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History – Years 7-9

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Year 7 Year 8 Year 9
What is history? Why did a ‘witchcraze’ emerge in the 16th-17th century? What was the impact of World War Two on Britain?
Why did people migrate to England pre-1066? What led to the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade? What was the Holocaust?
Why is the Norman conquest significant? Why was the Industrial Revolution so significant for Britain? What was the significance of the British Empire?
Who held the power in Medieval England? What was the impact of the First World War on Britain? Why did a Civil Rights movement emerge in the USA?
How far did Britain change in the Tudor period? Why did women get the vote in 1918? How and why has protest changed over time?
How significant was Elizabeth I? What happened to international relations in the interwar period?
Enhancements:

Books:

  • A Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century by Ian Mortimer
  • King John: England, Magna Carta and the Making of a Tyrant by Stephen Church
  • The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Fiction)
  • Liberty’s Dawn: A People’s History of the Industrial Revolution by Emma Griffin
  • Line of Fire: Diary of an Unknown Soldier by Barroux (Graphic Novel Edition)

Websites:

Podcasts:

 

Ms Farrell, Head of Humanities – a.farrell@dallamschool.co.uk

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