1509-1745
In this section you will find articles to help you unpick the truths from the myths of the Tudor period, examine how Cromwell took the country to war and explore how some the most important political thinkers began to shape the modern world. There is also guidance for teaching some of the information collected here to pupils and different age ranges. In the Europe section for this time period you can explore religion, the Reformation and the Renaissance as well as the scientific breakthroughs of men such as Copernicus and the impact of war and turmoil. Unifying Britain Europe and the wider world during this period was trade and there are a number of articles and podcasts that explore that theme and the events connected to it, such as the horrors and injustices of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. There are also articles on exploration, Japan, Indian and the changes that were occurring to nations and political systems at that time.
Britain & Ireland 1509-1745
- Disembarking the religious rollercoaster
- Why history teachers should not be afraid to venture into the long eighteenth century
- Exploring the relationship between historical significance and historical interpretation
- Inclusive approaches to teaching Elizabeth I at GCSE
- What Have Historians Been Arguing About... the impact of the English Reformation
- Film: The ladies-in-waiting who served the six wives of Henry VIII
Europe 1509-1745
- Disembarking the religious rollercoaster
- Why history teachers should not be afraid to venture into the long eighteenth century
- Podcast Series: The Spanish Golden Age
- Queen Anne
- Podcast Series: The Renaissance
- Podcast Series: The Reformation
World 1509-1745
- Year 7 challenge stereotypes about the Mexica
- Film: The Ruin of All Witches
- Using metaphor to highlight causal processes with Year 13
- Lecture recording: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution
- Broadening and deepening narratives of Benin for Year 8
- In pursuit of shared histories: uncovering Islamic history in the secondary classroom