Eyewitness history: The Coronation

Historical investigation and police work has much in common. One similarity is the way in which detectives follow clues to search out evidence and another is the process of studying the accounts of eyewitnesses to find out what happened in the past.

The best way to introduce children to eyewitness accounts is through the use of oral witnesses – the questioning of parents, grandparents and other adults. They can be invited into school to talk about their experiences, particular events they have lived through or the physical environment in which these took place.