This History video supports teachers in introducing Key stage 2 pupils to Tudor portraits as primary sources, showing how monarchs like Henry VII and Henry VIII used imagery to project power and authority.
year: Year 5
Teacher video: Tudor inventories
This History video supports teachers in introducing Key Stage 2 pupils to using wills and inventories as primary sources for understanding Tudor life, showing how inventories provide insights into wealth, occupation and daily life between 1500 and 1750.
Teacher video: Testing the reliability of evidence
This History video supports teachers in introducing Key stage 2 pupils to source reliability, showing how to assess origin, purpose, audience and accuracy using a portrait of Elizabeth I to model the process.
Unit overview: What was life like in Tudor England?
This History video supports teachers in introducing Key stage 2 pupils to Tudor England, exploring the monarchy’s power, society’s organisation, and the significance of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
Pupil video: John Blanke
This Kapow pupil video is part of the Kapow History scheme of work. It introduces John Blanke, a trumpeter at the royal courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII, and the first known person of African descent in British history with both written records and a portrait. John worked as a musician at important royal events, including funerals, coronations, and jousting tournaments, and was paid a daily wage for his service.
Pupil video: The geographical features of ancient Greece
This Kapow pupil video is part of the Kapow History scheme of work. It explores how the geography of ancient Greece influenced the way people lived, travelled, and interacted with one another.
Teacher video: Remembrance
This History Kapow teacher video supports you in delivering a meaningful and inclusive series of Remembrance lessons across the primary age range. Linked to Remembrance Day, the collection encourages age-appropriate exploration of who we remember, how we remember them, and why this matters.
Pupil video: Remembrance day
A History video helping the children understand the meaning of Remembrance Day, why poppies are worn, and how people remember those affected by war.
Teacher video: What was the British Empire?
A reflective History video supporting teachers to introduce the complex growth, influence and consequences of the British Empire with clarity and sensitivity.
