Periods studied
Overview of Periods Studied at Arnold House
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Year 1 and Year 2
History is taught as part of the Topic allocation
Themes studied: Houses and homes, toys, transport
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Year 3
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
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Year 4
Romans
Saxons
Vikings
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Year 5
Explorations and the New World
The History of the United States of America
Victorian Britain
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Year 6
The Twentieth Century, concentrating on the two World Wars
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Year 7
The Middle Ages (11th–14th centuries)
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Year 8*
The Middle Ages (15th century)
Tudors and Stuarts
After Common Entrance:
Assassination of Kennedy or US civil rights movement
*Year 8 scholars pursue extra topic areas, such as the French Revolution, the American War of Independence, Spanish history or an area of their choice