Our ‘Curriculum Topics’ use the phrasing of the National Curriculum to help you find content that can be used to teach each individual module.
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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Anglo-Saxons – Gift from a King
What was Anglo-Saxon society like?
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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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Crisis in the reign of Mary I
How far can Mary I’s reign be considered a time of crisis?
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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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Elizabethan propaganda
How did England try to show Spain planned to invade in 1588?
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God blew and they were scattered
Did God really help the English defeat the Spanish Armada?
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Gunpowder Plot
Can you uncover the plans of the plotters?
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Henry VIII court rules
How did Henry VIII get up in the morning?
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Henry VIII: image of a king
Was appearance everything for a ruler in the 16th century?
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Henry’s royal rules (SEND)
What were the rules of daily life for a king in Tudor times?
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Jacobite propaganda
What was the point of Jacobite propaganda?
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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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Medieval castles
What was their purpose and significance?
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Murder at Kirk o’ Field
What happened in 1567?
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Queen Anne
How can we find out about her?
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The Great Seal
What can it tell us?
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The King, the Crown and the Colonel
How did Thomas Blood try to steal the Crown Jewels in 1671?
Time Travel Club Activities
Discovering The National Archives
Tudors: Image of a King
How did monarchs present an ‘image’ of themselves in the past?