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History Curriculum Overview
Term 1 - September to December
| Year group | Half term 1 | Half term 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Britain pre 1066 and the Battle of Hastings | Medieval Realms (1) |
| Year 8 | The British Empire | Slavery |
| Year 9 | WW1 | America in the 1920s |
| Year 10 | Germany in Transition | Germany in Transition |
| Year 11 | The Development of the USA | Germany in Transition |
Term 2 - January to April
| Year group | Half term 3 | Half term 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Medieval Realms (2) | Tudors Monarchs |
| Year 8 | The French Revolution | The Industrial Revolution (1) |
| Year 9 | Nazi Germany | WW2 |
| Year 10 | Germany in Transition/Elizabethan England | Elizabethan England |
| Year 11 | Germany in Transition/Elizabethan England | Elizabethan England/Revision |
Term 3 - April to July
| Year group | Half term 5 | Half term 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 | Finish Tudor monarchs, then Black Tudors | Finish Black Tudors, then the English Civil War |
| Year 8 | The Industrial Revolution (2) | The fight for women's suffrage |
| Year 9 | Finish WW2, then the Holocaust | Finish the Holocaust, then America after 1950 |
| Year 10 | Elizabethan England/The Development of the USA | The Development of the USA |
| Year 11 | Revision | Revision |
Suggested reading material to support subject learning
Year 7
Britain pre 1066, The Battle of Hastings and Medieval Realms (1)7
- Stormin’ Normans by Terry Deary (Horrible Histories)
- A History of Britain (Volume 1): At the Edge of the World: 3000BC-AD1603 BY Simon Schama
- History of Britain and Ireland: The Definitive Visual Guide BY DK
- Battle of Hastings
- The Norman Conquest 1066
- King Harold: Fact or Fiction (Tony Robinson)
- The Norman Conquest (BBC Teach Clips)
- Kings and Queens of England: The Normans
- The Origins of the Norman Conquest (The Historical Association):
- The Norman Conquest (History Extra):
Medieval Realms (2)
- 'A History of Britain (Volume 1): At the Edge of the World: 3000BC-AD1603 by Simon Schama
- 'History of Britain and Ireland: 'The Definitive Visual Guide' By DK
- The Black Death: The Greatest Catastrophe Ever
- Wat Tyler and the Peasants Revolt
- Magna Carta: What is it - and why is it still important today?
- Did Richard III really kill the Princes in the Tower?
- Black Death - Timelines
- Peasants Revolt
- Magna Carta - The Story of Britain
- The Black Death and Social Change
- Medieval Rebellions
- King John: Medieval Monster
- The Princes in the Tower: History's Greatest Mysteries
The Tudors
- 'A History of Britain (Volume 1): At the Edge of the World: 3000BC-AD1603 by Simon Schama
- 'History of Britain and Ireland: 'The Definitive Visual Guide' by DK
- Terrible Tudors (Horrible Histories) by Terry Deary
- The Time Traveller's Guide To Elizabethan England by Ian Mortimer
- The Tudors
- The Tudor Era
- Tudors and Stuarts (15th to 17th Century)
- Henry VIII and the Church
- History vs. Henry VIII
- Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen of England
- English Heritage - AN INTRODUCTION TO TUDOR ENGLAND (1485–1603)
- BBC - How the Tudor dynasty shaped modern Britain
- Tudor England
- Monarchy and Faith in Tudor England
- The Tudors, everything you wanted to know
- Suzannah Lipscomb on the Importance of the Tudors
English Civil War
- The English Civil War at First Hand by Tristram Hunt
- The English Civil War; A Military History by Peter Gaunt
- English Civil Wars
- UK Parliament - The Civil War
- BBC - Charles I, Civil War and the Restoration
Year 8
The British Empire
- Barmy British Empire by Terry Deary
- The Rise and Fall of the British Empire by Lawrence James
- Empire by Jeremy Paxman
- The British Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Ashley Jackson
- BBC Bite Size History Revision
- Britannica - The British Empire
- BBC Empire - Episode 1
- BBC Empire - Episode 2
- BBC Empire - Episode 3
- BBC Empire - Episode 4
- BBC Empire - Episode 5
- In Our Time: The British Empire BBC Radio 4
- Resistance in the British Empire (History Extra)
The French Revolution
- The French Revolution By Captivating History
- Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution By Simon Schama
- French Revolution: Timeline
- The French Revolution: A Complete History
- Andrew Marr: Story of the French Revolution
- The French Revolution - In a Nutshell
- History vs. Napoleon Bonaparte
- The French Revolution: Everything you need to know
- The Failings of the French Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
- The Industrial Revolution by Captivating History
- The Industrial Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by Robert Allen
- A Summary of the Industrial Revolution
- The Cotton Industry and the Industrial Revolution
- Transport and the Industrial Revolution
- Private Life of the Industrial Revolution: Social Change
- What was the Industrial Revolution?
- Andrew Marr tells the story of Britain's Industrial Revolution
- Factory Reform
- Private Life of the Industrial Revolution: Steam Engine
- The Industrial Revolution: Rapid Technological Development
- The Industrial Revolution is revisited and Big Ben turns 150
Year 9
The First World War
- Great Britain’s, Great War by Jeremy Paxman
- A Short History of the First World War by Gary Sheffield
- Frightful First World War by Terry Deary (Horrible Histories)
- World War I: The Definitive Visual Guide by DK
- Britain’s youngest soldier was a boy aged 12 (History Extra article)
- History.com Information about WW1
- BBC WW1 video clips and information
- BBC Documentary on WW1
- Clips from Great Britain’s Great War
- Armistice: The Endgame of WW1 (Timeline)
- Voices of the First World War, collection of Podcasts BBC Radio 4
- Imperial War Museum WW1 Podcasts (IWM)
Nazi German
- 'The Coming of the Third Reich' By Richard J Evans
- 'Travellers in the Third Reich' By Julia Boyd
- 'Nazi Germany: A Very Short Introduction' by Jane Caplan
- Hitler's Rise to Power (article)
- Women in Nazi Germany (article)
- Adolf Hitler's Rise to Power (Andrew Marr)
- Film: Hitler Rise of Evil
- The Rise of Hitler (History Extra)
The Second World War
- The Second World War by Anthony Beevor
- The Second World War by Martin Gilbert
- The causes, events and people of the most destructive war in history
- World War II (article)
- World War II (article)
- Dunkirk Evacuation
- The Blitz
- The Lives of WW2 Evacuees
- Rationing in WWII (British Homefront)
- Poland 1939: The Invasion that Sparked WW2
- Blitz Spirit: How Ordinary People Coped with WW2
Year 10
The Elizabethan Age, 1558-1603
- Elizabeth I by Helen Castor
- The Time Traveller’s Guide to Elizabethan England by Ian Mortimer
- The Virgin Queen: A Personal History of Elizabeth I by Christopher Hibbert
- Elizabeth I vs Mary Queen of Scots (History Extra article)
- Elizabeth I: The Great Unifier (History Extra article)
- A selection of articles about Elizabeth and Elizabethan England (History Extra)
- Catholics in Elizabethan England (History Extra)
- Inside the Mind of Elizabeth I (History Extra)
- At the Playhouse: Watching Shakespeare’s plays in Elizabethan England (History Extra)
- Great Lives: Elizabeth I BBC Radio 4
Year 11
The Development of the USA, 1929-2000
- The Penguin History of the USA by Hugh Brogan
- The Limits of Liberty: American History, 1607-1992’ BY Maldwyn Jones (read from the Great Depression section)
- American History: A Very Short Introduction by William Paul S Boyer
- The Great Depression and New Deal: A Very Short Introduction by Eric Rauchway
- History.com 'The 1950s'
- Whitehouse.gov 'Presidents'
- BBC United State of America Timeline
- History.com 'Vietnam War'
- History.com 'Nixon'
- History.com 'Civil Rights Movement'
- YouTube 'Roosevelt: A New Deal'
- YouTube 'Martin Luther King by Trevor McDonald (ITV)
- YouTube 'The Final Report: Watergate (National Geographic)
- The Marshall Plan and the Cold War
- History Extra 'Everything you ever wanted to know about the Cuban Missile Crisis, but were afraid to ask'
- History Extra 'Cold War Summits'
To find out more about the curriculum Newhouse Academy delivers please contact Hannah Gregory-Harris on 01706 369436 or email gregory-harrish@newhouseacademy.co.uk
