Our taught sessions and online resources cover a variety of time periods and places. Many contain structured investigations for use directly in the classroom. Others are more suited for research and preparation. They all allow access into our unique collections.
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1919 race riots
How significant a factor was race in the riots of 1919?
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Anglo-Saxons – Gift from a King
What was Anglo-Saxon society like?
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Archives Live: Tudors
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Body Snatchers
What led to the Anatomy Act of 1832?
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Christmas is cancelled!
What were Cromwell’s main political and religious aims for the Commonwealth 1650-1660?
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Commonwealth migration since 1945
What was the context and impact of migration in modern Britain?
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Coping with Cholera
How did the authorities react in 19th century?
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Discover the Dissolution
How did the Dissolution change my local area?
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Early Modern witch trials
Who was accused?
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Edward the Confessor
What does the Domesday Abbreviato tells us about Edward the Confessor?
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Elizabeth I’s monarchy
Rule of a ‘weak and feeble’ woman?
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England’s Immigrants, 1330-1550
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English Reformation c1527-1590
How did state and people respond to religious change?
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Foundling Hospital
What were conditions like for children in the care of the Foundling Hospital?
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Framlingham Castle
What was the primary function of Framlingham Castle in the ‘Middle Ages’?
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Holding History
What is 'The National Archives'?
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Home Front 1939-1945 (part one)
How did Britain fight the war at home?
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Home Front 1939-1945 (part two)
How did Britain fight the war at home?
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Hong Kong and the Opium Wars
How did Hong Kong become part of the British Empire?
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How did the government respond to a mass protest at ‘Peterloo’ in 1819?
Political reform in 19th century Britain
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Huguenots in England
What was the experience of Huguenot migrants in seventeenth century England?
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Jacobite propaganda
What was the point of Jacobite propaganda?
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Jacobite Rebellion of 1715
Rebels with a cause?
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Jacobite Rising of 1745
A serious threat to the Hanoverians?
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James I
What were the key areas of dispute?
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Kenilworth Castle (part one)
What can you tell from an image?
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Kenilworth Castle (part two)
What do the medieval records reveal?
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Letters from the First World War, part one
How did these men experience the conflict? (1915)
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Letters from the First World War, part two
How did these men experience the conflict? (1916 - 18)
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Life in 1950s Britain
What can we find out about life in 1950s Britain using documents from the time?
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Life in 1960s Britain
What can we find out about life in 1960s Britain using documents from the time?
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Magna Carta teacher’s resources
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Medicine on the Western Front (part one)
How did trench warfare affect injuries and treatment?
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Medicine on the Western Front (part two)
How did trench warfare affect injuries and treatment?
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Medieval castles
What was their purpose and significance?
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Mental Health on Record
What do the documents reveal about the understanding of mental health in the past?
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People – GCSE English Language
Using images for descriptive and narrative writing
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Places – GCSE English Language
Using images for descriptive and narrative writing
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Protest and democracy 1818 to 1820, part 2
How close was Britain to revolution?
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Richard II
Were the troubles facing England in the 1370s and 1380s due to Richard II’s age and inexperience?
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Role of a Queen – Mary I and Anne
What can we find out about the roles of Queen Mary I and Queen Anne?
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Role of a Queen – Matilda and Elizabeth I
How has the role of Queen changed from the past?
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Significant Events
What happened then?
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Significant People
Key Stage One Activity Book
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Significant Places
What's in a place?
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Suffrage Tales
What would you do?
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Suffragettes ‘in Trousers’
How did men support votes for women?
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The Independence of Bangladesh in 1971
What can British documents tell us about the creation of Bangladesh?
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Tudor Entertainment
What was the effect of the early playhouses?
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Uncovering LGBTQ+ lives in the archive
What types of sources might be useful to find out about the lives of LGBTQ+ people in the past?
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Victorian Food and Drink
What do old adverts reveal?
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Victorian Health Reform
How did the Victorians view compulsory vaccination?
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Walter Tull
How can we use sources to find out about him?
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What caused the ‘Swing Riots’ in the 1830s?
Political and social reform in 19th century Britain
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What is a Jubilee?
What can we find out about Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee?
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What methods did the Suffragettes use to gain the vote?
Political reform in 20th century Britain
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What was the significance of the Match Girls’ Strike in 1888?
Political and social reform in 19th century Britain
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Why did the Luddites protest?
Political reform in 19th century Britain
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Women and the English Civil Wars
How did these conflicts affect their lives?
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Workhouse Voices Creative Writing
Stories inspired by letters from the past