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                                                                                Maybe they haven't decided yet what is right: English and Spanish perspectives on teaching historical significance
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History articleHistorians and history teachers understand well that students, when they ‘answer’ questions, are creating their own interpretation. We take account of this in our teaching too: we do not pretend that, beyond the level of the simplest closed questioning, there is ever a ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answer approach to history.... Maybe they haven't decided yet what is right: English and Spanish perspectives on teaching historical significance
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                                                                                Bristol and the Slave Trade
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Classic PamphletCaptain Thomas Wyndham of Marshfield Park in Somerset was on voyage to Barbary where he sailed from Kingroad, near Bristol, with three ships full of goods and slaves thus beginning the association of African Trade and Bristol. In the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Bristol was not a place of... Bristol and the Slave Trade
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                                                                                Elementary Education in the Nineteenth Century
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Classic PamphletAll schemes for education involve some consideration of the surrounding society, its existing structure and how it will-and should-develop. Thus the interaction of educational provision and institutions with patterns of employment, social mobility and political behaviour are fascinatingly complex. The spate of valuable local studies emphasizes this complexity and makes... Elementary Education in the Nineteenth Century
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                                                                                Religion and Politics 1559-1642
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Classic PamphletIt is a truism to say that religion and politics were inextricably mixed in the seventeenth century.
"So natural" wrote Richard Hooker,"is the union of religion with Justice, that we may boldly deem there is neither where both are not" Sir John Eliot observed that in the House of Commons... Religion and Politics 1559-1642
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                                                                                Radicalism and its Results, 1760-1837
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Classic PamphletRadicalism with a large "R", unlike Conservatism with a large "C" and Liberalism with a large "L", is not a historical term of even proximate precision. There was never a Radical Party with a national organization, local associations, or a treasury. But there were, and there are, "Radicals", generally qualified... Radicalism and its Results, 1760-1837
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                                                                                Enabling Year 7 to write essays on Magna Carta
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History articleSetting out to teach Magna Carta to the full attainment range in Year 7, Mark King decided to choose a question that reflected real scholarly debates and also to ensure that pupils held enough knowledge in long-term memory to be able to think about that question meaningfully. As he gradually prepared his pupils to produce their own causation arguments in response to that question, King was startled by... Enabling Year 7 to write essays on Magna Carta
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                                                                                Scots Abroad in the Fifteenth Century
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Classic Pamphlet(Historical Association Pamphlet, No. 124, 1942)
Dunlop's research into the occupations and attitudes of Scots abroad during the 15th century uncovers some surprising revelations about all members of the Scottish ex-pat society.
She particularly notes the ‘scurrilous' opinions of the French regarding Scotsmen's behaviour. While Scottish diplomatists and envoys tended... Scots Abroad in the Fifteenth Century
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                                                                                Finding the place of substantive knowledge in history
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History article‘What exactly is parliament?' finding the place of substantive knowledge in history
The relationship between knowledge and literacy is a central concern for all teachers. In his teaching, Palek noted that his students were struggling to understand complex substantive concepts such as ‘parliament' and decided to explore the relationship between students'... Finding the place of substantive knowledge in history
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                                                                                1066: The Limits of our Knowledge
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Historian articleAs the most pivotal and traumatic event in English history, the Norman Conquest continues to generate controversy and debate, especially among those who know little about it or enjoy passing judgement on the past. Who had the better claim to the English throne, William the Conqueror or Harold Godwineson? Was... 1066: The Limits of our Knowledge
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                                                                                Securing contextual knowledge in year 10
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History articleUsing regular, low-stakes tests to secure pupils' contextual knowledge in Year 10
Lee Donaghy was concerned that his GCSE students' weak contextual knowledge was letting them down. Inspired by a mixture of cognitive science and the arguments of other teachers expressed in various blogs, he decided to tackle the problem... Securing contextual knowledge in year 10
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                                                                                New, Novice or Nervous? 157: Teaching Overview
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History featureOverwhelmed by overview? Bewildered by how to teach bigger pictures? Tied up in mental knots by trying to work out the difference between thematic stories, frameworks and outlines? You are not alone.
Like many history teachers, you feel more confident when teaching depth studies but find yourself beating a rapid... New, Novice or Nervous? 157: Teaching Overview
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                                                                                On British Soil: Hartlepool, 16 December, 1914
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Historian articleHeugh Battery, a Victorian survivor, received a new lease of life in 1908 when introduction of an improved Vickers 6-inch Mark VII gun greatly added to earlier, far less telling firepower. The Victorian pile was refurbished two years later and a pair of the new cannon installed. In 1907, the... On British Soil: Hartlepool, 16 December, 1914
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                                                                                Confounding expectation at Key Stage 3: flower-songs from an indigenous empire
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History articleIn this article Nicolas Kinloch examines aspects of an indigenous empire: that of Aztec Mexico. He attempts to persuade a group of mixed-ability Year 8 students to examine - and question - some of the assumptions they bring to the study of this empire. Their attitudes reflect quite widespread beliefs... Confounding expectation at Key Stage 3: flower-songs from an indigenous empire
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                                                                                The Investiture Disputes
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Classic PamphletHistorical labels are dictated by a wayward fashion; and the name which is still most commonly associated with the first struggle of Empire and Papacy (1076-1122). "The Investiture Disputes," is neither lucid or appropriate. It has been commoner for historians to name the great wars of history after the issues... The Investiture Disputes
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                                                                                Period, place and mental space
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History articlePeriod, place and mental space: using historical scholarship to develop Year 7 pupils' sense of period
What is a sense of period? And how can pupils' sense of period be developed? Questions such as these have troubled history teachers for many years, often revolving around debates over the role played by... Period, place and mental space
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                                                                                Podcast Series: The British Empire 1800-Present
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Multipage ArticleAn HA Podcasted History of the British Empire 1800-Present featuring Dr Seán Lang of Anglia Ruskin University, Dr John Stuart of Kingston University London, Professor A. J. Stockwell and Dr Larry Butler of the University of East Anglia. Podcast Series: The British Empire 1800-Present
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                                                                                Women, War and Revolution
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Classic PamphletOn the surface, the period 1914 to 1945 seems to have encompassed massive changes in the position of women in Europe, in response to the demands of war and revolution. Yet historians have questioned the extent of the transformation, since the acquisition of the vote, as well as improvements in... Women, War and Revolution
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                                                                                English Heritage and Historical Association Local Heritage Project
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    ArticleOne year ago (2011), the south eastern branch of English Heritage and the Historical Association came together to see what we could do better in partnership. The outcome was the Local Heritage Partnership Project. The vision was to work together to provide access to and inspiration to carry out local... English Heritage and Historical Association Local Heritage Project
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                                                                                Hidden histories and heroism: post-14 course on multi-cultural Britain since 1945
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History ArticleA school-designed, post-14 course on multi-cultural Britain since 1945
 Robin Whitburn and Sharon Yemoh describe the design of a school-generated GCSE course on the challenges that British people faced in forging a multicultural society in post-imperial Britain. Drawing on their own research into their students' experience, they build a discipline-based case... Hidden histories and heroism: post-14 course on multi-cultural Britain since 1945
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                                                                                Thematic or sequential analysis in causal explanations
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History articleStruck by what he saw as the complexity, artistry and cognitive achievement of historians' narrative accounts, Robin Kemp decided to explore ways of teaching his pupils to write narrative and to analyse the role of such writing in developing various kinds of historical thinking.
Working with Year 8 and Year... Thematic or sequential analysis in causal explanations
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                                                                                Strategies for A-Level marking to motivate and enable
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History articleJane Facey was unsatisfied with the way in which her A-Level students responded to typical assessment practice. This would normally involve their teacher marking their work and then providing them with written feedback. In looking to move beyond this, Facey drew upon a wide range of research and practice which... Strategies for A-Level marking to motivate and enable
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                                                                                Polychronicon 144: Interpreting the 1930s in Britain
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History featureFor students of my generation (born in 1954) the 1930s had a very clear identity; so, when the far-left Socialist Workers Party launched a campaign against unemployment, in 1975, with the slogan: ‘No Return to the Thirties', we all knew what they meant: unemployment, economic deprivation and the political betrayal... Polychronicon 144: Interpreting the 1930s in Britain
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                                                                                Exploring diversity at GCSE
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History articleHaving already reflected on ways of improving their students' understanding of historical diversity at Key Stage 3, Joanne Philpott and Daniel Guiney set themselves the challenge of extending this to post-14 students by means of fieldwork activities at First World War battlefields sites. In addition, they wanted to link the study... Exploring diversity at GCSE
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                                                                                Oliver Cromwell 1658-1958
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Classic PamphletEver since the death of Oliver Cromwell 300 years ago his reputation has been the subject of controversy. The royalist view of him was expressed by Clarendon: "a brave bad mad," an ambitious hypocrite. This interpretation was supported by many former Parliamentarians: Edmund Ludlow regarded Cromwell as the lost leader... Oliver Cromwell 1658-1958
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                                                                                Cunning Plan 143: enquiries about the British empire
                                        
                                            
                                        
                                    Teaching History journal featureI wanted to give my Year 8 students ownership of their work on the British Empire by allowing them to suggest our ‘enquiry question'. In order to introduce the Empire, I brought in sugar, spices, bananas, chilli peppers and cotton. I then showed maps demonstrating the Empire at its height.... Cunning Plan 143: enquiries about the British empire