The origins of British rule in India

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 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

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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.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 or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Which word describes exclusive control over a supply of or trade in a commodity or service?

Who ruled the Indian subcontinent prior to the arrival of Britain?

Which company was founded in 1600 and soon established trading posts in Surat, Madras and Bombay?

Who ruled over the Hindu princes, creating a vast and stable empire in India from 1556 to 1605?

Which of the following products were exported by the EIC from India?

Who led the EIC to victory at the Battle of Plassey in 1757?

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

Complete the sentence: Enslaved people were forcibly transported to the Americas from West Africa in the {{ }} Slave Trade.

role of individuals - William the Conqueror's actions

economic resources - the early formation of the British Empire

Which of the following were the most important factors in causing migration in the 16th and 17th centuries?

During the 16th and 17th centuries, where did migration lead to a distinct identity emerging?

Put the following time periods in chronological order.

In which direction did migration occur in the 16th and 17th centuries?

The origins of British rule in India

Lesson outcome

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