Civilisation
YEAR 7
What were the origins of the Roman
Empire?
Causation and Significance
Why is Pompeii a town lost in time?
Evidential Understanding
Why did Rome invade Britain?
Causation
Conquest
How did Baghdad come to be an
important city in the Middle East?
(Rise of Islam 600-1000)
Causation and Significance
How and why did the Vikings get
their bad reputation?
Interpretation and Evidential
Understanding
Why would Christians fight for the
Holy Land?
Causation and Interpretation
How far was Timbuktu the ‘end of
the earth’ by the time of Mansa
Musa?
Interpretation and Significance
• Why do historians write different stories
about the Third Crusade?
Occupation & Authority
YEAR 8
Why did William win the battle of
Hastings?
Causation
What was the experience of
occupation under William?
Interpretation
Why did Magna Carta survive the
passage of time?
Significance and Interpretation
Revolution
YEAR 9
A) Why would chopping off the head
of the governor of the Bastille solve
the problems of France?
Causation and Significance
B) How far did the Storming of the
Bastille solve the problems of France?
Interpretation and Change & 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
Invasion & Progress
Pain & Power
How did Death reign in Europe?
Causation and Continuity & Change
Why did Watt Tyler square up to the
King?
Causation and Significance
Why did the Tudors break from
Rome?
Significance and Interpretation
Final Assessment
Slavery & Rebellion
How far did the New World
dehumanise Africans?
Interpretation and Causation
• Experience of slavery
• Abolition of slavery
Final Assessment
How did the English Civil War change
Parliaments’ relationship with the
monarchy?
Significance and Change & Continuity
Empire & Self
Determination
To what extent was the British
Empire a force for the good?
Diversity, Change & Continuity and
Evidential Understanding
• Experience of colonies
• Basic aspects of empire
Why is Ghandi not referred to as the
Father of India?
Interpretation
War
Was a 19 year old to blame for the
outbreak of WWI?
Causation & Interpretation
What does the story of Father
Doyle tell us about the experience
on the Western Front?
Significance
Why did Sikh soldiers fight against
the British Empire in 1845 yet for it
by 1915?
Diversity & Significance
Final Assessment
GENERAL WEBSITES FOR ALL YEARS
CONTROL CLICK TO FOLLOW LINKS
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
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 AN IMPORTANT CITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST? (Rise of Islam 600-1000)
The Early Rise of Islam
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/earlyrise_1.shtml
Medieval Islam (including
http://quatr.us/islam/
links for the spread of Islam)
WHY WOULD CHRISTIANS FIGHT FOR THE HOLY LAND? (Including interpretations on the Third Crusade)
Richard the Lionheart
http://blog.templarhistory.com/2010/03/king-richard-i-the-lionheart/
Richard the Lionheart
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/lionheart.htm
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/saladin.htm
Salah al-Din
Salah al-Din
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/saladin.html
Umayyads
http://quatr.us/islam/history/umayyads.htm
HOW AND WHY DID THE VIKINGS GET THEIR BAD REPUTATION?
Viking Trade
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zy9d2hv
Who Were the Vikings?
http://jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/who-were-the-vikings/
HOW FAR WAS TIMBUKTU THE ‘END OF THE EARTH’ IN THE 12TH CENTURY?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z883gk7
Some basic points for revision
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
WHY DID THE TUDORS BREAK FROM ROME?
Tudor History
http://tudorhistory.org/
HOW DID THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR CHANGE PARLIAMENTS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MONARCHY?
Great resource for characters/events
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/civilwar/
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
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.
Good website with ample material
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/first-world-war/
Introduction to Causes
www.johndclare.net/causes_WWI4_AustriaandSerbia.htm
WHAT DOES THE STORY OF FATHER DOYLE TELL US ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE ON THE WESTERN FRONT?
https://fatherdoyle.com/
Testimonies and experiences of his work: http://www.crisismagazine.com/2014/father-willie-doyle-forgotten-war-hero
The life of Father Doyle: