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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Discover the Dissolution
How did the Dissolution change my local area?
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Early Modern witch trials
Who was accused?
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Elizabeth I in her own words
What can we learn about Elizabeth’s style of ruling?
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Elizabeth I’s monarchy
Rule of a ‘weak and feeble’ woman?
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Elizabethan propaganda
How did England try to show Spain planned to invade in 1588?
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England’s Immigrants, 1330-1550
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God blew and they were scattered
Did God really help the English defeat the Spanish Armada?
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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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Holding History
What is 'The National Archives'?
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Murder at Kirk o’ Field
What happened in 1567?
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Native North Americans
What was early contact like between Europeans and Natives?
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Significant People
Who is who?
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The Great Seal
What can it tell us?
Time Travel Club Activities
Discovering The National Archives
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Tudor Entertainment
What was the effect of the early playhouses?
Tudors: Image of a King
How did monarchs present an ‘image’ of themselves in the past?
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William Shakespeare
What can we find out about his life?
The National Archives
