Seminar preparation & coursebook readings

WEEK

TOPIC/COURSEBOOK READINGS/DOWNLOADABLE SEMINAR MATERIALS

1

Prehistoric Britain (c. 500 000 BC - 43 AD)

1. COURSEBOOK: 1. Ice Sea and Land, 2. The First Farmers, 3. A Ritual Landscape, 4. Celtic Britain
2. 01 Skara Brae-seminar worksheet for video 
3. VIDEO: Skara Brae

2

Roman Britain (AD 43-410)

1. COURSEBOOK: 5. The Roman Province
2. 02 Hadrian's Wall West Bank Barrier Comparison-seminar worksheet
3. 02 Hadrian's Wall, history-article
4. 02 What is the West Bank Barrier-BBC News article

3

The Anglo-Saxon Period (440-1066)

1. COURSEBOOK: 6. The Coming of the English, 7. The Vikings Invade, 8. The Kingdoms in Britain and Ireland
2. 03 Anglo-Saxon Britain-video-worksheet

4

The Early Middle Ages (1066-1307)

1. COURSEBOOK: 9. Norman Conquest to Magna Carta, 10. A New Church and Society, 11. Working in Country and Town, 12. Conquest and Resistance
2. 04 Claimants to English Throne in 1066-article
3. 04 Why did the battle happen-article

5

The Late Middle Ages (1290-1485)

1. COURSEBOOK: 12. Conquest and Resistance, 13. Growing Up in Medieval Times, 14. Gunpowder Treason and War
2. 05 Late Middle-Ages-video-worksheet 2004 
3. VIDEO: King Death

6

The Tudor Age (1485-1603)

1. COURSEBOOK: 15. Changing Times, 16. Rival Kings, 17. Divided Christians, 18. Queen and People
2. 06 English Reformation-classroom activity 
3. AUDIO FILE 1-Henry Wants Rid Of Catherine Of Aragon-The Fall Of Wolsey
4. AUDIO FILE 2-Henry Is Made Head Of The Church- Marries Anne Boleyn
5. AUDIO FILE 3-The European Renaissance- Erasmus And Sir Thomas More
6. AUDIO FILE 4-Anne Of Cleves And The Fall Of Thomas Cromwell
7. AUDIO FILE 5-Thomas Cromwell

7

TEST I (on weeks 1-6)

8

The Stuarts (1603-1688)

1. COURSEBOOK: 19. The Path to War, 20. Cavaliers and Roundheads, 21. A King Again
2. 08 King's Head-article-extract from book.doc
3. 08 Charles I: Living in a World of One's Own-classroom activity.doc 
4. 08 Charles I: Living in a World of One's Own-picture presentation.ppt

9

The Eighteen Century (1688-1789)

1. COURSEBOOK: 23. Trade and the First Empire, 24. A Hanoverian Kingdom, 25. Victory over Napoleon
2. 09 Eighteen Century-video-worksheet 2007

10

The Age of Industrial Revolution

1. COURSEBOOK: 23. Trade and the First Empire, 26. Industrial Change and Political Revolution
2. 10 Industrial Revolution-reading instructions for groups A,B,C.doc
3. 10 Rise of the Industrial Age, article, passages A,B,C.doc

11

The Age of Liberalism (1851-1914)

1. COURSEBOOK: 27. After Waterloo - Fighting for Power, 28. The Age of the Railway, 29. Victorian Triumph and Decline
2. 11 Age of Liberalism-video-worksheet 2005  VIDEO: Victoria and her sisters
3. 11 Self-Confidence of Mid-Victorian Age-article

12

20th Century: World War I and Interwar Years (1914 - 1939)

1. COURSEBOOK: 30. Land of Hope and Glory, 31. Your Country Needs You, 32. Peace in Our Time
2. 12 Twentieth Century-1900-1939-A Photographic History

13

20^th Century: World War II and Welfare State

1. COURSEBOOK: An Illustrated History of Britain (David McDowall): THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, 22. Britain at war (The Second World War), 23. The age of uncertainty (The new international order, The welfare state)