History B (Schools History Project) - J411

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The People’s Health, c.1250 to present

  • Medieval Britain c.1250–c.1500

  • Early Modern Britain c.1500–c.1750

  • Industrial Britain, c.1750–c.1900

  • Britain since c. 1900

Crime and Punishment, c.1250 to present

  • Medieval Britain c.1250–c.1500

  • Early Modern Britain c.1500–c.1750

  • Industrial Britain, c.1750–c.1900

  • Britain since c.1900

Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present

  • Medieval Britain c.1250–c.1500

  • Early Modern Britain c.1500–c.1750

  • Industrial and Imperial Britain c.1750–c.1900

  • Britain since c.1900

The Norman Conquest, 1065–1087

  • England on the eve of the conquest

  • Invasion and victory

  • Resistance and response

  • Castles

  • Conquest and control

The Elizabethans, 1580–1603

Britain in Peace and War, 1900–1918

Viking Expansion, c.750–c.1050

The Mughal Empire, 1526–1707

  • The First Mughal Emperors, 1526–1556

  • Akbar, 1556–1605

  • Jahangir, 1605–1627

  • Shah Jahan, 1627–1658

  • Aurangzeb 1658–1707

The Making of America, 1789–1900

  • America’s expansion 1789–1838

  • The West 1839–1860

  • Civil War and Reconstruction 1861–1877

  • Settlement and conflict on the Plains 1861–1877

  • American cultures 1877–1900

The First Crusade, c.1070–1100

  • Origins c.1070–1095

  • Responses November 1095 to December 1096

  • Into Asia Minor December 1096 to October 1097

  • Antioch October 1097 to June 1098

  • Jerusalem July 1098 to July 1100

Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest, 1519–1535

Living under Nazi Rule, 1933–1945

History Around Us

  • History Around Us: the site's location, origins, changes and use over time (criteria a–g)

  • History Around Us: significance, typicality, everyday life and interpreting the physical remains (criteria h–n)

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