the view that colonisation is justifiable because it involves bringing cultural, political and scientific advancement to colonies

the circulation of one-sided or misleading information usually to promote a political cause

The impact of imperial propaganda in the 19th century

History

The arrival of the Vikings

The Danish conquest

The Norman conquest (1066)

Angevin Empire

The Hundred Years' War

Impact of conquest and settlement on medieval Britain

The colonisation of North America

The Transatlantic Slave Trade

The War of Independence

Huguenot migration

Ulster Plantations and Highland Clearances

Factors causing westward migration

The origins of British rule in India

The Indian Rebellion

The impact of British rule in India

The scramble for Africa

Cecil Rhodes and the Boer War

What sources can tell us about the expansion of Empire

Irish migration to Britain in the 19th century

Jewish migration to Britain in the 19th and 20th centuries

Movement within the British Empire

The impact of the World Wars on migration to and from Britain

Impact of empire on migration in and out of Britain

The end of the British Empire in the 20th century

Post war migration to Britain: The Windrush generation

Post war migration to Britain: Migration from East Africa

Post war migration to Britain: The Falklands

The impact of the EU on migrant experiences in Britain

Experience of post-WW2 migrants in Britain

In this unit, pupils learn about a theme in British history over a period of roughly 1000 years. They examine this theme, analysing the impact it had in Medieval, Early Modern, Industrial and Modern Britain, with a particular focus on change and continuity.

Thematic Studies

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Which word describes the circulation of one-sided or misleading information usually to promote a political cause?

commemorative plates showing victorious battles

Which of the following are examples of consumer products that were decorated with images glorifying the achievements of the Empire?

Complete the sentence: Britain justified its expansion of the Empire through the ideology of a ‘{{ }}’.

Who offered readers back home in Britain a first-hand glimpse into the realities of imperial warfare?

Which of the following were colonial interventions that the British justified using the 'civilising' ideology?

Which word describes Indian sailors and soldiers who migrated to Britain?

India offered economic and social advancement.

Why did some Britons migrate to India in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?

Complete the sentence: {{ }} labourers from India moved to Kenya to build railways.

Where did Indian sailors and soldiers often settle in Britain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

Where did Britain encourage Indian people to migrate to from the 1860s to the early 1900s to address labour shortages?

Starter Quiz