henry would side himself with Catholic nobles when he married Catherine Howard
'The Flander's Mare' - Anne of Cleves
It would the two years before Henry married again, but this time, he would not marry for love.
England's Saviour - Jane Seymour
Why is Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife often seen as Henry's favourite wife?