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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Why do we eat Easter eggs at Easter?
Ever wondered why we eat chocolate eggs at Easter?
Find out with our mini history of the Easter egg: discover the medieval tradition of decorating eggs by dying them in bright colours, why an egg roll doesn’t actually involve any bread, and follow our instructions to make your own colourful pace eggs.
Egg-splore moreCompetition: Design a Fancy Dinner Plate
Learn all about the Duke of Wellington, the amazing banquets that he hosted at Apsley House in London, and the snazzy dinner services they were served on. Then use our template to come up with a design for your very own patterned plate!
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Spotlight on: Food and Feasting
Explore our guide to food and feasting from English History. Discover gruesome grub through the ages like turtle soup and get to know Mrs Crocombe — who you might recognise from the English Heritage Youtube channel. Also there's a recipe for hot cross buns, just in time for Easter!
Grow your historical knowledge!TIMELINE 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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