Seminar preparation & coursebook readings

WEEK

TOPIC (coursebook readings & downloadable seminar materials)

1

  Prehistoric Britain (c. 500 000 BC - 43 AD) 

1. COURSEBOOK: 1. Ice Sea and Land, 2. The First Farmers, 3. A Ritual Landscape, 4. Celtic Britain
2. Skara Brae-seminar worksheet for Simon Shama's BBC video
3. VIDEO: A History of Britain, Episode 01, Beginnings (Link: InfoCoBuild Timing 00:00-11:08)
   

2

Roman Britain (AD 43-410) 

1. COURSEBOOK: 5. The Roman Province
2. Hadrian's Wall West Bank Barrier Comparison-seminar worksheet
3. Hadrian's Wall, history-article
4. What is the West Bank Barrier-BBC News article

3

The Anglo-Saxon Period (440-1066)  

1. COURSEBOOK: 6. The Coming of the English, 7. The Vikings Invade, 8. The Kingdoms in Britain and Ireland
2. Anglo-Saxon Invasion-seminar worksheet for Simon Shama's BBC video
3. VIDEO: A History of Britain, Episode 01, Beginnings (Link: InfoCoBuild Timing: 37:05-43:50)

4

The Early Middle Ages (1066-1485)  

1. COURSEBOOK: 9. Norman Conquest to Magna Carta, 10. A New Church and Society, 12. Conquest and Resistance
2. 04 Claimants to English Throne in 1066-article
3. 04 Why did the battle happen-article
4. Family trees of Harold II and William of Normandy

5

The Late Middle Ages (1307-1485)

1. COURSEBOOK: 14. Gunpowder Treason and War
2. Black Death-seminar worksheet for Simon Shama's BBC documentary
3. VIDEO: A History of Britain, Episode 05, King Death (Link: InfoCoBuild Timing 00:00-12:45)
4. Black Death article from A History of World Societies

6

The Tudor Age (1485-1603) 

1. COURSEBOOK: 15. Changing Times, 16. Rival Kings, 17. Divided Christians, 18. Queen and People
2. English Reformation-classroom activity 
3. AUDIO FILE 1-Henry Wants Rid Of Catherine Of Aragon-The Fall Of Wolsey
4. AUDIO FILE 2-Henry Is Made Head Of The Church- Marries Anne Boleyn
5. AUDIO FILE 3-The European Renaissance- Erasmus And Sir Thomas More
6. AUDIO FILE 4-Thomas Cromwelll
7. AUDIO FILE 5-Anne of Cleves and the Fall of Thomas Cromwell

Revision & MID-SEMESTER WRITTEN TEST (on topics 1 - 6)

The Stuarts (1603-1688) 

1. COURSEBOOK: 19. The Path to War, 20. Cavaliers and Roundheads, 21. A King Again
2. King's Head-article-extract from book.doc
3. Charles I: Living in a World of One's Own-classroom activity.doc 
4. Charles I: Living in a World of One's Own-picture presentation.ppt

9

The Eighteen Century (1688-1789)  

1. COURSEBOOK: 23. Trade and the First Empire, 24. A Hanoverian Kingdom, 25. Victory over Napoleon
2. Eighteen Century-seminar worksheet for Simon Shama's video
3. VIDEO: A History of Britain, Episode 11, Wrong Empire (Links: InfoCoBuild) Timing: 00:00-14:50)

10

The Age of Industrial Revolution 

1. COURSEBOOK: 23. Trade and the First Empire, 26. Industrial Change and Political Revolution
2. 10 Industrial Revolution-reading instructions for groups A,B,C.doc
3. 10 Rise of the Industrial Age, article, passages A,B,C.doc

 11

The Nineteenth Century (1815-1914) 

1. COURSEBOOK: 27. After Waterloo - Fighting for Power, 28. The Age of the Railway, 29. Victorian Triumph and Decline
2. Self-Confidence of Mid-Victorian Age-article
3. Queen Victoria, Great Exhibition & Victorian Values-seminar worksheet for Simon Shama's BBC video
4. VIDEO: A History of Britain, Episode 13, Victoria and Her Sisters (Link: InfoCoBuild Timing: 00:00-13:00)

World War I and Interwar Years (1914 - 1939) 

1. COURSEBOOK: 30. Land of Hope and Glory, 31. Your Country Needs You, 32. Peace in Our Time
2. 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.
3. Twentieth Century-1900-1939-A Photographic History

13

World War II to Welfare State  

1. COURSEBOOK: 33. The Poeople's War
2. ADDITIONAL SOURCE: An Illustrated History of Britain (David McDowall): 23. The welfare state.
3. Chamberlain and Hitler 1938 (National Archives history activity exploring primary documents)
4. INSTRUCTIONS for TASK 4 (Take-home written assignment worth 6 points)