A selection of our educational videos for children.



The Portslade Rich List

This three minute video list the top five rich list of Portslade, dating back to 1066. You will be surprised just how rich the number one is in the list.

Life of a Lord.

Perils of a Portslade peasant.

The life of a lord was great. But being a peasant in medieval Portslade? Click below to find out about their contrasting lives.

The famous and influential of Portslade.

Sports stars, musicians, politicians and Prime Ministers. Who are the top five Portsladers? Click below to see

Villians of Portslade

Treason, destroying business, taking money from the poor and bombing houses - and these villains did not even make top spot! Click below for the terrible of Portslade.

Virtual tour of Portslade's medieval manor

Time travelling back to 1066, find out how Portslade's Norman Manor House is so important to the development of the town today. This longer video is broken up into 12 parts, for ease of viewing.

Portslade and World War Two

On the front line of invasion since 1066, World War Two took Portslade to a new height of terror. Find out about our local heroes in this three minute video.

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Packed with great info, pictures, quizzes and things to do. Perfect for Key Stage Two

Medieval Portslade

1066 - 1485

Invasions from the Normans. The Manor House is built. Home to a Prime Minister. And the tough life of a peasant in Portslade

Tudor Portslade

1485 - 1603

Wars and wealth. Beheadings and betrayals. Portslade's oldest surviving home is built, it gets its first police officer and first indoor toilet.

The Stuart era in Portslade

1603-1714

Christmas is banned. The Great Fire of Hangleton. Civil War. The Great Plague and unusual taxes. It was not that fun in Stuart Portslade.

Portslade in the Georgian era

1714 - 1837

Smugglers, highway robbers and the constant threat of war. Portslade is on-edge during the Georgian era.

Portslade in the Victorian era

1837 - 1901

As the population increases, so do the opportunities to get rich. Find out how Portslade boomed during the Victorian times, and how their work still exists today

20th century Portslade and beyond

1901 to 2021

A century which saw massive housing development, better schools and a Premier League football team.