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Kensington Palace

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Who's who at Kensington Palace? This fact sheet provides some key information about historic figures.

National Curriculum links

• KS1: Supports teachers and students studying the life of a significant individual in the past i.e. Victoria.
• KS1: Supports teachers and students studying a significant historic site in their locality.
• KS2: Supports students studying a significant historic site in their locality, dating from a period beyond 1066.

Resource Information

Key Stage

  • KS1 (age 5-7)
  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • Home Educators
  • International Schools

Subjects

  • History

Topic

  • Georgians
  • Victorians

Palace

  • Kensington Palace
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Key Stage

  • KS5 (age 16+)

Subject

  • Art & Design

Topic

  • Georgians

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Key Stage

  • KS5 (age 16+)

Subject

  • Art & Design

Topic

  • Georgians

A timeline charting key events during the Georgian era in Kensington Palace’s history.

Key Stage

  • KS4 (age 15-16)
  • KS5 (age 16+)
  • Home Educators

Subject

  • Art & Design
  • History

Topic

  • Georgians
  • Victorians
  • 20th & 21st Century