We offer a wide range of workshops at The National Archives in Kew in our purpose-built classroom, giving groups an exciting opportunity to work directly with real documents.
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Britain and the Holocaust
How much did the British government know?
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Chartism
Who were the Chartists?
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Cholera: from ‘great stink’ to safe to drink?
What impact did the environment have on people’s health in the 19th century?
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Civil rights and racial segregation
What was the response to racial segregation in the US?
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Cold War
How concerned were the British in the early stages of the Cold War?
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Crime in Whitechapel
Why was 19th century Whitechapel so difficult to police?
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Crisis in the reign of Mary I
How far can Mary I’s reign be considered a time of crisis?
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Dissolution of the monasteries
How far was money the motivating factor in the dissolution of the monasteries?
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Domesday Book: medieval treasure
What can we learn about people’s lives in 1086?
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Easter Rising: Tales of the Rebellion
What do the documents reveal about the Easter Rising?
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Elizabeth I in her own words
What can learn about Elizabeth’s style of ruling?
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Enquiring into Elizabeth
What were the issues faced by England’s most famous Tudor Queen?
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Fighting conscription
Why did men appeal against conscription?
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Four days’ hard labour
What was life like for a Victorian child criminal?
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From the Front
How typical was Albert Edwin Rippington’s experience of war?
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Great Fire of London: examine the evidence
How can we know what happened back in 1666?
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Henry VIII: image of a king
Was appearance everything for a ruler in the 16th century?
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Independent research
Do you need help with your independent research?
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Maps – a study through time
How and why does an area change over time?
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Propaganda and the art of war
How did the British government encourage people to support the war?
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Resistance and Rebellion in the Caribbean
How did enslaved people resist?
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Suffragettes through government eyes: ‘A little daylight game’?
What do the records reveal about the movement?
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Treasures from the past: the Victorians (SEN)
What can we discover about a person from the past?
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Tudor rebellions
How seriously did they challenge the authority of the crown?
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Unmasking a spy
Who was Karel Richter?
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What is history? (KS2)
How do historians know what to believe?
