A four lesson sequence that focuses on the history of Gypsies and Travellers from the start of the first industrial revolution period to the eve of the First World War. This was a time of great social and economic change in Britain. By completing this sequence pupils will not only learn about a period of British Gypsy and Traveller history, they will also learn about some of the social and economic changes in Britain in the period. They will consider how much changed in society and how much changed for Gypsy and Traveller people.

By completing this sequence of lessons pupils will learn:

• How life changed for Gypsy and Traveller people in Britain in the 150 years up to the First World War
• An outline history of Gypsies and Travellers in Britain before 1750
• Some of the social and economic changes that occurred in Britain 1750-1914
• Hinterland knowledge that will help develop their sense of period and place for further study of the years 1750-1914
• To evaluate the ‘extent’ of change and to learn that changes are not experienced in the same way
• To collect notes from a variety of sources and interpretations, to organise them and to frame them as an answer to a historical question.