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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Coronations: Ceremony and Change
How can we find out about Coronations in the past? How far have Coronations changed over time?
Creating an Imaginary Archive
What would you collect?
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Crisis in the reign of Mary I
How far can Mary I’s reign be considered a time of crisis?
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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’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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Enquiring into Elizabeth
What can we learn about Elizabeth I’s ruling style from her letters and speeches?
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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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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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Huguenots in England
What was the experience of Huguenot migrants in seventeenth century England?
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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 English colonists and Native Americans?
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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
Who is who?
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The Great Seal
What can it tell us?
Time Travel Club Activities
Discovering The National Archives
Tudor
The royal progress
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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?