Year 7 History

READING TASKS

Medieval Lives

Medieval Lives by Terry Jones

Your guide to this most misrepresented and misunderstood period. This book is sure to surprise and provoke!

Measly Middle Ages, Horrible Histories

Measly Middle Ages, Horrible Histories by Terry Deary & Martin Brown

Discover all the foul facts about the Measly Middle Ages. Find out why chickens had their bottoms shaved, a genuine jester's joke and what ten-year-old treacle was used for.

The Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England

The Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer

Ian Mortimer shows us that the past is not just something to be studied; it is also something to be lived. He sets out to explain what life was like in the most immediate way, through taking you to the Middle Ages. The result is the most astonishing social history book you are ever likely to read.

Horrible History: Top 50 Kings and Queens

Horrible History: Top 50 Kings and Queens, Terry Deary

Top 50 Kings and Queens is packed full of foul facts and loathsome lists all about our ruthless rulers.

The Silk Roads

The Silk Roads The Extraordinary History that created your World (Illustrated Edition) by Peter Frankopan

This book explores the connections made by people, trade, disease, war, religion, adventure, science and technology in this extraordinary book about the journey along the Silk Roads.