Drama-documentary series telling the story of the American West and its people Ep1 - Custer’s last Stand -Was Custer’s Last Stand, pitting 366 men against 2,000 braves, nothing more than a suicide mission - or was there method to his madness? The common preconceptions of this iconic battle are stripped away as new research shows that, against all odds, Custer was close to pulling off a remarkable victory. And his actions, far from foolish, were based on a brutally simple and far-from-glorious plan Ep2 - Billy The Kid - This episode focused on Billy The Kid - whether he really deserved his infamy as a ‘badman’ and whether he should be posthumously granted a Pardon. The general consensus of considered opinion is that he should be granted this Pardon Ep3 - The Gunfight at The O.K. Corral -In 1881 Virgil Earp, marshal of Tombstone, suspects Billy Clanton and the McLaury brothers of stealing cattle and, backed up by his brothers Wyatt and Morgan and ‘Doc’ Holliday, challenges them to surrender near the OK corral. In the following thirty second shoot-out the suspected and unarmed thieves are shot in the back, leading to the Earps standing trial for murder - though they are exonerated by the judge, who also happens to be a relation. This retelling, along with commentaries, is a far darker version of the story in which the Earps are usually represented as the unequivocally good guys

All the revision / overview booklets for each of the units of the Edexcel Gaining and Losing an Empire: 1763-1914 Nearly loosing an Empire A Level Course. The booklets are based upon wider reading to enhance the understanding of students and enrich their learning beyond the core text. This resources deals with content and knowledge and do not contain any assessment.

Supporting worksheets for chapters 42-45 of Ben Wilsons ‘Empire of The Deep’ to support the Edexcel A Level: gaining and losing an empire 1763-1914. Wilson’s book provides an overview of the changing role of the Royal Navy support the breadth element of the course. Chapters covered: 42 - Persuasion - 1805-42 43 - Making the Weather - 1842 -1860 44 - Arms Race - 1860-1899 45 - The Brink- 1899-1914 The sheets are designed to be printed on A3 but can be amended and saved as PDF’s for A4 printing if desired

Why Here? Why Now? Introductory slides for Edexcel Gaining and Losing an Empire. Used for introductory overview work and context Trade - Breadth Study - Free as an example Royal Navy Thirteen Colonies - Free as an example Australia Canada India Nile Valley

Supporting, structured worksheets to support Episodes 2,3 & 4 of the Niall Ferguson documentary series: Ep1 - Why Britain? - already a free resource Ep2 - White Plague Ep3 - The Mission Ep4 - Heavens Breed Written in Publisher and formatted to A3 the resources are also saved as PDF’s for A4 printing

Boom, Bust & Recovery- Worksheets to support J.W. Davidson’s ‘A Little History of the United States’: Chapter 31 - The Masses Chapter 32 - The New Deal Chapter 34 - Superpower Written as part of an introductory reading programme for Yr 12 A Level students studying the Edexcel syllabus or extension materials for Ks3 or GCSE Written as Publisher files for printing on A3, they can be edited and printed as PDF files to accommodate A4 printing

Full set of structured supporting Worksheets for the BBC History File series written to support the 9-1 Edexcel History course: Ep1 - The Rise of Hitler Ep2 - Life in Nazi Germany Ep3 - The Master Race (A Free resource) Ep4 - Youth Ep5 - Opposition Written in Publisher and formatted to A3 the resources can be printed as A4 PDFs