someone who moves from one country to another

Irish migration to Britain 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

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

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.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

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Which word describes an extreme scarcity of food?

Which word describes 'to divide something into parts'?

Which of the following were key reasons for Irish migration to Britain?

Which word best describes Irish migrants early experiences in Britain?

Complete the sentence: Irish migrants were unfairly stigmatised and blamed for social problems like ...

Northern Ireland, mainly Protestant, supported union with Britain

Irish Free State, mainly Catholic, supported a united Ireland

Match the correct description to the terms.

What elements make up a source's provenance?

Complete the sentence: Some historians argue that the expansion of empire had some {{}} impacts, particularly in Africa.

Complete the sentence: An {{}} is the process by which we analyse and explain past events.

infrastructure and administrative development in the colonies

exploitation and mistreatment of indigenous populations

Which of the following examples would a historian who is presenting a positive view of empire point to?

Put the following time periods in chronological order.

Which word describes the movement of people into a new area or country?

Starter Quiz

What elements make up a source's provenance?