Kids' Area
Welcome to the kids' area, where you can learn about England’s history. Within each historical period you can discover more about everyday life in the past, including real people from the rich and famous to the general population, our properties and key historical events. There are online magazines under each section, plus videos, activities, games, recipes and much more.
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History highlights
Marvellous medicines
In the 17th century, the Countess of Kent, Elizabeth Grey, wrote one of the first ever celebrity cookbooks. (Or did she?) Plus, it wasn't just filled with recipes for her favourite dinners: it also contained some mad medicines for different illnesses too... snail slime, anyone? Find out more below!
Also this month: can you spot all the birds in our downloadable guide? Plus, find out about historic sports and games and colour a castle with our top pages to explore this month.
Elizabeth Grey's marvellous medicines
Competition: design a sports medal for a chance to win a £100 goody bag!
First, learn all about the British men and women who triumphed at the last Paris Olympics, 100 years ago, and are commemorated by blue plaques in London. Then download our template and design your own stylish sports medal to enter into our competition!
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Spotlight on: Sports and games
Explore our guide to sports and games from English History. Discover how to play your own historical games at home and find out more about sports in the past and sporting heroes in Kids Rule! magazine.
Find out moreTIMELINE OF ENGLAND'S HISTORY
Explore 500,000 years of the past with our expandable timeline, taking you on a whistlestop tour through some of the most famous moments in England's story. You'll meet emperors and conquerors, hear tales of fire and famine, discover inventors and adventurers, unearth prehistoric bones and come face to face with kings and queens.
Explore the timeline
COLLECT OUR POP BADGES!
As an exclusive offering for family members, kids can pick up one of our nifty pop badges every time you visit English Heritage sites. Plus, you can also pick up a lanyard to collect them on.
Make sure you keep a look out for the limited edition pop badges!
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