‘Was this anger all about rabbits?’ Collaborating with historians and local heritage professionals to help Year 7 make sense of the 1381 revolt

David Ingledew was inspired by his participation in the Historical Association ‘People of 1381’ Teacher Fellowship to begin a project using local history in St Albans to disrupt established narratives of the 1381 Revolt. Keen to make the most of the local heritage, Ingledew collaborated with Steve Clarke and John Mitchell to design and resource a learning sequence with an integrated site visit. The authors describe in this article their contributions to this ambitious project, the rationale for each stage of the learning sequence and site visit, and the impact of these on pupils’ understanding of the 1381 Revolt and of the work of historians. They offer a model of collaboration which could be adapted to other local sites and other historical periods...