Make history fun, enjoyable and more engaging with these Corpse Talk educational resources for KS2 that accompany each episode in the Corpse Talk series and the featured historical figures.

Each resource sheet contains a link to watch the specific episode on YouTube. The resources have been produced in association with education and history consultants.

What is Corpse Talk?

Corpse Talk is a comedy-led chat show hosted by history-loving Adam (voiced by popular British actor and YouTuber Joe Sugg).

Each episode sees Adam digging up the dirt on some of the most famous, infamous and incredible figures in history.

People covered

The Corpse Talk resources in this pack cover the following people and topics:

Example questions

• Where were Cleopatra’s family originally from?
• Why did Cleopatra marry her brother?
• How did Cleopatra meet Caesar?

Example activities

• What do you think Cleopatra’s teacher might have written on her school report? What was she studying? Did she work hard? Was there one subject she was particularly good at?
• You, Cleopatra, powerful queen of Egypt, are starting your own vlog. Plan and produce your first video introducing yourself and telling your audience a bit about your life. What do you think viewers would like to know about you? Make your vlog chatty, fun and interesting so your viewers will ‘like and subscribe’.

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