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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Capturing our Collections
Artworks inspired by documents found in The National Archives
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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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Coronations: Ceremony and Change
How can we find out about Coronations in the past? How far have Coronations changed over time?
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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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Life in 1950s Britain
What can we find out about life in 1950s Britain using documents from the time?
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Life in 1960s Britain
What can we find out about life in 1960s Britain using documents from the time?
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Mangrove Nine protest
What does this reveal about police brutality and racism in '70s Britain?
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Medieval seals
What can seals tell us about medieval times?
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Medieval Society
What roles did women play in Medieval times?
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Queen Anne
How can we find out about her?
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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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Role of a Queen – Mary I and Anne
What can we find out about the roles of Queen Mary I and Queen Anne?
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Role of a Queen – Matilda and Elizabeth I
How has the role of Queen changed from the past?
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Significant People
Key Stage One Activity Book
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Significant People
Who is who?
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Significant Women: discover their stories in the archives
What can documents tell us about significant women’s lives?
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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?
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The Search for ‘Terra Australis’
What did Captain Cook’s secret mission involve?
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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What is a Jubilee?
What can we find out about Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee?
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William Shakespeare
What can we find out about his life?