Category Archives: History
GCSE exams and home schooling
Children who are educated at home are unfairly denied access to examinations, according to a report in today’s Daily Telegraph. This is not really a new story. Some home-schooled candidates have always found it time-consuming and awkward to locate suitable … More…
Key Stage 3 History: The Tudors: 7: Elizabeth I – Cousins at War
In today’s Key Stage 3 History blog an Oxford Home Schooling tutor looks at the life of Mary Queen of Scots. One of my most unhappy moments as Queen was caused by my own cousin. She behaved in the most … More…
Key Stage 3 History: The Tudors: 6: Elizabeth I – Solution to the Religious Problems
In blog 6 of our Key Stage 3 History series an Oxford Home Schooling tutor writes about Elizabeth I’s religious reforms from her point of view. Now, I’m not one to blow my own trumpet, but I think it’s safe … More…
Key Stage 3 History: The Tudors: 5: Mary I – The Queen with Blood on her Hands
In the fifth blog in our Key Stage 3 History series on the Tudors, we look at the life of Mary I though the eyes of her sister Elizabeth. Key Stage 3 History: The Tudors: 5: Mary I – The … More…
Key Stage 3 History: The Tudors:4: Edward VI – the Child King
In the fourth blog in our Key Stage 3 History series an Oxford Home Schooling tutor looks at the life of Edward VI. Key Stage 3 History: The Tudors: 4: Edward VI – the Child King My father never got … More…