Our topic websites cover a huge variety of times and places. Many contain structured investigations for use directly in the classroom. Some are more useful for research and preparation but what they all have in common are the access they allow to our unique collections.
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Medieval 1066 - 1485
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Focus on Film
Investigate film as a historical sourceKey stage 2 - 5 -
Crime and Punishment
From heretics and poachers to car crime and walkie-talkiesKey stage 2 - 5
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Early Modern 1485 - 1750
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Focus on Film
Investigate film as a historical sourceKey stage 2 - 5
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British Empire
Rise and decline of the first global empireKey stage 3 - 4 -
Crime and Punishment
From heretics and poachers to car crime and walkie-talkiesKey stage 2 - 5
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Empire & Industry 1750 - 1850
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Power, Politics and Protest
The growth of political rights in 19th century BritainKey stage 3 - 5 -
Moving Here
200 years of the history of migration to EnglandKey stage 2 - 4 -
British Empire
Rise and decline of the first global empireKey stage 3 - 4
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Victorians 1850 - 1901
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Prisoner 4099
What was life like for young offenders in the 19th century?Key stage 2 - 4 -
Focus on the Census
What is the census and what can it tell us?Key stage 2 - 4 -
Power, Politics and Protest
The growth of political rights in 19th century BritainKey stage 3 - 5
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Early 20th Century 1901 - 1918
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The Cabinet Papers 1915-80
History through the eyes of 65 years of British cabinetsKey stage 4 - 5 -
Focus on Film
Investigate film as a historical sourceKey stage 2 - 5
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Moving Here
200 years of the history of migration to EnglandKey stage 2 - 4
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Interwar 1918 - 1939
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The Cabinet Papers 1915-80
History through the eyes of 65 years of British cabinetsKey stage 4 - 5
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Focus on Film
Investigate film as a historical sourceKey stage 2 - 5
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Moving Here
200 years of the history of migration to EnglandKey stage 2 - 4
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World War Two 1939 - 1945
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The Cabinet Papers 1915-80
History through the eyes of 65 years of British cabinetsKey stage 4 - 5
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Focus on Film
Investigate film as a historical sourceKey stage 2 - 5
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Moving Here
200 years of the history of migration to EnglandKey stage 2 - 4
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Postwar 1945 - present
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The Cabinet Papers 1915-80
History through the eyes of 65 years of British cabinetsKey stage 4 - 5
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The Road to Partition
Selected documents on the creation of India and PakistanKey stage 4 - 5 -
Civil Rights in America
A selection of documents on the fight for desegregationKey stage 4 - 5 -
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