Empire and Industry 1750-1850

Find out about the impact of the Industrial Revolution and how living and working conditions changed for many in Britain. Political protest and crime and punishment are key themes in our resources for this period.

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1833 Factory Act
Did it solve the problems of children in factories?
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1834 Poor Law
What did people think of the new Poor Law?
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19th century prison ships
What do these documents reveal about attitudes to crime and punishment?
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Abolition of slavery
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All Work and No Play
What does this document reveal about work in the past?
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Black presence
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Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Histories
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Body Snatchers
What led to the Anatomy Act of 1832?
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British Empire
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Bussa’s rebellion
How and why did the enslaved Africans of Barbados rebel in 1816?
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Captain Cook in Hawaii
What happened on his final voyage?
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Caribbean histories revealed
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Chartism
Who were the Chartists?
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Citizenship
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Coping with Cholera
How did the authorities react in 19th century?
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Crime and punishment
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Criminal petitions
What do they reveal about the justice system?
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Currency converter: 1270–2017
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Foundling Hospital
What were conditions like for children in the care of the Foundling Hospital?
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French Revolution
How did the British react to July 1789?
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Georgian Britain
Age of modernity?
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Helyntion Beca (Cymraeg/Welsh)
Beth a ddigwyddodd yn ystod
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Holding History
What is 'The National Archives'?
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Human rights
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Hunting for History
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Introduction
What is The National Archives?
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Maps – a study through time
How and why does an area change over time?
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Mental Health on Record
What do the documents reveal about the understanding of mental health in the past?
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Moving Here
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Nelson, Trafalgar, and those who served
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Palaeography
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Power, politics and protest
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Protest and democracy 1816 to 1818, part 1
Was this the start of mass politics in Britain?
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Protest and democracy 1818 to 1820, part 2
How close was Britain to revolution?
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Rebecca riots
What happened during them?
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Resistance and Rebellion in the Caribbean
How did enslaved people resist?
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Secrets and spies
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Selling the Victorians
Victorians for sale! Has advertising changed from Victorian times?
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Significant Events
What happened then?
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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 Places
What's in a place?
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Slavery
How did the Abolition Acts of 1807 and 1833 affect the slave trade?
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Transatlantic Slave Trade
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Treasures
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Victorian Health Reform
How did the Victorians view compulsory vaccination?
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Victorian Industrial Towns
What made them unhealthy?
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Virtual classroom taster
Would you like to book a live virtual classroom taster session?
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What is history? (KS2)
How do historians know what to believe?
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Workhouse Voices
What did paupers say about the Poor Law?
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