The Birth of Empire - The East India Company Episode 2 Worksheet to support the BBC Documentary presented by Dan Snow. Written to support the Edexcel A level: Gaining and Losing an Empire -1763-1914 By 1800 the East India Company had grown from a tiny band of merchants into a colossal trading empire. But scandal and corruption in the 18th century had led to a curtailment of its powers by the British government. The state now controlled the company’s affairs in India and, throughout the 19th century, would chip away at its remaining powers and trading privileges. The company was transformed from a trading enterprise into the rulers of India, and governed vast swathes of the subcontinent on behalf of the British Crown. Its territory expanded enormously and an empire was born. As the company traded opium to a reluctant Chinese Empire, in India a dangerous chasm opened up between the British rulers and the Indian people. Alienated and disaffected, significant numbers of the company’s massive army of Indian soldiers finally revolted and the Company’s handling of the mutiny was its final undoing. In 1858 British India passed into Queen Victoria’s hands and the Raj was born.

Taught as a Year 9 lesson to study the views and opinions of the KKK in the USA as part of a study comparing democracies and dictatorships in the modern world. Students investigate the right and extent of freedom of speech in democratic society. It has additionally been used in both assemblies and Citizenship Lessons. Versions have also been adapted for KS4 and 5 Initially students are to complete the questionnaire on their own political views. This can be read or taught through the link to a video. Some of the questions have concern opinions of immigration, welfare, benefits, race and abortion. Students are then shown a teacher led presentation on the views, tactics and methods of the KKK in the USA. As they make their notes the students are to consider the Q.: 'How much freedom of speech should be permitted in a democracy?' When completed the teacher is to survey the opinions of the class based upon the initial questionnaire. Any question that gains the majority of the class will become a law. Any question whose outcome is actually affected by the number of students who chose not to hold an opinion can be used to stress the importance in a democracy to to have opinions. The plenary twist lies in the fact that the initial 11 questions are based upon expressed views of the KKK and have had the USA replaced with the UK. To agree with the question therefore, is to support the views potentially of the KKK. How many laws that the KKK approve of would be passed by your class

Empire of the Seas - Worksheet to support the BBC Dan Snow Documentary Ep.1 Heart of Oak. Written to support the Edexcel A level: Gaining and Losing an Empire -1763-1914 Heart of Oak opens with a dramatic retelling of 16th and 17th-century history. Victory over the Armada proved a turning point in the nation's story as tiny, impoverished England was transformed into a seafaring nation, one whose future wealth and power lay on the oceans. The ruthless exploits of Elizabethan seafaring heroes like Francis Drake created a potent new sense of national identity that combined patriotism and Protestantism with private profiteering. At sea and on land, Snow shows how the Navy became an indispensable tool of state, weaving the stories of characters like Drake, God's Republican warrior at sea Robert Blake, and Samuel Pepys, administrator par excellence, who laid the foundations for Britain's modern civil service. With access to the modern Navy and reconstructed ships of the time, Snow recounts the Navy's metamorphosis from a rabble of West Country freebooters to possibly the most complex industrial enterprise on earth

Empire of the Seas - Worksheets to support the BBC Dan Snow Documentary Ep.2,3 & 4. Written to support the Edexcel A level: Gaining and Losing an Empire -1763-1914 Ep.1 is free to download Ep2. - The Golden Ocean: In The Golden Ocean, Snow charts the period from 1690 to 1759 and reveals how England - soon to be Britain - and her Navy rose from the depths of military and economic disaster to achieve global supremacy. Ep.3 - High Tide: In the third programme in this epic four-part series on how the Navy has shaped modern Britain, Dan Snow sheds light on the evolution of Nelson’s Navy in the late 18th century. It was the most powerful maritime fighting force in the world, with highly trained crews and ambitious officers. He explores the national enterprise which supported it, and explains how the empire it helped create put Britain on the path to war with France. Ep4. - Sea Change: In the last of this four-part series, historian Dan Snow explores the ups and downs of a climactic century in naval and British history. Rapacious and ruthless, the 19th-century Navy used ‘gunboat diplomacy’ to push British interests further afield than ever before. It was control of the sea rather than her land empire that was the key to Britain’s growing wealth.

Scream: A History of Anaesthetics - Worksheet to support the documentary presented by Phill Hammond for the GCSE History Edexcel 9-1 specification. The worksheet supports the content of the programme from the beginning up to c. 38 minutes covering the development of pain relief, from Nitrous Oxide, ether and Chlorform to the evolution of local anaesthetics and Curare

GCSE History Edexcel 9-1 Paper 3 Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39 Mark scheme and DIRT activity. Editable generic template for Teacher or student Self/Peer assessment and DIRT template for feedback and reflection on the Edexcel 9-1 Paper 3 Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39 exam

Worksheet to support the BBC History File - Germany - Ep.3 The Master Race documentary. Comprehension and higher order questioning included. Designed to support both classroom and flipped learning opportunities as well as revision for the 9-1 GCSE

Designed for Year 7 students the lesson investigates the nature of warfare during the medieval era and Crusades. Students will study siege warfare through the recreation of the English siege of Caen in 1204, illustrating and labeling a siege through a literacy based activity based upon the novel ‘Harlequin’ by Bernard Cornwell. This activity can then be compared against the reality and students can plan to either attack or defend a castles. Links to video would then allow students to compare the changing nature of warfare between the medieval and Roman periods: A Teacher Guidance video is available for this lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWNnMJ3szVc

This 10 week independent revision programme will: a) Give you a summary of the key facts/knowledge you need for the Germany Exam . It gives you a fresh start to re-learn the course! b) Help you make high quality revision notes by answering the questions for each topic in bold. You can make flash cards, mind maps, write bullet point lists but you MUST ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. If you already have revision notes (which you should do, add any extra detail that is missing). Re-making notes will help you remember the information. c) You must also answer one exam question in full under timed conditions. d) After each task make sure you build up a list of relevant vocab and a timeline of key events. Topics Covered 1. Weimar Republic 1918-23 2. Weimar Republic 1923 Year of Crisis: Hyperinflation, Munich Putsch 3. Part I: The Golden Years 1924-29 Part II: The Growth of the Nazi Party 1924-28 4. How did Hitler become Chancellor? 5. How did Hitler become Dictator? 6. How did the Nazis Keep Control? 7. Part I: How did Hitler control the Church Part II: Who opposed the Nazis? 8. Part I: How did the lives of women change? Part II: How did the Nazi control the Youth? 9.Economic Changes 10. Nazi Ideas about the Master Race

Battlefield Britain: The Armada - Worksheet to support the BBC Documentary. Presented by father and son team, Dan and Peter Snow, this BBC series looks at the world of British Military history uncovering weapons tactics and personalities behind the battles. This episode examines the attempted Spanish invasion of England in 1588

Planned for Yr8/9 but relevant to both GCSE and A Level, the lesson serves as an introduction to the Cold War and how ideology played its part in the undeclared war. Students will use music, their own opinions, group work and prior learning to see how different people and cultures can interpret the sames things differently. A Teacher Guidance Video to this resource can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArySUX0Z1dA

Students will watch and complete the sheet based upon the episode. The episode shows an interpretation of the British political system under the Georgians. Students are encouraged to watch, gather information and compare and contrast politics now and then. The sheet can be edited to accommodate a wide range of ability. It lends itself initially to higher ability students or a flipped homework task See Teacher Guidance Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJKNOO9xe4A

Worksheet to support the Hyperinflation video exploring the causes of Hyperinflation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI1i5yhwOz8 Student have the nature and impact of the economic crisis explained

Overview worksheet for the compilation of information from the approved textbook. Teacher Guidance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km_nEgAyygE

An introductory task to the Edexcel A level: Gaining and Losing an Empire -1763-1914 Guidance film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLUTvlHGV_8

Worksheet to support the BBC TV programme hosted by Nick Knowles. Students will follow the story and evidence to determine whether or not Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators were victims of a conspiracy or failed terrorists. Written in publisher and formatted to A3 it can be edited and saved as a PDF for A4 printing

Taught to Year 8 students the lesson explores the significance of the roles of Chadwick, Stephenson, Arkwright and Tull in the Industrial Revolution. The lesson has options on the initial quizzing of prior learning, and then an inquiry in two parts: initially researching one individual and then group work sharing findings on the remaining individuals to reach a conclusion on their significance.

Worksheet to support the lecture: 8 The Logic of Resistance by Professor J.Freeman of Yale University. Written to support the Edexcel A level: Britain Losing and Gaining an Empire 1763-1914: The Loss of the American Colonies, 1773-1783. This is used as a teaching and enrichment resource to stretch the more able, introduce students to lecture based learning and ensure independent study outside of the classroom. Link to Youtube Lecture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=akWmZuLRwQA

Worksheet to support the lecture: 6 Resistance or Rebellion (Or, what the heck is happening in Boston?) by Professor J.Freeman of Yale University. Written to support the Edexcel A level: Britain Losing and Gaining an Empire 1763-1914: OCR, The Loss of the American Colonies, 1773-1783 and AQA, Challenging British Dominance: the Loss of the American Colonies, 1754–1783 . This is used as a teaching and enrichment resource to stretch the more able, introduce students to lecture based learning and ensure independent study outside of the classroom. Link to Youtube Lecture: www.youtube.com/watchv=gGRW5nF2Mqs&list=PLDA2BC5E785D495AB&index=6

Worksheet to support the lecture: 5 Outraged Colonials - The Stamp Act Crisis by Professor J.Freeman of Yale University. Written to support the Edexcel A level: Britain Losing and Gaining an Empire 1763-1914: OCR, The Loss of the American Colonies, 1773-1783 and AQA, Challenging British Dominance: the Loss of the American Colonies, 1754–1783 . This is used as a teaching and enrichment resource to stretch the more able, introduce students to lecture based learning and ensure independent study outside of the classroom. Link to Youtube Lecture:www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbwOop46Dag