YEAR 7
Politics and Society
Empire and Power
Invasion and Progress
Did the death of Julius Caesar lead to the
birth of the Roman Empire?
Causation & Significance
How did Baghdad come to be the centre
of the World? (Rise of Islam 600-1000)
Causation and Significance
Why do we portray the Vikings as ugly
horned people?
Interpretation and Evidential Understanding
Why is Pompeii a town lost in time?
Evidential Understanding
Why would Christians fight for the Holy
Land?
Causation and Interpretation
Final Assessment
How did Medieval
Monarchs Keep Control?
(Authority & Occupation)
How did Society Live in the
Middle Ages? Society
(Establishing Control)
How did Politicians and
Society Impose Itself
Abroad?
Why did William win the battle of
Hastings?
Causation
How did Death reign in Europe? Causation
& Continuity & Change
How far did the New World
dehumanise Africans?
Interpretation & Causation
YEAR 9
YEAR 8
Why did Rome invade Britain?
Causation
What was the experience of occupation
under William?
Interpretation
Why did Magna Carta survive the passage
of time?
Significance & Interpretation
Why did Watt Tyler square up to the
King? Causation & Significance.
How dysfunctional were the Tudors as a
family?
Significance & Interpretation
How did the English Civil War change
Parliaments’ relationship with the
monarchy?
Significance & Change and Continuity
Revolution
Empire & Self
Determination
A) Why would chopping off the head of
the governor of the Bastille solve the
problems of France?
Causation & Significance
To what extent was the British Empire a
force for the good?
Diversity, Change and Continuity, Evidential
Understanding.
B) How far did the Storming of the Bastille
solve the problems of France?
Interpretation & Change and Continuity
How far did Britain change during the
Industrial Revolution?
Change & Continuity
Why did the Nation of the Rising Sun
begin to look West?
Evidential Understanding & Change &
Continuity and Causation
 Experience of colonies
 Basic aspects of empire
Why is Ghandi not referred to as the
Father of India?
Interpretation
Why does William Wilberforce no
longer receive all the credit for the
abolition of slavery and slave trade?
Interpretation & Significance
Final Assessment
War
Was a 19 year old to blame for the
outbreak of WWI?
Causation & Interpretation
How varied was the experience of WWI
fighting among British soldiers?
Diversity
 Experience of war
 Significance of African and Asian fighters
Final Assessment
GENERAL WEBSITES FOR ALL YEARS
BBC Education History
The History Learning Site
School History
Spartacus
Mr Allsopp History
Timelines - Medieval Period
Good websites - Modern Period
Higher Level Resources
Excellent Link for GCSE material
Excellent Link – Enquiries
Good Resource – History Study
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zk26n39
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/
http://schoolhistory.co.uk
http://spartacus-educational.com
http://www.mrallsophistory.com/revision
http://www.timeref.org
http://www.johndclare.net
http://www.thehistoryfaculty.org
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history
http://www.saburchill.com/history/hist002.html
YEAR 7
CONTROL CLICK TO FOLLOW LINKS
ROMANS
The Romans
Life in Roman Britain
A Roman Fort
Roman Technology
Romans - Slavery
Living Under the Romans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zwmpfg8
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/questions_01.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/launch_vt_housesteads.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/tech_01.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/slavery_01.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/slavery_01.shtml
WHY IS POMPEII A TOWN LOST IN TIME?
Deconstructing Pompeii
http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/pompeii
HOW DID BAGHDAD COME TO BE THE CENTRE OF THE WORLD?
The Spread of Islam
http://www.islamicity.org/8304/understanding-islam-and-muslims/#HDSIAW
The Early Rise of Islam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/earlyrise_1.shtml
Islamic History
http://www.islamicity.com/education/ihame/default.asp?Destination=/education/ihame/1.asp
Medieval Islam
http://quatr.us/islam/
CHARACTERS FOR THIS ENQUIRY
Richard the Lionheart
Richard the Lionheart
Salah al-Din
Salah al-Din
Umayyads
http://blog.templarhistory.com/2010/03/king-richard-i-the-lionheart/
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/lionheart.htm
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/saladin.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/saladin.html
http://quatr.us/islam/history/umayyads.htm
WHY DO WE PORTRAY THE VIKINGS AS UGLY HORNED PEOPLE?
Viking Trade
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zy9d2hv
Who Were the Vikings?
http://jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/who-were-the-vikings/
YEAR 8
WHY DID WILLIAM WIN THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS?
& WHAT WAS THE EXPERIENCE OF OCCUPATION UNDER WILLIAM?
GENERAL LINKS FOR THIS ENQUIRY
Historic UK - The Norman Conquest
The Battle of Hastings1066
Battle of Hastings 1066
The Battle of Hastings
Castles
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Norman-Conquest/
http://www.battle1066.com
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval-england/battle-of-hastings-1066/
http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/battleofhastings.htm
http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/Castles.htm
SPECIFIC LINKS FOR THE WAY IN WHICH THE NORMANS ESTABLISHED AUTHORITY
Exploring Castles in the UK (Excellent)
http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk
Norman Rule 1
http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/normanconquest.html
REBELLION IN THE EAST
Hereward the Wake 1
Hereward the Wake 2
http://www.lordsandladies.org/hereward-the-wake.htm
http://www.robinhoodloxley.net/mycustompage0013.htm
REBELLION IN THE NORTH
Harrying the North 1
Harrying the North 2 (first section only)
http://www.answers.com/Q/What_are_facts_about_harrying_of_the_north
http://www.localhistories.org/normans.html
FEUDAL SYSTEM
The Feudal System
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/middle_ages/feudal_system_domesday_book/revision/1/
DOMESDAY BOOK
Excellent Information
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/focuson/domesday/
In Depth Information
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/discover-domesday/
Background Information
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday/world-of-domesday/
Is Your Home Town in the Doomsday Bookhttp://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
General Information on Doomsday Book http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/links.html
WHY DID MAGNA CARTA SURVIVE THE PASSAGE OF TIME?
Summary of King John and Magna Carta
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zqgqtfr/revision
HOW DID DEATH REIGN IN EUROPE?
The Black Death
http://www.history.com/topics/black-death
Middle Ages – Black Death
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/black_01.shtml
Black Death – Symptoms
https://schoolhistory.co.uk/year8links/plague/plague_symptoms.pdf
Black Death – Diagram
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/year8links/plague/plaguediagram.pdf
WHY DID WAT TYLER SQUARE UP TO THE KING?
Main Events
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/medieval-england/peasants-revolt/
Main Events II
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Wat-Tyler-the-Peasants-Revolt/
Another View
http://www.lordsandladies.org/the-peasants-revolt.htm
The Death of Wat Tyler
http://spartacus-educational.com/YALDdeathTyler.htm
HOW DYSFUNCTIONAL WERE THE TUDORS AS A FAMILY?
Tudor History
http://tudorhistory.org/
HOW DID THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR CHANGE PARLIAMENTS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MONARCHY?
Civil War Chaos
http://www.berkshirehistory.com/kids/civil_war.html
Civil War
http://timelines.tv/index.php?t=1&e=8
History of the English Civil Wars
http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~crossby/ECW/history/index.html
HOW FAR DID THE NEW WORLD DEHUMANISE AFRICANS?
A Comprehensive Resource on Slavery
http://www.understandingslavery.com
General Links
Development of Transatlantic Slave Trade
The Abolitionist Movement
National Archive website (3 pages)
Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade
Britain and the Trade
The Caribbean and the Trade
http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/index.faces
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zkctvcw
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zbyqhyc
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/africa_caribbean/africa_trade.htm
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/africa_caribbean/britain_trade.htm
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/africa_caribbean/caribbean_trade.htm
1. THE SLAVE TRADE
Adventurers and Slavers
Africa and the Atlantic Slave Trade
Britain and the Trade
The Caribbean and the Trade
BBC Focus on the Slave Trace
West Africa before the Europeans
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/early_times/adventurers.htm
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/africa_caribbean/africa_trade.htm
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/africa_caribbean/britain_trade.htm
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/africa_caribbean/caribbean_trade.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1523100.stm
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/africa_caribbean/west_africa.htm
2. ABOLITION
BBC Abolition
Abolition of the Slave Trade
Emancipation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/abolition/
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/rights/abolition.htm
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/rights/emancipation.htm
3. THE MIDDLE PASSAGE
Juneteenth
Terrible Transformation
http://www.juneteenth.com/middlep.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p277.html
4. RESISTANCE AND REBELLION
Caribbean Histories Revealed
The Caribbean and Resistance
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/caribbeanhistory/slavery-negotiating-freedom.htm
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/africa_caribbean/caribbean_resistence.htm
WHY DOES WILLIAM WILBERFORCE NO LONGER RECEIVE ALL THE CREDIT
FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY AND SLAVE TRADE?
Abolitionists
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/rights/abolition.htm
Abolitionists II
http://abolition.e2bn.org/
YEAR 9
WHY WOULD CHOPPING OFF THE HEAD OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE BASTILLE SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF
FRANCE?
& HOW FAR DID THE STORMING OF THE BASTILLE SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF FRANCE?
Background to the French Revolution
Tennis Court Oath
Terror
Clips Terror BBC
Impact of French Revolution in Britain
Napoleon
www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/background/revolution.htm
www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z77b87h
www.historywiz.com/terror.htm
www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zhhk2hv
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/french-revolution/
www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/zg9kwmn
HOW FAR DID BRITAIN CHANGE DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?
Industrial Revolution (Excellent)
www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/001.html
Industrial Revolution Inventions
http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/inventions-during-the-industrial-revolution--29
Population Change and the Economy
www.britishmuseum.org/research/publications/online_research_catalogues/paper_money/paper_mone
y_of_england__wales/the_industrial_revolution.aspx
Agricultural Revolution
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/agricultural_revolution_01.shtml
Richard Arkwright
http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/richard-arkwright
Child Labour
http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/victorianbritain/industrial/source4.htm
Child Labour
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/1833-factory-act/
Living Conditions in Towns
http://www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk/stories/the_industrial_town/06.ST.02/?scene=3
Different Social Groups in Society
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/industrial_era/industrial_revolution_life/revision/2/
Development of Railways
http://www2.needham.k12.ma.us/nhs/cur/Baker_00/baker_1800_soc/baker_by_gw_p.1/railroads.htm
TO WHAT EXTENT WAS THE BRITISH EMPIRE A FORCE FOR THE GOOD?
Early History of the British Empire
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/britain_empire_01.shtml
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/empire/
http://kidspast.com/world-history/0358-british-empire-goes-to-war.php
A. Living in the Empire
B. Rise and Fall
The Rise of Empire
The End of Empire
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/empire/g2/cs4/default.htm
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/empire/g1/cs3/default.htm
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/empire/g3/cs3/default.htm
WAS A 19 YEAR OLD TO BLAME FOR THE OUTBREAK OF WWI?
& HOW VARIED WAS THE EXPERIENCE OF WWI FIGHTING AMONG BRITISH SOLDIERS?
There is a great deal of material online.
Introduction to Causes
www.johndclare.net/causes_WWI4_AustriaandSerbia.htm