KS1 & KS2 history curriculum

This unit uses and builds on the knowledge of culture, communities, and conflict pupils gained in their study of traditional stories from the distant past and stories of seafaring over time. This unit prepares pupils for their study of the Victorian world in the next unit, especially its references to rulers, governments, monarchs, and the law. It also prepares them for many units in Key Stage 2 where the vocabulary of ruling and governance is necessary, and will be enriched in these new settings.

1. Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine
2. Eleanor and the Second Crusade
3. Eleanor, Queen of England
4. Mansa Musa of Mali
5. Mansa Musa and the Hajj
6. Mansa Musa and Timbuktu
7. The half-sisters Elizabeth and Mary
8. Elizabeth I - the queen who did not marry
9. Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada
10. The birth of Nūr Jahān, 'sun among women'
11. Nūr Jahān's journey to becoming Emperor Jahāngīr's wife
12. Nūr Jahān, wielder of the imperial seal

• Geographical locations and settings from 'Significant explorers: how has seafaring changed over time?'
• Some of the ideas related to rulers and rulership introduced in 'Traditional stories: what do they tell us about the distant past?'
• Some of the ideas related to rulers, rulership and duty introduced in 'Elizabeth II: what was her life like?'