History

Year 7 and 8 Texts and Revision Guides


The 'Exploring History' range of text books by Pearson, contains content and activities that link with the Edxcel History GCSE. They are great books to prepare younger students for GCSE History in year 9, 10 and 11.

Exploring History: Monarchs, Monks and Migrants

This book covers topics such as: Norman Conquest, religion in medieval England and the Black Death. These are all topics students will begin to study in year 7,

Exploring History: Cavaliers, Colonies and Coal

This book covers topics such as: the slave trade, British Empire and the Industrial Revolution. These are all topics students will study at the start of year 8.

Exploring History: Trenches, Treaties and Terror

This book covers topics such as : Suffragette movement, First World War and The Holocaust. These are all topics which are covered in year 8.

Other text and work books to help with History learning in year 7 and 8.

KS3 History Complete Study & Practice

It covers 'Medieval Britain', Tudors and Stuarts', 'Industry, Empire and Reform' and 'Britain and the Wider World'. Each section contains a timeline, study notes and illustrations, plus a range of practice questions to help students develop their skills in working with historical sources.

KS3 History Revision Guide

This revision guide provides clear, concise study notes , which covers all of the topics taught in year 7 and 8 at Outwood Academy Freeston. Quick tests and practice questions are included at the end of every topic to check understanding.

Fiction Linked To Our Year 7 and 8 Curriculum

Norman Conquest and Medieval England

  • Horrible Histories: Stormin' Normans- Terry Deary

  • Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings- Terry Deary

  • Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages- Terry Deary

  • Wulf the Saxon: A Story of the Norman Conquest- G. A. Henty

  • Anglo-Saxon Boy- Tony Bradman

  • 1066: The Norman Conquest - I Was There- Jim Eldridge

  • The Black Death- Rob Lloyd Jones

Tudors and Stuarts

  • Eliza Rose- Lucy Worsely

  • Lady Mary- Lucy Worsely

  • My Friend Walter- Michael Morpurgo

  • The Gun Powder Plot- Rob Lloyd Jones

  • Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors- Terry Deary

  • Horrible Histories: Slimy Stuarts- Terry Deary

  • Spy Master: First Blood- Jan Burchett


The Aztecs

  • Horrible Histories: Angry Aztecs- Terry Deary

  • Time Hunters: Aztec Attacks- Chris Blake

  • So You Think You've Got it Bad? A Kid's Life in the Aztec Age- Chae Strathie

  • The Time-Travelling Cat and the Aztec Sacrifice- Julia Jarman



Empire, Slavery and The Industrial Revolution

  • The Worst Children's Jobs in History- Tony Robinson

  • Chains (The Seeds of America Trilogy) -Laurie Halse Anderson

  • Horrible Histories: Vile Victorians- Terry Deary

  • Roots- Alex Haley

  • Leather Shoe Charlie- Gyeong- Hwa Kim

  • Street Child- Berlie Doherty

  • Far From Home- Berlie Doherty

World Wars

The Holocaust

  • Once- Morris Gleitzman

  • When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit- Judith Kerr

  • The Dollmaker of Krakow- R. M. Romero

  • Hitler's Canary- Sandi Toksvig

  • The Diary Of A Young Girl- Anne Frank

  • A Song For Summer- Eva Ibbotson

  • The Boy In The Striped Pajamas- John Boyne

  • The Silver Sword- Ian Serraillier

British Society 1945- 1980's

  • Billy Elliot- Melvin Burgess

  • A Kestrel for a Knave- Barry Hines

  • Blood Brothers- Willy Russell

Civil Rights In The USA

  • The Help- Kathryn Stockett

  • Night On Fire- Ronald Kidd

  • If You Were A Kid During The Civil Rights Movement- Gwendolyn Hooks

  • One Crazy Summer- Rita Williams Garcia

  • Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom- Lynda Blackmon Lowery