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HistoryYears 8, 9About 3 sessions (estimate, no timer)
The Royal Group Chat
A fictional history app has muddled its royal contacts. Fix the family board, then work out why cousins still ended up on opposite sides.
What you'll make
A checked royal family board, an imagined group chat built on real facts, and an explanation of why family ties did not stop war.
What you'll learn
- How Victoria's descendants linked Britain, Germany and Russia
- The difference between family, government and alliances
- Europe's borders in 1914
- Separating invented dialogue from evidence
You'll need
Paper and pencil, or use the on-screen board · Optional: sticky notes
Curriculum links
- Understand challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day, including the First and Second World Wars and the Holocaust
- Understand the methods of historical enquiry, including how evidence is used rigorously to make historical claims
- Gain historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different contexts, understanding the connections between local, regional, national and international history
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