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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1919 race riots
How significant a factor was race in the riots of 1919?
A Significant Person
Why is this person from the past remembered?
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African nurses
What part did they play in British health services?
Archaeology in the Archives
What kinds of documents can tell us about the work of archaeologists?
Archives Live: Windrush 75
Special live event from The National Archives
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Attlee’s Britain 1945-1951
Planning for the future?
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Black Victorians
How much can documents reveal about the lives of Black people in Victorian Britain?
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Bound for Britain
Experiences of immigration to the UK
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Bulaya Chanda
What do these documents reveal about Bulaya Chanda, soldier and ‘showman’?
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Bussa’s rebellion
How and why did the enslaved Africans of Barbados rebel in 1816?
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Capturing our Collections
Artworks inspired by documents found in The National Archives
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Civil Rights in America
Follow the progress of the struggle through the archives
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Commonwealth migration since 1945
What was the context and impact of migration in modern Britain?
Creating a zig-zag journey book
Refugee Week 2021
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England’s Immigrants, 1330-1550
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Florence Nightingale
Why do we remember her?
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Hidden Love: LGBTQ+ lives in the 1920s and 1930s
What can our documents reveal about LGBTQ+ lives in the 1920 and 30s?
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Holding History
What is 'The National Archives'?
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Jews in England 1066
Why did Jews settle in England after 1066?
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Jews in England 1290
Why did Edward I expel the Jews in 1290?
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LGBTQ+ Rights in Britain
How have changes in laws and attitudes affected LGBTQ+ people in Britain?
Living under canvas
What can this document tell us about the experience of a group of refugee children?
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Mangrove Nine protest
What does this reveal about police brutality and racism in '70s Britain?
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May Fourth Movement 1919
Why did the Paris Peace Conference lead to a mass protest movement in China?
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Migrants to Britain
What can government documents reveal about the experience of Indian seafarers?
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Native North Americans
What was early contact like between English colonists and Native Americans?
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Rebels in the records
What can we learn from documents that show how people ‘rebelled’ in the past?
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Resistance and Rebellion in the Caribbean
How did enslaved people resist?
Resources
Resources and case studies
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Significant People
Key Stage One Activity Book
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Significant People
Who is who?
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Sixties Britain
A social and cultural revolution?
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The Boxers of Whitechapel
What do the documents reveal about the inhabitants?
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The Independence of Bangladesh in 1971
What can British documents tell us about the creation of Bangladesh?
The Yellow Bicycle
A story of migration
TTTV: Refugee Week 2021
What can we learn from documents about Basque children’s experiences in refugee camps?
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Walter Tull
How can we use sources to find out about him?
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Women and the English Civil Wars
How did these conflicts affect their lives?