a tragedy is an extremely sad event or situation

when someone can vote, they are allowed to make a choice about who runs the country

Emily Davison and the tragedy at Epsom Racecourse

History

Emily Davison's early life and education

Emily Davison and the Suffragettes

Stories from Emily Davison's activism

Emily Davison's funeral

Changes for women following Emily Davison's death

Paul Stephenson and The Bay Horse pub

Paul Stephenson's early life and evacuation

Paul Stephenson arrives in Bristol

Paul Stephenson and the Bristol Bus Boycott

Paul Stephenson's legacy in Bristol and Britain

Comparing Paul Stephenson and Emily Davison

In ‘Significant individuals who changed Britain: how did they fight for change?’ pupils compare two significant individuals from different periods to develop their chronological and substantive understanding. In ‘Stone Age Britain: what do archaeologists think they know about it?’ they begin to investigate more ways in which we know about the past.

In ‘Queen Victoria: how did Britain change during her lifetime?’ pupils built on their chronological and substantive understanding in a depth study of Queen Victoria and Victorian Britain. In ‘Significant individuals who changed Britain: how did they fight for change?’ they compare two significant individuals from different periods to develop this further.

The stories of Emily Davison and Paul Stephenson help students understand when change has occurred in social justice. They learn about the diversity of those who fought for change and gain a broader sense of history and curiosity about the past.

Significant individuals who changed Britain: how did they fight for change?

diphtheria was a common childhood disease in Victorian England which affected the throat or skin

literature is written work such as stories, poems and plays

a degree is a certificate to show someone has completed studying a subject at university

the Suffragettes were a group of people who wanted women to have the right to vote in Britain

a politician is a person who works in the government

violent or aggressive tactics can be described as militant

when someone is arrested, they are taken away by the police because they have broken the law

a law is a rule that everyone has to follow

a funeral is an event where people come together to remember a person who has died

to pay respect to someone means to remember a person who has died

a procession is a group of people moving forward together

the First World War lasted from 1914 to 1918 and involved countries from all over the world, including Britain

a factory is a big building full of machines for making things

a place where people can buy drinks is called a pub

a manager is the person in charge of a place

a police officer is a person whose job it is to make sure that people follow the law

the Second World War involved lots of countries fighting between 1939 and 1945

when people are evacuated they are moved from a dangerous area to a safer one

the countryside means areas with lots of fields which are away from towns and cities

people in the RAF fly planes for Britain’s Royal Air Force to protect the country

a youth worker’s job is to work with and help young people

the Caribbean is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea, which is between North and South America

a protest is when a lot of people come together to show others that they strongly dislike something

a boycott is when people refuse to buy or use something as a protest

a politician is someone who works for the government

a person who works on a bus collecting tickets is called a bus conductor

laws are rules that everyone in a country has to follow

the government are people in charge of running a country and they decide the laws that everyone has to follow

equality means when everyone is treated fairly and in the same way

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