Digging Deeper: Part 1
(p. 153) – British topics
1.
How did the British gradually become masters
of the Indian sub-continent? What has been
the most important legacy of this
involvement?
Indian history – British period
http://www.gatewayforindia.com/history/british_history3.htm - British colonial period - Colonial
Rule (1858 – August 1918
The British presence in India in the 18th century
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/east_india_01.shtml - two
British India and the “Great Rebellion”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/indian_rebellion_01.shtml
From Empire to Independence: The British Raj in India 1858-1947
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/independence1947_01.shtml
Eton, the Raj and modern India
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4309213.stm
British legacy alive and kicking in India
http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/08/15/us-india-independence-legacyidUSSP29531720070815
2.
Choose one of the former colonies in Africa and analyse the legacy of British influence on
the country today:
British Empire resources
http://www.britishempire.co.uk/
The Story of African Independence
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index_section14.shtml
Britain, the Commonwealth and the End of Empire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/endofempire_overview_01.shtml
Legacy of Colonialism
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/apr/20/rise-failure-british-empire-imperialism
Country profiles
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm
3:
What are the major ethnic components of British society today? To what extent do they
interact?
Ethnicity in graphics
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-20687168
Into the melting pot
http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21595908-rapid-rise-mixed-race-britain-changingneighbourhoodsand-perplexing
Is Britain a truly multicultural society?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/dabbott_01.shtml - three
What does multiculturalism mean?
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-12381027
4.
What was the “enclosure movement” in Great Britain? How was it connected to
industrialisation? How did it affect life in the countryside?
A Short History of Enclosure in Britain
http://www.thelandmagazine.org.uk/articles/short-history-enclosure-britain
The Enclosures and the Agricultural Revolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl-HznLeQs0
The Enclosure of the 18th century
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00b1m9b
The Rural exodus
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/exodus_01.shtml
5.
Choose two historical events you think were crucial in defining who the British are. Explain
what you think makes the two events so important.
British History Timeline
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_tl_british.shtml
British History in depth
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/
British History Online
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/
http://www.history.com/topics/british-history