This is a fun activity where students get to engage with Age of Enlightenment beliefs and begin to debate our natural rights. It is great for getting conversation going and for helping students to better interpret Enlightenment ideas. The lesson is a play on Philosophical Chairs where the students are asked to share whether they agree, disagree or are unsure. The point is to see if they can be moved to change their opinion through discussion and debate.

This is a useful worksheet to support an introductory reading or short lecture on the main features of the Age of Absolutism. Students can complete it when they are finished reading or with the help of notes.

During the S5 year in the European Schools students must answer a question about the utility of a given historical source. This handout was designed to guide them through the process of answering that kind of question with an example.