History

Pupils will be taught about:

The development of Church, state and society in Medieval Britain 1066-1509

• The Norman Conquest
• Religion, the monarchy and society in Medieval England
• Witchcraft
• The Crusades
• Medieval Britain compared to Medieval Africa

The development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745

• The Tudors including the Protestant Reformation and religious rollercoaster throughout their reign 
• The English Civil War
• Witchcraft

Ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain, 1745-1901

• The Industrial Revolution in Britain
• Law and Order in Victorian Britain: Jack the Ripper
• The French Revolution and its impact on Britain
• The emergence of the women’s rights movement: Josephine Butler

Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day In addition to studying the Holocaust

• Causes of WWI
• The role of Indian soldiers fighting for Britain during WWI
• The Civil Rights movement
• The Arab-Israeli conflict
• Women & Power: The Suffragettes
• The Second World War and the Holocaust
• Multicultural Britain

A local history study

• Multicultural Britain