an act of rising up against rulers or authority

a person who governs a territory on behalf of a sovereign

a colony administered by the British government within the British Empire

The Indian Rebellion

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 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

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Which word describes an act of rising up against rulers or authority?

Which word describes a person who governs a territory on behalf of a sovereign?

refused to trade with Hindu princes any longer

the introduction of the 'doctrine of lapse'

Which actions did the East India Company (EIC) undertake in India, causing resentment of British rule?

The EIC had full influence over the country of India.

Sepoys became angry over their poor treatment .

The ‘doctrine of lapse’ was imposed by the British.

the introduction of the new Enfield rifle

Put the following events in chronological order.

How much of India was controlled by the EIC at the time of the Indian Rebellion in 1857?

What was the Indian Rebellion of 1857 known as in India?

Which word describes an Indian soldier serving in the British or another European order?

Which word describes a native governor during the time of the Mughal Empire?

Under whose rule did the power of the Mughals decrease?

What was the British East India Company (EIC) granted in 1600?

Clive beat the Nawab of Bengal at the Battle of Plassey.

Clive coerced the Mughal Emperor to grant a monopoly on trade to the EIC.

The power of the EIC grew but trade decreased with America.

The British government passed the Regulating Act.

Britain lost its American colonies and India became crucial to the empire.

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