Three short animations for KS1 History exploring The Gunpowder Plot in 1605 - why it happened, the main events and the outcome for Guy Fawkes and the other plotters. BBC Teach.

KS1 History topics. This animation for 5 - 7 year olds begins in the present at a barbecue where we meet a rat called Maureen ...

The London plane tree accounts for over half of our city's tree population. With such arboreal omnipresence it's easy to overlook just what a distinctive tree this is. The sight that catches at eye ...

Compared to Paris or, say, Moscow, London hasn't seen much in the way of violent revolution. But the city has had its fair share of riots, rebellions and raucous protest. These are just some of the ...

There’s something vainglorious about trying to sum up a city in a book. (I know: I’ve tried it.) The idea that you can bend something so vast and multiple, with so many aspects and trajectories, into ...

At the heart of this clear, thorough study of the London Underground map’s evolution is the man whose brilliantly comprehensible design for an untidy city has never been surpassed This book’s title ...

The London Zoological Gardens were the brainchild of Sir Stamford Raffles, the colonial administrator who established ...

Visit the historic market that dates back to Roman times and see the modern-day architectural marvels constructed by the Victorians. You might be surprised to know that the structurally spectacular ...

Ah, the mighty pub. That temple of civic life and breeding ground of culture. The comforting waft of overflowing drip trays. The gentle satisfaction of unsticking your bar stool from the floor. The ...