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Primary History

Fire up children's curiosity about the past and develop their chronological understanding with Class Clips. Support historical investigations with clips about significant people,dates and places. Follow the story of toys or find out how the Romans invaded Britain. From the Anglo Saxons, to the Children of Victorian Britain, through to World War Two, use Class Clips to uncover history in the classroom.

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Clip description		Keywords
	A Day in the Life...of a 10-year-old as an evacuee Duration: 02:30 Eric, an animated boy, shares his light-hearted adventure as a World War Two evacuee where he goes back in time to find out what the Second World War was like for children.	World War Two, world war II, history, evacuate, rationing, rations, Hitler, gas mask, spitfire, WW2

	Accurate Building of the Pyramids Duration: 01:55 How did the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids so accurately?	Egypt, Egyptians, Egyptian life, pyramid, pyramids, measuring, vertical, plumb bob, tri-square, right angles, subtitled

	Air raid siren sounds a warning (audio) Duration: 00:37 An air raid siren sounds a warning before an air raid.	air raid, siren, Andersen shelters, Morrison shelters, Second World War, World War Two, WW II, bombing, shelters, school radio, early warning

	An Early TV Addict Duration: 01:05 The expansion of television and the views of a 1958 TV 'addict'.	television, TV series, 1950s, 1960s, Children's Hour, TV addict, school radio

	Ancient Egyptian Artefacts Duration: 01:27 Are all Ancient Egyptian artefacts the same? Would you know what to look for?	artefact, ancient, Egypt, archaeologist, date, time, period

	Ancient Egyptian Beliefs and How They Affected the Construction of the Pyramids Duration: 02:29 An explanation of Ancient Egyptian beliefs in the Sun God and how this determined the construction of the Great Pyramid.	Ancient Egypt, Sun God, first sun rise, pyramid texts, Great Pyramid, indestructible

	Ancient Greek Writing Duration: 03:12 Did you know we can still read books that were written in Ancient Greece?	write, writers, Ancient, Greece, alphabet, Iliad, Trojan, wooden, horse, Troy

	Anglo-Saxon settlement Duration: 03:26 A reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon village.	Anglo-Saxon, Saxon, invaders, village, wattle, daub, Bede’s World, Jarrow, subtitled

	Anglo-Saxon village Duration: 02:59 A discussion about Anglo-Saxon village life.	Anglo-Saxon, Saxon, village life, community, spells, charms, Anglo-Saxon village, pagan, pagans, subtitled

	Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII (pt 1/2) Duration: 02:34 Anne Boleyn talks about her talents, her role as lady in waiting to Catherine of Aragon and how she wrote love letters to Henry VIII until he was divorced and became free to marry her.	Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, Earl of Wiltshire, nobleman, Lord Henry Percy, Roman Catholic church, divorce, lady in waiting

	Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII (pt 2/2) Duration: 02:31 Anne Boleyn talks about her marriage to Henry VIII, her failure to give him a son and heir to the throne and how she came to be beheaded just three years after her marriage.	Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Pope, Church of England, Thomas Cromwell, Tower of London, beheaded

	Anne of Cleves and Henry VIII Duration: 04:32 Anne of Cleves describes how Thomas Cromwell took it upon himself to find Henry VIII a new bride. With the assistance of the portrait painter Hans Holbein, Anne became Henry's wife. Henry was later to divorce her. She was paid handsomely and remained in England.	Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII, marriage, Hans Holbein, Thomas Cromwell, portraits, Germany, divorced

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