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

Movement within the British Empire

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

Irish migration to Britain in the 19th century

Jewish migration to Britain in the 19th and 20th centuries

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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.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

Which word describes the process of starting and managing a business venture, typically with the goal of achieving profit?

Which word describes 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?

What is the name of the British trading company that made huge profits in the trade of silk, spices and opium?

Which of the following sources reveal an insight into the lives of British women who accompanied male family members to India?

Complete the sentence: During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a significant migration wave brought Indian {{ }}, to Britain in pursuit of economic advancement.

aided the EIC in the silk, spices and opium trades

addressed labour shortages in the fast-growing mining industry

constructed railways connecting Kenya to Uganda

How did Indian workers contribute to British colonial expansion and economic development in East Africa?

Which word describes the transportation of Jewish children from Nazi Germany to Britain from 1938-1940?

Complete the sentence: In the 1930s and 1940s many Jewish refugees fled {{ }} from Nazi Germany and moved to Britain.

Who was the first Jewish Mayor of London?

economic problems and lack of opportunities

increasing antisemitism in eastern Europe

Which of the following were reasons for Jewish migration to Britain in the 19th century?

Which of the following industries saw significant contributions from Jewish migrants in the 19th century?

How many Jewish refugees found sanctuary in Britain up until the beginning of World War Two (WW2) in 1939?

Starter Quiz