This book is filled with colourful artwork and reproductions of original paintings, photographs of artefacts and locations, maps and plans. Text is presented in manageable sections with clear headings, allowing children to access the information easily and increase their historical understanding.

The stimulating text highlights change and development, and there's challenge and enquiry based activities, as well as activities for discussion, observation, source analysis, along with practical and creative activities.

Includes War of the Roses, Town Life, The break with Rome, The Spanish Armada, Life in the Country, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I.