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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4099 is my name (SEND)
How can we share the experiences of someone who lived in the past?
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Body Snatchers
What led to the Anatomy Act of 1832?
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Cats and mice
What tactics were used by suffragettes, police and government?
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Early Modern witch trials
Who was accused?
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Four days’ hard labour
What was life like for a Victorian child criminal?
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Gunpowder Plot
Can you uncover the plans of the plotters?
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Holding History
What is 'The National Archives'?
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Protest and Democracy 1816 to 1818, part 1
Was this the start of mass politics in Britain?
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Punishment in the workhouse – Lesson One
What can ‘pauper voices’ reveal about punishments for workhouse children?
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Punishment in the workhouse – Lesson Two
What can ‘pauper voices’ reveal about attitudes towards punishments in the workhouse?
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Suffragettes: Outrage at Kew
What's the story?
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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
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Victorian children in trouble with the law
Did the punishment fit the crime?
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Victorian family history
How can we find out about the life of a Victorian child?
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Victorian Railways
Did they create more crime?
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Whitechapel
How can we find out about what Whitechapel was like in 1888?