Our ‘Curriculum Topics’ use the phrasing of the National Curriculum to help you find content that can be used to teach each individual module.
Our taught sessions and online resources cover a variety of time periods and places. Many contain structured investigations for use directly in the classroom. Others are more suited for research and preparation. They all allow access into our unique collections.
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1833 Factory Act
Did it solve the problems of children in factories?
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19th century mining disaster
What happened at the Trimdon Grange Mining Disaster?
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A ‘right’ to relief?
In what ways did paupers hold the Poor Law to account?
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All on board!
What can we learn from old board games?
All Work and No Play
What does this document reveal about work in the past?
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Have we underestimated the Victorian Poor?
To what extent did the Victorian Poor accept their fate in the workhouse?
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Health and the Poor Law
To what degree did the Poor Law make an important contribution to Public Health?
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Holding History
What is 'The National Archives'?
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Past pleasures
How did the Victorians have fun?
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Protest and Democracy 1816 to 1818, part 1
Was this the start of mass politics in Britain?
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Protesting against the New Poor Law
What can archival material tell us about protest?
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Punishment in the workhouse – Lesson One
What can ‘pauper voices’ reveal about punishments for workhouse children?
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Rob Roy
A Victorian railway accident
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Significant People
Who is who?
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Terfysg Beca (Cymraeg/Welsh)
Beth a ddigwyddodd yn ystod
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Trimdon
What was it like living in a late 19th century mining town?
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Victorian Food and Drink
What do old adverts reveal?
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Victorian Industrial Towns
What made them unhealthy?
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Victorian lives
How was life different in Victorian times?
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Victorian Railways
Did they create more crime?
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Whitechapel
How can we find out about what Whitechapel was like in 1888?
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Workhouse Voices
What did paupers say about the Poor Law?
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Workhouse Voices Creative Writing
Stories inspired by letters from the past
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Workhouse Women
How were women treated in the Victorian workhouse?