European migration in the 18th and 19th centuries

History

The Viking conquest

Case study: Viking York

The Norman Conquest

Jewish migration in medieval England

Merchants and craftspeople in medieval England

Migration in medieval England

England in the early modern period

Case study: Flemish and Walloon migrants in Sandwich and Canterbury

African migrants in the early British Empire

Jewish migrants in the early modern period

Case study: Huguenots

Palatine refugees in the early 1700s

Migration to early modern England

The Industrial Revolution and internal migration

The British Empire and migration to Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries

Case study: Liverpool in the 19th century

Case study: Jewish migrants in the East End

Migration to 18th and 19th century Britain

The World Wars and colonial migrants

Post-war migration to Britain

The end of empire, the Commonwealth and changing patterns of migration

Race relations in 20th century Britain

The EU and changing patterns of migration

Refugees and asylum seekers in modern Britain

Case studies: Bristol and Leicester

Migration to modern Britain

In this unit, pupils learn about either migrants in Britain or medicine in Britain over a period of roughly 1000 years. They examine one of these themes, 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Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.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

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

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Complete the sentence: The start of the {{}} reign led to an increase in German migration, with German migrants welcomed by authorities.

Where did most middle-class and professional Germans move to in London?

Who successfully asked to become a British citizen by an Act of Parliament in 1727?

Which events led to increased migration to England from Europe?

opened pizza restaurants in Welsh towns and cities

became known for making and selling ice cream

opened fish and chip shops in Scottish towns and cities

became known for making and selling pasta

What impacts did Italian migrants have on Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries?

Which word describes when a country develops heavy industries  on a huge scale?

Which word means to move from one part of a nation to another?

Complete the sentence with the correct time period: From , Britain was transformed by the Industrial Revolution.

The air travel network was developed as road travel was still too slow.

The canal network was developed to link the main manufacturing areas with ports.

The rail network was developed as road travel was still too slow.

The motorway network was developed to connect London to all major cities.

The road network was developed to connect London to all major cities.

Which of the following are ways in which the Industrial Revolution changed transport?

Match the steamship name to the correct journey it made.

Complete the sentence with the correct figures: London saw the greatest population growth in this period, from a population of just under {{}} people in 1800 to {{}} in 1900.

Starter Quiz

Which word describes when a country develops heavy industries on a huge scale?