Interpreting the British Empire: how has it been commemorated and contested?
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of the mid--nineteenth century British Empire that they developed in the previous unit. It also builds on knowledge of the earlier British Empire that pupils developed in units about Mughal India, the East India Company and the growth of the Empire in the 17th and 18th centuries. This unit prepares pupils for the later year 9 unit about 20th decolonisation in the British Empire in the 20th century.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know that empires had profound effects on both the colonisers and colonised peoples.
- Pupils know that the legacy of the British Empire is contested.
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of the mid--nineteenth century British Empire that they developed in the previous unit. It also builds on knowledge of the earlier British Empire that pupils developed in units about Mughal India, the East India Company and the growth of the Empire in the 17th and 18th centuries. This unit prepares pupils for the later year 9 unit about 20th decolonisation in the British Empire in the 20th century.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know that empires had profound effects on both the colonisers and colonised peoples.
- Pupils know that the legacy of the British Empire is contested.
Interpreting the British Empire: how has it been commemorated and contested?
In this unit, pupils learn about how the British Empire was viewed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They analyse how imperial anxiety, decline, and decolonisation have all led to changes in its historiography.
6 lessons in unit
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