Observe the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. These can be used to compare aspects of lives in different time periods to gain context of significant aspects of the history of the wider world.
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A Significant Person
Why is this person from the past remembered?
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Adolf Hitler
Was Hitler a 'passionate lunatic'?
Archaeology in the Archives
What kinds of documents can tell us about the work of archaeologists?
Archives Ahoy!
What can we learn about pirates from our collection?
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Captain Cook in Hawaii
What happened on his final voyage?
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Choosing for the Archives (SEND)
How can we find out about someone from the past, using documents, images and objects?
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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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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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Florence Nightingale
Why do we remember her?
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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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Holding History
What is 'The National Archives'?
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Mangrove Nine protest
What does this reveal about police brutality and racism in 70s Britain?
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Queen Anne
How can we find out about her?
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Significant People
Key Stage One Activity Book
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Significant People
Who is who?
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Suffragettes ‘in Trousers’
How did men support votes for women?
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The Great Seal
What can it tell us?
Time Travel Club Activities
Discovering The National Archives
Tudors: Image of a King
How did monarchs present an ‘image’ of themselves in the past?
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Walter Tull
How can we use sources to find out about him?
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William Shakespeare
What can we find out about his life?