I love history, and I love to help others learn and get into history. It's an easy subject for students to overlook, and I believe that with detailed lessons on interesting topics and passionate teachers, history can be every student's favourite subject.
I offer several resources for free for you to try out and assess before you purchase anything!
I love history, and I love to help others learn and get into history. It's an easy subject for students to overlook, and I believe that with detailed lessons on interesting topics and passionate teachers, history can be every student's favourite subject.
I offer several resources for free for you to try out and assess before you purchase anything!
This lesson examines Henry VIII’s tumultuous relationship with France and its King, Francis I, Henry’s arch-rival.
This lesson includes a high-quality PowerPoint, several pages of notes for teachers to use during the delivery of the lesson, and an information sheet for students to use with their task.
Please see my profile for a full 14-lesson course on Tudor history for the price of just four of these lessons.
Please also see the two FREE lessons on Henry VII (7) on my profile to sample whether this course of lessons is right for you.
This lesson looks at the history of Christians in the Roman Empire, the Great Schism in Christianity, and the Ottoman Conquest of the Byzantine Empire along with the Hagia Sophia’s conversion to a Mosque.
This lesson includes a high-quality PowerPoint and detailed notes for the teacher to use in the delivery of the lesson.
This lesson is part of a wider 12-lesson module on the history of the world. Please see my profile for a bundle of all of these lessons at a discount. Two lessons are available for free for you to try before purchasing the bundle.
This lesson looks at the origins of the Great Wall of China, the founding and early history of China, and the importance of the Silk Road into the middle ages.
This lesson includes a high-quality PowerPoint which uses a 3D model to showcase The Great Wall. It also includes detailed notes for the teacher to use in the delivery of the lesson.
This lesson is part of a wider 12-lesson module on the history of the world. Please see my profile for a bundle of all of these lessons at a discount. Two lessons are available for free for you to try before purchasing the bundle.
This lesson is an introduction to the Tudor period (1485-1603), detailing their importance to English history, what defines a ‘Tudor’, how they were related, and more.
This lesson includes a high-quality PowerPoint, several pages of notes for teachers to use during the delivery of the lesson, and an information sheet for students to use with their task.
Please see my profile for a full 14-lesson course on Tudor history for the price of just four of these lessons.
Please also see the two FREE lessons on Henry VII (7) on my profile to sample whether this course of lessons is right for you.
This lesson looks at the history of the Taj Mahal, Islam in India and the Mughal Empire as well as other religions in India and the nature of the British Raj. It also encourages students to think about the importance of preserving historical sites.
This lesson includes a high-quality PowerPoint which uses a 3D model to showcase the Taj Mahal. It also includes detailed notes for the teacher to use in the delivery of the lesson.
This lesson is part of a wider 12-lesson module on the history of the world. Please see my profile for a bundle of all of these lessons at a discount. Two lessons are available for free for you to try before purchasing the bundle.
A fully planned lesson on Sappho, emphasising her role as an LGBT figure in the 1960s and 1970s. Includes a high-quality PowerPoint and teacher notes for use during the delivery of the lesson.
This lesson is part of a wider 14-lesson course on LGBT history available on my profile for the price of just six of these lessons.
A fully planned lesson on Queen Anne Stuart, emphasising her relationship with Lady Sarah Churchill. Includes a high-quality PowerPoint and teacher notes for use during the delivery of the lesson.
This lesson is part of a wider 14-lesson course on LGBT history available on my profile for the price of just six of these lessons. Also find two free lessons on Magnus Hirschfeld and Elagabalus from this module for you to examine before you buy
This lesson features the true history of the 2017 movie ‘The Favourite’.
A fully planned lesson on Leonardo da Vinci, emphasising his sexuality and why we can be more sure of it than people who came before him. Includes a high-quality PowerPoint and teacher notes for use during the delivery of the lesson.
This lesson is part of a wider 14-lesson course on LGBT history available on my profile for the price of just six of these lessons. Also find two free lessons on Magnus Hirschfeld and Elagabalus from this module for you to examine before you buy
A fully planned lesson on seven LGBT Victorians, emphasising the roles that sexuality played in their lives and the time period. Includes a high-quality PowerPoint and teacher notes for use during the delivery of the lesson.
This lesson is part of a wider 14-lesson course on LGBT history available on my profile for the price of just six of these lessons. Also find two free lessons on Magnus Hirschfeld and Elagabalus from this module for you to examine before you buy
The seven people in this lesson are:
Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery (Prime Minister)
Oscar Wilde (poet)
Margaret Benson (Egyptologist)
George Cecil Ives (poet and social campaigner)
Alester Crowley (occultist)
John Maynard Keynes (economist)
Prince Albert Victor (son of the future King Edward VII)
This is a 53-page booklet containing everything and more that A-Level History students need to know about Henry VIII in order to get an A*, including his religious policy and the Reformation, the Dissolution of the Monasteries, his foreign policy, his domestic policy, his issues regarding the succession, and more.
Please also see the bundle on my profile which includes a booklet for each of the three Tudor Kings. The booklet on Edward VI is available for free for you to download before deciding whether to purchase.
This is a 15-page booklet containing everything and more that A-Level History students need to know about Mary I to get an A* on their exam. This includes her accession to the Throne and overthrow of Jane Grey, the Wyatt Rebellion, her counter-reformation and governmental policies, as well as her foreign policy and death.
Please see my profile for booklets on the Tudor Kings, available separately or as a discounted bundle. Edward’s is free for you to assess before making any purchases.
This lesson covers the life of Mary Queen of Scots, her relationship to the Tudors, the political and religious turmoil that she was subject to in Scotland, and her interactions with and execution by Queen Elizabeth I.
This lesson includes a high-quality PowerPoint, several pages of notes for teachers to use during the delivery of the lesson, and an information sheet for students to use with their task.
Please see my profile for a full 14-lesson course on Tudor history for the price of just four of these lessons.
Please also see the two FREE lessons on Henry VII (7) on my profile to sample whether this course of lessons is right for you.
This lesson introduces Henry VIII and details his reign through the perspectives of all six of his wives, as well as introducing the Reformation and Thomas Cromwell via their relationship with Anne Boleyn.
This lesson includes a high-quality PowerPoint, several pages of notes for teachers to use during the delivery of the lesson, and an information sheet for students to use with their task.
Please see my profile for a full 14-lesson course on Tudor history for the price of just four of these lessons.
Please also see the two FREE lessons on Henry VII (7) on my profile to sample whether this course of lessons is right for you.
This lesson covers the Henretian Reformation, the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and the Pilgrimage of Grace against it all.
This lesson includes a high-quality PowerPoint, several pages of notes for teachers to use during the delivery of the lesson, and an information sheet for students to use with their task.
Please see my profile for a full 14-lesson course on Tudor history for the price of just four of these lessons.
Please also see the two FREE lessons on Henry VII (7) on my profile to sample whether this course of lessons is right for you.
This lesson covers the reigns of Edward VI, Jane Grey, and Mary I, as well as the religious and political turmoils that their very lives embodied. It also introduces Elizabeth I for future lessons.
This lesson includes a high-quality PowerPoint, several pages of notes for teachers to use during the delivery of the lesson, and an information sheet for students to use with their task.
Please see my profile for a full 14-lesson course on Tudor history for the price of just four of these lessons.
Please also see the two FREE lessons on Henry VII (7) on my profile to sample whether this course of lessons is right for you.
This lesson covers Tudor exploration throughout the reigns of both Henry VII and Elizabeth I, the first and last Tudor monarchs. It looks at four notable explorers from the time - Columbus, Cabot, Drake, and Raleigh, and their relationships to the colonisation of America and the slave trade. It also touches upon the British East India Company, founded by Elizabeth in 1600.
This lesson includes a high-quality PowerPoint, several pages of notes for teachers to use during the delivery of the lesson, and an information sheet for students to use with their task.
Please see my profile for a full 14-lesson course on Tudor history for the price of just four of these lessons.
Please also see the two FREE lessons on Henry VII (7) on my profile to sample whether this course of lessons is right for you.
This lesson looks back on the Tudor period and reflects on the changes they embodied, their relationship to the modern day, and how they impacted subsequent events such as the War of the Three Kingdoms (The English Civil War).
This lesson includes a high-quality PowerPoint, several pages of notes for teachers to use during the delivery of the lesson, and an information sheet for students to use with their task.
Please see my profile for a full 14-lesson course on Tudor history for the price of just four of these lessons.
Please also see the two FREE lessons on Henry VII (7) on my profile to sample whether this course of lessons is right for you.
A fully planned lesson on Magnus Hirschfeld and his Institute for Sexual Research, emphasising his importance to LGBT history, his role in the first transgender surgeries, and the fate of his research during Nazi Germany. Includes a high-quality PowerPoint and teacher notes for use during the delivery of the lesson.
This lesson is part of a wider 14-lesson course on LGBT history available on my profile for the price of just six of these lessons. Also find a free lesson on Elagabalus from this module for you to examine before you buy
A fully planned lesson on Alan Turing, detailing his life, contributions to the Second World War, and his suicide following his conviction for gross indecency. Includes a high-quality PowerPoint and teacher notes for use during the delivery of the lesson.
This lesson is part of a wider 14-lesson course on LGBT history available on my profile for the price of just six of these lessons. Also find two free lessons on Magnus Hirschfeld and Elagabalus from this module for you to examine before you buy
A fully planned lesson on The Public Universal Friend, detailing their life and how they became The Friend, as well as their perceptions in wider society. Includes a high-quality PowerPoint and teacher notes for use during the delivery of the lesson.
This lesson is part of a wider 14-lesson course on LGBT history available on my profile for the price of just six of these lessons. Also find two free lessons on Magnus Hirschfeld and Elagabalus from this module for you to examine before you buy