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

Angevin Empire

History

The arrival of the Vikings

The Danish conquest

The Norman conquest (1066)

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

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

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Under the reign of William the Conqueror, England and __________ developed close cultural connections.

The Angevin Empire was the empire of which monarch?

Henry II worked to restore English lands lost to...

When Henry II landed in Ireland in October 1171, he was declared the '{{ }} of Ireland' by the Irish kings.

Henry II struggled to maintain the Angevin Empire due to its...

By the end of King John's reign, the only place outside of the British Isles that remained under his control was...

{{ }} was crowned as the king of England on 6th January 1066.

William of Normandy's invasion of England began when he landed his army at...

When he became king, William {{ }} almost all of the Anglo-Saxon landholders with Normans.

Under Norman rule, all the land was owned by the...

{{ }} was the only Anglo-Saxon cathedral not to be knocked down and rebuilt by the Normans.

Which of these words used today derive from Anglo-Norman?

Starter Quiz