History Shapers: Significant People - KS1

Improve your KS1 History skills

Build and test primary history skills through fun mini games

Play this KS1 history game to improve your history knowledge.

Visit the gallery filled with portraits of significant people in history.

Complete mini games and collect objects to learn about the lives of these historical figures.

Learn about key figures in history

Are you curious about the grand life of King Henry VIII? Or want to find out how Mary Seacole helped wounded soldiers?

Travel back in time with this game and learn about these famous people:

• King Henry VIII
• Mary, Queen of Scots
• William Shakespeare
• Samuel Pepys
• George Stephenson
• Mary Anning
• Isambard Kingdom Brunel
• Mary Seacole
• Charles Dickens
• Florence Nightingale
• Winston Churchill
• Dylan Thomas
• Nelson Mandela

Timeline

Take a look at this timeline to see when each person in the game lived.

How to play History Shapers: Significant People

• Click on a portrait and go back in time to learn about a significant person.
• Help Florence Nightingale to treat soldiers or find costumes for William Shakespeare's plays!
• Discover fascinating facts and collect mystery objects for each person.

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