Your Child’s Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It…
Welcome to the History Mystery Agency — where real history becomes an engaging, educational and fun secret mission. Our printable case files send your little (and larger) learners on an investigation set in exciting historic times.
Your child will become the agent, with your support if needed. They will read the story, decode clues, solve puzzles, and try to outsmart The Ministry before it rewrites history forever.
Our History Mystery Case Files are all printables, meaning:
- No screens required.
- No prep.
- Instant download.
- Full colour printable or B/W available.
- Learning they won’t even notice, fun guaranteed.
CURRENT CASE FILE:
The Case of the King’s Secret Chamber
A medieval castle. A hidden chamber. Seven puzzles guarding secrets that The Ministry will do anything to keep buried. Your agent must crack every code before time runs out.
This History Mystery Agency case file is a fully printable PDF — no prep, no screens, instant download.
Inside this 24-page case file:
- 7 story-driven puzzles — codes, ciphers, and clues to crack
- A full mission story that pulls your agent through the castle
- An Agent ID card with a secret codename — yours to keep
- A “Dig Deeper” page with real history facts behind the mystery
- A Parent/Teacher pack with the full answer key, included free
- A certificate of completion when the case is closed
The perfect case for curious kids.
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Making History Fun for the Whole Family
Our YouTube channel is live. Real mysteries, strange finds, and the history your school never told you. Time to find a subject you love and go down the rabbit hole, research it and have some fun.
Subscribe now to our channel, sign up for your free Cold Case File, and keep an eye out for free worksheets to go with the videos. Coming soon.
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For Parents & Teachers
CAN YOU SOLVE COLD CASE OF THE PRINCES IN THE TOWER?
History Mystery Agency case files are printable PDF packs designed to feel like a genuine secret mission — and quietly deliver real history, reading, writing, and critical-thinking skills along the way. No prep, no screens, no fuss. Just open, print, and hand it over.
Curriculum aligned for: UK Key Stages 2 & 3 (Years 3–9, ages 7–14) · USA Common Core (Grades 2–8) · Australian Curriculum: HASS (Years 2–8) · Canada (Grades 2–8)
Get your FREE History Mystery Agency Cold Case File and become the detective.
Inside your case file, you’ll uncover the suspects, motives, evidence and historical clues behind one of history’s greatest unsolved mysteries.
Examine the evidence. Question the suspects’ cases and alibis. Debate it with your family. Then decide for yourself:
What REALLY happened to the Princes in the Tower?
🔎 Your first Cold Case File is completely FREE.
Join the History Mystery Agency, and we’ll send it straight to you, plus you’ll be the first to hear when new mysteries, investigations and Cold Case Files are released.
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