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TOPIC (coursebook readings & downloadable seminar materials)
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Prehistoric Britain (c. 500 000 BC - 43 AD)
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COURSEBOOK: 1. Ice Sea and Land, 2. The First Farmers, 3. A Ritual Landscape, 4. Celtic Britain
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- VIDEO: A History of Britain, Episode 01, Beginnings (Link: InfoCoBuild Timing 00:00-11:08)
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Roman Britain (AD 43-410)
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- COURSEBOOK: 5. The Roman Province
- Hadrian's Wall West Bank Barrier Comparison-seminar worksheet
- READING History of Hadrian's Wall (English Heritage)
- VIDEO What is the Relationship between Israel and Palestine? (Britannica)
- VIDEO What is the West Bank? (CNN)
- READING The West Bank Barrier (WIKIPEDIA, read Introduction, Structure, Route, Effects on Palestinians)
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The Anglo-Saxon Period (440-1066)
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- COURSEBOOK: 6. The Coming of the English, 7. The Vikings Invade, 8. The Kingdoms in Britain and Ireland
- Anglo-Saxon Invasion-seminar worksheet for Simon Shama's BBC video
- VIDEO: A History of Britain, Episode 01, Beginnings (Link: InfoCoBuild Timing: 37:05-43:50)
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The Early Middle Ages (1066-1485)
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COURSEBOOK: 9. Norman Conquest to Magna Carta, 10. A New Church and Society, 12. Conquest and Resistance
- 04 Claimants to English Throne in 1066-article
- 04 Why did the battle happen-article
- Family trees of Harold II and William of Normandy
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The Late Middle Ages (1307-1485)
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- COURSEBOOK: 14. Gunpowder Treason and War
- Black Death-seminar worksheet for Simon Shama's BBC documentary
- VIDEO: A History of Britain, Episode 05, King Death (Link: InfoCoBuild Timing 00:00-12:45)
- Black Death article from A History of World Societies
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The Tudor Age (1485-1603)
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COURSEBOOK: 15. Changing Times, 16. Rival Kings, 17. Divided Christians, 18. Queen and People
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Revision & MID-SEMESTER WRITTEN TEST (on topics 1 - 6)
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The Stuarts (1603-1688)
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COURSEBOOK: 19. The Path to War, 20. Cavaliers and Roundheads, 21. A King Again
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The Eighteen Century (1688-1789)
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COURSEBOOK: 23. Trade and the First Empire, 24. A Hanoverian Kingdom, 25. Victory over Napoleon
- Eighteen Century-seminar worksheet for Simon Shama's video
- VIDEO: A History of Britain, Episode 11, Wrong Empire (Links: InfoCoBuild) Timing: 00:00-14:50)
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The Age of Industrial Revolution
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COURSEBOOK: 23. Trade and the First Empire, 26. Industrial Change and Political Revolution
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The Nineteenth Century (1815-1914)
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- COURSEBOOK: 27. After Waterloo - Fighting for Power, 28. The Age of the Railway, 29. Victorian Triumph and Decline
- Self-Confidence of Mid-Victorian Age-article
- Queen Victoria, Great Exhibition & Victorian Values-seminar worksheet for Simon Shama's BBC video
- VIDEO: A History of Britain, Episode 13, Victoria and Her Sisters (Link: InfoCoBuild Timing: 00:00-13:00)
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World War I and Interwar Years (1914 - 1939)
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- COURSEBOOK: 30. Land of Hope and Glory, 31. Your Country Needs You, 32. Peace in Our Time
- ADDITIONAL SOURCE: An Illustrated History of Britain (David McDowall): 21.The storm clouds of war. 22. The First World War. The Rise of the Labour Party. The Rights of Women. Disappointment and Depression.
- Twentieth Century-1900-1939-A Photographic History
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World War II to Fall of the Empire
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- COURSEBOOK: 33. The Poeople's War, 34. Winds of Change
- Chamberlain and Hitler 1938 (National Archives history activity exploring primary documents)
- INSTRUCTIONS for TASK 4 (Take-home written assignment worth 6 points)
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