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

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

Post war migration to Britain: The Windrush generation

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

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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.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

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

Which word describes an international organisation of states which once belonged to the British Empire?

In which year was the British Nationality Act passed?

Which event marked the beginning of mass immigration from the Caribbean to the United Kingdom?

Many people from the Windrush generation worked in which areas?

Into which port did the Empire Windrush arrive?

A carnival linked to the resilience and cultural contribution of the Windrush generation is held in which west London district?

'Decolonisation of the British Empire happened rapidly as a result of the impacts on Britain of this war.' Which war?

What word means to divide a country into parts?

Which country gained full control of the Suez Canal in 1956?

Which former British colony in Africa was made independent in 1957?

How it handled the partition of India and Pakistan

For what act of colonial oppression in its past did the British government apologise for in 2013?

Match these people with their relevant countries.

Exit Quiz

Which word describes an international organisation of states which once belonged to the British Empire?