Classical Student Histories
for History Lovers and Homeschoolers

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Heritage History promotes Traditional, Story-based History for all ages. View our collection of 500 Classical Student Histories.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

—Winston Churchill

History Quiz Game

Test your knowledge and Learn as you play with History Quest, a Quiz Game app based on popular histories from the Heritage Library..

Ferdinand Magellan
Frederick Ober—1906

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Study Resources

Heritage History Study Programs include reading assignments, maps, timelines, and other Resources to help students remember details and explore new topics.

British Middle
Study Program
Ages Roman Britain to Stuart Era (50 to 1688 A.D.)

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Hernando Cortez
Hispanic 1485–1540 Hernando Cortez
Mexico—Conquistador who landed in Mexico with a small army, and allied with local tribes, conquered the Empire of the Aztecs.