History: from Stonehenge to 2020
History is the biggest topic in the Life in the UK test. Why do we say cow but eat beef? Why does the king have to obey the law? These chapters take you through British history one story at a time, with test-style quizzes along the way.
Chapters (9 chapters, 125 questions)
- Prehistory–410Early Britain: From Stonehenge to Hadrian's WallStonehenge, Skara Brae, Julius Caesar and Claudius, Queen Boudicca and Hadrian's Wall13 questions
- 410–1066Anglo-Saxons and Vikings: How England Got Its NameThe Sutton Hoo treasure, St Augustine, the Vikings, Alfred the Great and the Danelaw11 questions
- 1066–10861066: The Battle That Shaped the English LanguageThe Battle of Hastings, the Bayeux Tapestry, the Domesday Book, and cow versus beef7 questions
- 1100–1485The Middle Ages: Magna Carta, the Black Death and the Wars of the RosesA king who must obey the law, a plague that killed one in three, the return of English, and the red and white roses12 questions
- 1485–1603The Tudors: Six Wives, a New Church and the ArmadaHenry VIII's six wives, the Church of England, Elizabeth I and Shakespeare12 questions
- 1603–1714The Stuarts: Civil War, the Great Fire and the Glorious RevolutionA king executed, London in flames, the Glorious Revolution and the Act of Union 170717 questions
- 1714–1902A Global Power: The Industrial Revolution and the EmpireThe first Prime Minister, the Industrial Revolution, the end of the slave trade, Trafalgar and the Victorian age20 questions
- 1900–1945The Two World Wars: From the Somme to D-DayThe Somme, votes for women, the partition of Ireland, Churchill, Dunkirk and D-Day16 questions
- 1945–2020Britain Since 1945: The Welfare State, the Sixties and DevolutionThe NHS, post-war migration, British inventions, Thatcher and devolution17 questions