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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A medieval mystery
Can you decode the dark secrets of the cartoon above?
A Significant Person
Why is this person from the past remembered?
Archaeology in the Archives
What kinds of documents can tell us about the work of archaeologists?
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Attlee’s Britain 1945-1951
Planning for the future?
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Bound for Britain
Experiences of immigration to the UK
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Bussa’s rebellion
How and why did the enslaved Africans of Barbados rebel in 1816?
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Civil Rights in America
Follow the progress of the struggle through the archives
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England’s Immigrants, 1330-1550
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Hidden Love: LGBTQ+ lives in the 1930s
What can our documents reveal about LGBTQ+ lives in the 1930s?
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Holding History
What is 'The National Archives'?
Living under canvas
What can this document tell us about the experience of a group of refugee children?
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Native North Americans
What was early contact like between Europeans and Natives?
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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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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?