Story time 📖
Tap play and I''ll read this lesson to you like a story.
you could into a and zip through of of in just a few . That is what do — but of a , they use , and . we are to from the very in all the way to the , what and what the . 🕰️
has been to for over 900,000 ! The very did not or — they into and of to .
the using a — a that in the they . The on the , the the . are to us big . The Age is because used . Then the Age when was , by the Age, the , and the .
| Period | Roughly When | Key Change |
|---|---|---|
| Stone Age | 900,000 BCE – 2,500 BCE | Stone tools; hunter-gatherers then early farmers |
| Bronze Age | 2,500 BCE – 800 BCE | Metal tools and weapons; trade begins |
| Iron Age | 800 BCE – 43 CE | Stronger iron tools; hillforts and Celtic tribes |
| Roman Britain | 43 CE – 410 CE | Invasion; roads, towns and written laws |
| Anglo-Saxons | 410 CE – 865 CE | New settlers; kingdoms, Christianity, Old English |
| Vikings | 865 CE – 1066 CE | Raids then settlement; Norse culture and trade |
🧩 Put these periods in the correct order from oldest to most recent. 🗓️
- Vikings
- Anglo-Saxons
- Roman Britain
- Iron Age
- Bronze Age
- Stone Age
Now about . Some things a — like the used to make and the they . But some things the of . , , and to with . things that the (say: ) and things that , .
and tip: Ask two — What is from before? What is the as before? both you a much of the .
🗂️ Sort each fact into the correct column — is it an example of CHANGE or CONTINUITY across British history? 🔄
People switched from stone tools to iron tools
Farmers replaced hunter-gatherers during the Neolithic period
Romans introduced written laws and towns to Britain
Every society needed food and shelter
Communities always traded goods with each other
Families lived and worked together in every period
do not just about the — they use . is that us . There are two . (say: ) are things made at the , like a , a or . are things made about that , like a or a . Both are , but ask: is this ? Could it be ?
out! Even can be . A the was from a of and have to make . about who made the and why.
🔗 Match each piece of evidence to the type of source it is. 🔍
A gold torc found buried in an Iron Age field
A textbook chapter about Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
A runic inscription carved on a Viking stone
A modern museum leaflet about Roman roads
A mosaic floor excavated from a Roman villa
So why does ? the us how the it is . The from Old by the . Many end in -by or - because there. The of with the . Every a , like the a , and they make us who we are. 🌳
Quiz time! 📝
Britain Through the Ages — Check Your Knowledge!
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