relating to the Germanic inhabitants of England from their arrival in the 5th century to the Norman Conquest

the movement of people into a new area or country

a member of the Scandinavian seafaring people who raided Britain from the late 8th century

the area of England in the north and east controlled by the Vikings

The arrival of the Vikings

History

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 imperial propaganda in the 19th century

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

the name of the Anglo-Saxon tax used to defend England against Viking invasions

a group of countries or territories ruled from the centre by another country or person

the people who settled in Normandy in the 10th century

the right or sequence of inheriting a title or position

the social system introduced to England by the Normans, which greatly increased the power of the king

territories in England, Wales, Ireland and France held by Henry II and his descendants in the 12th and 13th centuries

a document signed in 1215 containing a series of promises that limited the monarch and guaranteed some political rights

a relationship between two countries for a particular purpose

a phase of a war involving a series of operations aimed at achieving a specific objective

a member of the group of people living in Normandy who had settled there in the 10th century; they were of Viking descent

indigenous people are the original inhabitants of a specific area

a country or area under the control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country

having left one’s own country permanently and gone to live in another one

a member of any of the societies who originally inhabited North and South America and the Caribbean Islands

the trade from the 16th to 19th centuries that transported enslaved African peoples to the Americas

an area of land on which certain crops were grown using forced labour

a person who has been forced to work without pay, lose their freedom and become the property of another person; sources often refer to them as slaves

a system where someone is made to work without pay for a set period of time

the group that supported America during the American Revolution

being able to do things for yourself and make your own decisions

the group that supported Britain during the American Revolution

a set of rules and law relating to the government of a country

a member of the Western Church who does not recognise the Pope as its head

a religious group of French Protestants who migrated to Britain in the 16th and 17th centuries

a member of the Western Church who does recognise the pope as its head

a member of the Western Church who does not recognise the pope as its head

in Ireland, an area settled by English and Scottish families

a person of Celtic origin who speaks Gaelic, which was a language spoken in parts of Scotland and Ireland

people who have been forced to work without pay, lose their freedom and become the property of another person; sources often refer to them as slaves

a country or area under control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country

exclusive control over a supply of or trade in a commodity or service

an Indian soldier serving in the British or another European order

a native governor during the time of the Mughal Empire

an act of rising up against rulers or authority

a person who governs a territory on behalf of a sovereign

a colony administered by the British government within the British Empire

adapted and shaped in such a way as to exhibit English characteristics

building projects that help enable travel and communication within a country, for example, roads, railways, etc.

waterways enabling crop growth in areas where beforehand it was not possible

the ways of behaving and societal rules that a group of people follow

ruling in a non-democratic way, often enforcing the law through violence

something that is decided or done without any clear reason, logic, or fairness

the principle that European countries could control parts of Africa if they could establish that they already exerted influence there

a member of the Dutch population which settled in southern Africa in the late 17th century

the strategy of destroying crops and other resources to prevent their falling into enemy hands

a camp for detaining prisoners, usually political prisoners

the theory that the concept of natural selection applies to human societies and race

the process by which we analyse and explain past events

a term used to describe a source's background; its nature, origin and purpose

someone who moves from one country to another

someone who settles in a country from elsewhere

being targeted and treated badly, worse than others, over a sustained period of time

the transportation of Jewish children from Nazi Germany to Britain from 1938-1940

the process of starting and managing a business venture, typically with the goal of achieving profit

Indian sailors and soldiers who migrated to Britain and were often active in the activities of the East India Company

a type of worker who is bound by a contract to work for a specific period in exchange for benefits like passage, housing, or education

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

an international organisation consisting of states which once belonged to the British Empire

the name of the ship bringing the first cohort of migrants from the Caribbean to Britain after the Second World War

the process by which colonies of the British Empire gradually achieved independence from Britain during the course of the 20th century

a person who wants their country to be politically independent

the combination of social and economic factors or conditions influencing or related to a particular group, community or society

any of the territories that are governed by the United Kingdom but lie outside the British Isles; many were formerly British crown colonies

a trading bloc created by European powers after WW2, also known as the EEC and later named the European Union (EU)

a term coined after the UK voted to leave the EU, referring to British exit from the European Union

a vote held in which citizens vote directly on a closed question

someone who is generally against close ties with the European Union

international group of countries which once belonged to the British Empire

coined after the UK voted to leave the EU, referring to British exit from the European Union

Thematic Studies

Britain: Migration, empires and the people - c790 to the present day

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