This lesson examines the issue of child labor during the Industrial Revolution in terms of working conditions, safety, and health.

This lesson examines public commentary on a law that sought to reduce the cost of looking after poor people by putting them in workhouses in exchange for food and clothing.

This inquiry-led lesson guides students through writing a newspaper article about a mining accident in Trimdon Grange, discussing its causes, its consequences, and the impact on life in the town and elsewhere.

In this activity, students will look at an old photograph and answer questions about the subjects related to who they are, where they live, and what they do.

This lesson engages students with original documents related to prison hulks to discover how the criminal justice system worked in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, especially with respect to "mercy".

This resource examines Britain's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade using records from the National Archives.

This online interactive lesson from the United Kingdom's National Archives guides students through several primary sources in this case study about the Allies at War - What the Public Did Not See to answer the big question, "How strong was the wartime friendship between Britain, the USA, and the USSR 1941-45?" There is a worksheet, glossary, and timeline provided to assist students in their analysis. You must click on the picture of each primary source to access it.

This online interactive lesson from the United Kingdom's National Archives guides students through several primary sources in this case study about the Allies at War - What the Public Saw to answer the big question, "How strong was the wartime friendship between Britain, the USA, and the USSR 1941-45?" There is a worksheet, glossary, and timeline provided to assist students in their analysis. You must click on the picture of each primary source to access it.

People of African and Asian origin have lived in Britain for at least two thousand years, but this aspect of heritage has been largely forgotten. By presenting a selection of relevant records held by The National Archives and other sources, this resource aims to reclaim some of this history and make it more widely known.

This online interactive lesson from the United Kingdom's National Archives guides students through several primary sources in this case study about banning the bomb to answer the big question, "The Nuclear Game - how close was it?" There is a worksheet, glossary, and timeline provided to assist students in their analysis. You must click on the picture of each primary source to access it.

This online interactive lesson from the United Kingdom's National Archives guides students through several primary sources in this case study about the Berlin Blockade to answer the big question, "How did the Cold War work?" There is a worksheet, glossary, and timeline provided to assist students in their analysis. You must click on the picture of each primary source to access it.

This online interactive lesson from the United Kingdom's National Archives guides students through several primary sources in this case study about the Berlin Wall to answer the big question, "How did the Cold War work?" There is a worksheet, glossary, and timeline provided to assist students in their analysis. You must click on the picture of each primary source to access it.

This exhibition selects four British battles from a period of almost 100 years and, using documents, pictures, and text, describes how and why Britain was at war.

The British empire was one of the most important developments in world history. The empire was huge, it lasted a long time, and it brought tremendous changes to many parts of the world. This resource examines how and why the British empire made Britain so important.

This lesson examines resistance among enslaved Africans in the Caribbean, including in Haiti and Barbados.

This resource explores the history of the British Caribbean through government documents, photographs, and maps dating from the 17th century to the 1920s.

This lesson discusses Oliver Cromwell's main political and religious aims for the Commonwealth of England in the mid-1600s, as well as the events before and after his rule.

This exhibition explores what it has meant to be a citizen throughout a millennium of British history. Click through to find full documents from each time period, as well as a quiz page.

The seventeenth century was an extraordinary time for England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Click through to find sources and activities on varying topics related to their wars and rulers.

This exhibition covers the themes of crime, prevention, and punishment during different time periods. There are 12 galleries altogether, each with a key question, a worksheet, and a number of case studies.