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

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

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

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

Impact of conquest and settlement on medieval Britain

History

The arrival of the Vikings

The Danish conquest

The Norman conquest (1066)

Angevin Empire

The Hundred Years' War

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

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

People from which of these groups migrated to Britain between 409 and 1066?

The vast empire ruled by Henry II was called the {{ }} Empire.

By the end of the Hundred Years' War, the only continental territory in English hands was...

As part of their invasion and conquest, the Normans built roughly {{ }} castles in England.

Which King of England was the first to speak English as their first language?

Which of these were areas of continuity throughout the medieval period?

Soon after his coronation, Philip VI threatened the English {{ }} trade.

 In 1337, Philip VI confiscated the English duchy of...

The closest England came to victory in the Hundred Years’ War was following the Battle of...

organised raids on French territory by English knights

bands of unemployed soldiers who plagued the French countryside

bands of French sailors who raided English coastal towns

The Hundred Years’ War came to an effective end when {{ }} was overrun. 

Following the Hundred Years' War, rivalry and conflict with the __________ became a staple part of the English identity up until the 20th century. 

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