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TOPIC (coursebook readings & downloadable seminar materials)
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FIRST
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1. Prehistoric Britain (c. 500 000 BC - 43 AD) SEMINAR
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COURSEBOOK: An Illustrated History of Britain (David McDowall) CHAPTER 1: The Foundation Stones: The Island, Britain's prehistory, The Celts
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- VIDEO: A History of Britain, Episode 01, Beginnings (Link: InfoCoBuild Timing 00:00-11:08)
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2. Roman Britain (AD 43-410) LECTURE
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- COURSEBOOK: CHAPTER 1: The Foundation Stones: The Romans, Roman life
- 02 Hadrian's Wall West Bank Barrier Comparison-seminar worksheet
- Hadrian's Wall, history-article
- 02 What is the West Bank Barrier-BBC News article
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3. The Anglo-Saxon Period (440-1066) SEMINAR
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- COURSEBOOK: CHAPTER 2: Saxon invasions
- 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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4. The Early Middle Ages (1066-1307) SELF-STUDY
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- COURSEBOOK: CHAPTER 4: Conquest and feudal rule CHAPTER 5: The power of the kings of England, CHAPTER 6: Government and society
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5. The Late Middle Ages (1307-1485) SEMINAR
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COURSEBOOK: CHAPTER 7: The century of war, plague and disorder CHAPTER 8: The crisis of kings and nobles, CHAPTER 9: Government and society
- 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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6. The Tudor Age (1485-1603) LECTURE
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COURSEBOOK: CHAPTER 10: The birth of the nation state CHAPTER 11: England and her neighbours, CHAPTER 12: Government and society
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7. The Stuarts (1603-1714) SEMINAR
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COURSEBOOK: CHAPTER 13: Crown and Parliament CHAPTER 14: Republican and Restoration Britain, CHAPTER 15: Life and thought
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SECOND
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8. The Eighteen Century (1714-1815) SEMINAR
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COURSEBOOK: CHAPTER 16: The political world CHAPTER 17: Life in town and country, CHAPTER 18: The years of revolution
- 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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9. The Age of Industrial Revolution LECTURE
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COURSEBOOK: CHAPTER 17: Life in town and country CHAPTER 18: The years of revolution: Industrial revolution, Society and religion
- ADDITIONAL READING: Rise of the Industrial Age, article
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10. The Nineteenth Century (1815-1914) SEMINAR
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- COURSEBOOK: CHAPTER 19: The years of power and danger CHAPTER 20: The years of self-confidence, CHAPTER 21: The end of an age
- 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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11. The Twentieth Century: World War I and Interwar Years (1914 - 1939) SEMINAR
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- COURSEBOOK: CHAPTER 22: Britain at war: The First World War, The Rise of the Labor Party, The rights of Women, Ireland, Disappointment and depression
- ACTIVITY: Analysing perido photographs: Twentieth Century-1900-1939-A Photographic History
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12. The Twentieth Century: World War II and the Welfare State LECTURE
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- COURSEBOOK: CHAPTER 22: The Second World War CHAPTER 23: The Age of uncertainty: The new international order, the welfare state
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