The gallery addresses the question: how did the railways change the lives of people in Victorian Britain? There are a selection of sources and related questions. Pupils can play 'The Train' activity to get a steam train to the seaside.
This website for Key stage 1 pupils tells the story of the Great Fire of London in an engaging interactive way with activities and games. There are also opportunities to explore how we know about the Great Fire through museum objects, documents and paintings. The website was created by the Museum of London in partnership with The National Archives, London Fire Brigade Museum, National Portrait Gallery and London Metropolitan Archives.
In addition, there are supporting resources and suggestions for further activities in and out of the classroom.
To view the animation you will need Flash (free software that comes with most web browsers) and make sure that you have sound turned on your computer. There is also a text version of the site available.
This workshop aims to develop pupils' understanding of the character of Henry VIII and how he used imagery to create an impression about himself. They will develop their understanding of the Tudor period by studying different types of documents and learning how they were made. They will develop their skills at interpreting information from documents, including portraits, and learn how to read original Tudor handwriting.
This exhibition is based around six online activities:
What was life like at the court of Henry VIII?
How did Tudor people have fun?
Was there freedom of religion in Tudor England?
What can you find out about Tudor life?
What countries did England trade with in Tudor times?
Joust!
To answer these questions and complete the activities, pupils must examine documents and objects from the Tudor period. In addition, there are supporting materials and suggestions for further activities - both online and in the classroom.
The Tudors has been created for key stage 2 pupils, but there is material here that could be used at key stage 3 (for example, a timeline on religious change in the period or an activity based around the portrait of Anne of Cleves).
To view the animation and see the objects in 3D, you will need Flash (free software that comes with most web browsers - for more information, see The Tudors help page). However, the resources are also available in a printable format.
This exhibition is based around six online activities:
What was life like at the court of Henry VIII?
How did Tudor people have fun?
Was there freedom of religion in Tudor England?
What can you find out about Tudor life?
What countries did England trade with in Tudor times?
Joust!
To answer these questions and complete the activities, pupils must examine documents and objects from the Tudor period. In addition, there are supporting materials and suggestions for further activities - both online and in the classroom.
The Tudors has been created for key stage 2 pupils, but there is material here that could be used at key stage 3 (for example, a timeline on religious change in the period or an activity based around the portrait of Anne of Cleves).
To view the animation and see the objects in 3D, you will need Flash (free software that comes with most web browsers - for more information, see The Tudors help page). However, the resources are also available in a printable format.
This tells the story of Tudor Hackney with video drama and a virtual reality reconstruction. You can walk around the town, see inside the home of the Daniell family, pick up objects and learn about daily activities.
Want to be a knight in shining armour riding into combat on your trusty steed? Choose your horse, select your armour and try your skills against 4 jousting champions from the court of Queen Elizabeth I. Plus find out about your opponents and get tips on the equipment from the information pages.
What kind of man was he? This snapshot gives you the chance to look at primary sources concerning Shakespeare, including financial information and his last will and testament.
This snapshot on a WWII bombing raid is based on an interview with WWII airman Gordon Ford and looks at the experiences and effects of British bombers on German cities.
This exhibition is an investigation into life on the home front during the Second World War. There are seven galleries:
preparations for war
evacuation
bombing of Britain
Empire home front
everyday life
women at war
spies
Each gallery is broken into various topics with sources and questions. The visual material is accessible to all pupils with or without teacher input. There are worksheets, timelines and a glossary. There is also a diary facility so pupils can save, edit and access their work directly from the net. The gallery contains a video archive using clips from the Imperial War Museum on many of the topics. Some galleries have additional activities to play: Lights Out; Escape the Blitz; Shelter from the Blitz; Empire Home Front; Shopping in the War; Spy Catcher.
Focus On Film is a jointly funded project by The National Archives and the South East Grid for Learning. This site presents film as a historical source and considers its advantages and disadvantages as evidence for the past.
Introduction: This article outlines with film clips, some of the issues relating to film as evidence.
Activities: These investigate different aspects of film evidence with clips. The activities can be accessed either for individual use on a pc or for whole-class teaching using an interactive whiteboard.
Film Archive: The archive contains a range of original footage from the twentieth century as well as some reconstructions of earlier periods of history. All clips have full background information and can either be viewed online or downloaded for free.
Editor′s Room: You can understand the power of the film editor by working with our film archive and online editing tool.
Sources used: film, typed document, photo, hand written document
KS2 Unit 11: What was it like for children living in Victorian Britain?
This videoconference aims to introduce pupils to documents about Victorian child criminals and to the background of Victorian crime and punishment. Through a study of documents held here at the archives, including photographs and prison records, pupils will investigate Victorian attitudes to crime and punishment, as well as the social and economic background of this period. Pupils will then go on to study the Prison Record of a little boy named Henry Munday, and will use his experiences as a stimulus for creative writing.
Sources used: Sources used: handwritten and typed document, picture
The gallery addresses this question: Did the treatment of the poor improve after the Poor Law Amendment Act in 1834? There are a selection of sources and related questions.
Say cheese! Queen Victoria´s family photograph. Why is no one smiling in Queen Victoria's family photograph? Tasks in this snapshot encourage you to see how much evidence there is in one photo.
This gallery asks what was the purpose of the punishments used in the period through four case studies on: transportation; prison reform; Victorian prisons; the treatment of juvenile criminals. The most visual material is to be found in case study 3 on Victorian Prisons, which younger pupils might find more accessible.
The gallery addresses this question: Were the streets safe in Victorian Britain? There are a selection of sources and related questions. Pupils can play the Victorian Crime activity and patrol the streets as a peeler, catch the criminals and decide their punishment.
What was it like living in late 19th century Trimdon Grange (County Durham in the North of England)? This snapshot combines photos, maps and a census return.
This gallery considers what new crime prevention methods were set up to deal with changes in crime in this period and what were the problems. There are five case studies: Sir John Fielding; Sir Robert Peel and the New Metropolitan Police; provincial police forces; the growth of the police; complaints and criticisms.
This provides information about the census. It also shows how the census can be used to study local history. There is an activity based on a page of a census return that can be investigated by clicking on each of the columns. There are also two quizzes and an interactive investigation using material from the 1891 census.
Moving Here explores, records and illustrates why people came to England over the last 200 years and what their experiences were and continue to be. It includes an online archive of original material related to migration history from local, regional and national archives, libraries and museums and gives visitors to the site the opportunity to publish stories of their own experience of migration. The site features numerous resources designed specifically for schools.
Moving Here explores, records and illustrates why people came to England over the last 200 years and what their experiences were and continue to be. It includes an online archive of original material related to migration history from local, regional and national archives, libraries and museums and gives visitors to the site the opportunity to publish stories of their own experience of migration. The site features numerous resources designed specifically for schools.
This is an investigation using material from the 1891 census. It starts with a census map, focuses down to street level and provides a photograph of the street. Some of the houses in the photograph can be clicked on to reveal the census return along with guidance questions to interpret the information provided by the census material.
Focus On Film is a jointly funded project by The National Archives and the South East Grid for Learning. This site presents film as a historical source and considers its advantages and disadvantages as evidence for the past.
Introduction: This article outlines with film clips, some of the issues relating to film as evidence.
Activities: These investigate different aspects of film evidence with clips. The activities can be accessed either for individual use on a pc or for whole-class teaching using an interactive whiteboard.
Film Archive: The archive contains a range of original footage from the twentieth century as well as some reconstructions of earlier periods of history. All clips have full background information and can either be viewed online or downloaded for free.
Editor′s Room: You can understand the power of the film editor by working with our film archive and online editing tool.
Sources used: film, typed document, photo, hand written document
KS2 Unit 19: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?
This exhibition is based around six online activities:
What was life like at the court of Henry VIII?
How did Tudor people have fun?
Was there freedom of religion in Tudor England?
What can you find out about Tudor life?
What countries did England trade with in Tudor times?
Joust!
To answer these questions and complete the activities, pupils must examine documents and objects from the Tudor period. In addition, there are supporting materials and suggestions for further activities - both online and in the classroom.
The Tudors has been created for key stage 2 pupils, but there is material here that could be used at key stage 3 (for example, a timeline on religious change in the period or an activity based around the portrait of Anne of Cleves).
To view the animation and see the objects in 3D, you will need Flash (free software that comes with most web browsers - for more information, see The Tudors help page). However, the resources are also available in a printable format.
