Thursday, October 30, 2008

The Domestic System

The domestic (or cottage) system was the traditional method of producing goods prior to the Industrial Revolution. This article looks at how the system worked.

The causes of the Industrial Revolution

Here is a short video on what caused the Industrial Revolution



The History Channel also has a webpage looking at the causes of the Industrial Revolution.

Here is an interesting article on the causes

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The Tudors

Woodland Junior School has got a great website with some invaluable information on the Tudors. Check it out and learn all about Tudor kings and queens, the way people lived and what they believed.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

The Middle East Conflict

A timeline of important dates in the Middle East conflict. This timeline is a great starter for the Year 11 IGCSE topic.

A series of useful maps tracing the history of Israel and Palestine.

More background on the Middle East including profiles, documents and information on the key players.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Emily Davison and the Suffragettes

A film of Emily Davison when she tried to stop the King's horse in the 1913 Derby - this was the incident we examined in the evidence exercise in Year 9

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

The Bayeux Tapestry

A great animated video on the Bayeux Tapestry

William the Conqueror

William the Conqueror was the first Norman king of England. He took power in England after winning the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Click here to find out more about him.

The Terrible Tudors

Every wanted to find out some foul facts about the Terrible Tudors? Have a look at this site.
Terrible Tudors

Sunday, October 12, 2008

History Words

Chronology: putting people, periods and events in the order in which they happened. You could do this as a timeline for example.

A period of History – a chunk or section of the past, e.g The Medieval period lasted from approximately 1066 to 1500.

BC – “Before Christ” – the time in the past before Jesus Christ is estimated to have been born.

AD – “Anno Domini” (“The Year of Our Lord”). The years after the birth of Christ.

A decade – a period of 10 years.

A century – a period of 100 years. We often refer to events as taking place in a certain century, for example Henry VIII was King of England between 1509 and 1547, but we often say he reigned in the 16th century. Remember that the first century started in the year 1.

A millennium – a period of 1000 years.

An anachronism is something that is out of place. It is in the wrong place or period.

Sources are the things that are left over from the past. Historians use sources to find evidence about the past.

A primary source is one that comes from the time a historian is studying.

A secondary source is one that comes from after the time a historian is studying.

A fact is something we know happened for sure, for example that the first man walked on the moon in 1969.

An opinion is someone’s view about something, eg that Henry VIII was a bad king.

Bias is when something is one-sided. The verb is “to be biased”. Biased sources can still be very useful to historians because they tell us about people’s opinions.

Hypothesis – a possible explanation of something that happened.

Interpretation
– A particular version of explaining what happened in the past.