Be A History Detective



8 books in this series

 

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    Perfect for studying history at Key Stage 2 (age 7-11)

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    History through historical enquiry, using range of sources of information is a key requirement at KS2.

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    A differentiated text edition of the successful 'History Detective' series; the text has been simplified to make the books more suitable for a wider range of abilities.

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  • A Tudor Home

    A Tudor Home

    Contents:
    • Tudor homes
    • Building Tudor homes
    • Tudor chimneys
    • Tudor windows
    • Tudor beds
    • Tudor toilets
    • Washing
    • Tudor kitchens
    • Inside Tudor homes
    • Tudor gardens
    • Town houses
    • Ingatestone Hall
    • Your project
    • Glossary
    • Answers
    • Books to read
    • Places to visit
    • Index

    ISBN 978 0 7502 5704 6


    270x219mm - 32 pages


    £12.99 HB


     
  • Tudor Medicine

    Tudor Medicine

    Contents:
    • Surviving in Tudor times
    • Tudor doctors
    • How were doctors trained?
    • Making Tudor medicines
    • Tudor operations
    • Were there female doctors?
    • Were there hospitals?
    • Who treated royalty?
    • Medical books
    • Medical help for the poor
    • The plague
    • Learning about the past
    • Your project
    • Glossary
    • Further information
    • Answers
    • Index

    ISBN 978 0 7502 5703 9


    270x219mm - 32 pages


    £12.99 HB


     
  • A Tudor Theatre

    A Tudor Theatre

    Contents:
    • Did the Tudors invent acting?
    • What were inn-yard theatres?
    • Could anyone be an actor?
    • Who were the youngest actors?
    • When were new theatres built?
    • What were theatres like?
    • Were there special effects?
    • Who went to the theatre?
    • Who was Will Shakespeare?
    • Were all theatres open-air?
    • How were theatres built?
    • How does archaeology help?
    • Your project
    • Glossary
    • Answers
    • Index

    ISBN 978 0 7502 5701 5


    270x219mm - 32 pages


    £12.99 HB


     
  • A Tudor War

    A Tudor War

    Contents:
    • How did the Tudors win the throne of England?
    • How did people become soldiers?
    • What was it like to be a Tudor soldier?
    • What weapons did Tudor soldiers use?
    • What was it like to fight in a battle?
    • What happened to wounded soldiers?
    • Where was the most dangerous place in Tudor Britain?
    • What kind of forts did the Tudors build?
    • How did people become sailors?
    • What was it like to be a Tudor sailor?
    • Who was England’s most famous sailor?
    • How did England defeat the Spanish Armada?
    • Your project
    • Glossary
    • Answers
    • Index

    ISBN 978 0 7502 5702 2


    270x219mm - 32 pages


    £12.99 HB


     
  • Victorian Crime

    Victorian Crime

    Contents:
    • Victorian crime
    • Who were the ‘family people’?
    • Children and crime
    • Did crime ever pay?
    • The garotters
    • Poison murderers
    • What was a ‘peeler’?
    • Being arrested
    • The death penalty
    • Crowded prisons
    • Getting the boat
    • The separate system
    • Your project
    • Glossary
    • Answers
    • Books to read
    • Index

    ISBN 978 0 7502 5705 3


    270x219mm - 32 pages


    £12.99 HB


     

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