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We are the Government’s expert advisory service for England’s historic environment. We give constructive advice to local authorities, owners and the public. We champion historic places helping people to understand, value and care for them, now and for the future.


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    Historic England Timelines:


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    100BC - 2000AD Timeline


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    A Prehistory Timeline

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    Prehistory timeline. 

    It starts at the top with the oldest period of human existence [350,000 years ago] and as you scroll down you move into the later periods of time finishing in 43AD with the Roman invasion of Britain.

    You can also 'scoot' to the time periods by clicking on the period heading at the top of the timeline - these are highlighted as you scroll down to show which period you are in



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New - interactive 3D timeline resources

24 September 2015, 4:46 PM

We are delighted to announce the launch of our 3D INTERACTIVE TIMELINE. This is now available for schools to use by accessing it through the HERITAGE SCHOOLS LEARNING PLATFORM [log in required] . ...

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We are delighted to announce the launch of our 3D interactive timeline. This is now available for schools to use by accessing it through the Heritage Schools learning platform [log in required] . It can be viewed online using a PC/ laptop or a tablet or phone.

There are PowerPoint and PDF versions for schools to use and even a Moodle version.

The content for the timeline was written by Dr Charles Kightly and the enquiry questions by the Heritage Schools team.

We hope you enjoy using the various versions and please do give us some feedback using the short survey.

Welcome to your new look Heritage Schools Learning Platform

14 September 2015, 7:54 AM

We are delighted to announce that the Heritage Schools Learning Platform has had a makeover! It now has a cleaner and fresher look in line with our new branding and it is designed to work even ...

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We are delighted to announce that the Heritage Schools Learning Platform has had a makeover!

It now has a cleaner and fresher look in line with our new branding and it is designed to work even better on mobile devices. Do stop by and take a look.

There is a short video here that shows you how to use the new interface.


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