Victorians (KS2)

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The world's largest empire is governed from Whitehall. Our collections offer an invaluable insight into the politics of empire and the daily lives of its citizens.

Our massive photographic holdings covering Britain and its colonies vividly bring the period to life.

Topics
- The Victorians
  Work like a real historian to uncover Victoria's England
  
  Key stage 2 - 3
- 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
- - Moving Here
    200 years of the history of migration to England
    
    Key stage 2 - 4
  - Victorian Nation
    Happy, healthy and wealthy or divided, lawless and poor?
    
    Key stage 2 - 4
  - Crime and Punishment
    From heretics and poachers to car crime and walkie-talkies
    
    Key stage 2 - 5
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Lessons
- Rob Roy
  A Victorian Railway Accident
  
  Key stage 2
- Census Detective
  What can you find out?
  
  Key stage 2
- Victorian Family History
  How can we find out about the life of a Victorian child using family sources?
  
  Key stage 2
- - Mining Explosion
    The Trimdon Grange mining accident
    
    Key stage 2
  - Florence Nightingale
    Why do we remember her?
    
    Key stage 1 - 2
  - 19th Century Mining Disaster
    What happened at the Trimdon Grange Mining Disaster?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
  - 19th Century People
    What can we tell from this photograph?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
  - Trimdon
    What was it like living in a late 19th century mining town?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
  - Say "Cheese"
    What can Queen Victoria's family photographs tell us?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
  - Victorian Homes
    Was there much difference between rich and poor homes?
    
    Key stage 2 - 3
  - Past Pleasures
    How did the Victorians have fun?
    
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  - Victorian Children in trouble with the law
    Did the punishment fit the crime?
    
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Workshops
- Four Days Hard Labour
  Writing poetry using Victorian prison records
  
  Key stage 2
- Mapping the City
  See London develop over four centuries
  
  Key stage 2