Steam Engine the industrial revolution and a Principles of how the steam engine was used to create rotary motion. documentary about . First applications of the steam engine. This topic lends itself well to local history, eg. canals and Victorian train stations. Transport Development of canals. Aqueducts, barges and locks. Ability to mass transport heavy goods. Stephenson’s Rocket and the invention of the train. Spread of rail transport around Britain. The Young Oxford History of Britain Increasing pace of social change & Ireland, pages 286-320. Changes and disruption caused by industrialisation. by Great Tales from English History Loss of artisan jobs to machines and factories. Robert Lacey, pages 327-378. Luddite rebellions. The British Library have sources Urbanisation and its consequences. showing social change during the and centuries. The National Labour Archives have some good sources Spring One Social Reform Child labour in mines, cotton factories and chimney sweeps. in their section. website has a ‘’ The campaign to end child labour. good section on Victorian Britain, in The Factory Acts. particular at work’ and ‘children in factories’. ‘children Wealth and poverty The poor law and the workhouse. Growing material prosperity. The 1851 Great Exhibition. The Young Oxford History of Britain Political radicals & Ireland, pages 308-317 Growing calls for British politics to change. The Houses of Parliament have Henry Hunt and the Peterloo tragedy. resources on the working of , , and ‘Orator’ an about the history of Parliament. The Great Reform Act For events in Ireland, show clips Political Reform Spring Two Changes to the electoral system. from The Story of Ireland (2011). Significance of the Act. Further reforms towards full democracy in 1928. Ireland Wolfe Tone’s rebellion and the Act of Union. The Irish potato famine.
Steam Engine Principles of how the steam engine was used to create rotary motion. First applications of the steam engine. Transport Development of canals. Aqueducts, barges and locks. Ability to mass transport heavy goods. Stephenson’s Rocket and the invention of the train. Spread of rail transport around Britain. the industrial revolution and a documentary about . This topic lends itself well to local history, eg. canals and Victorian train stations. Spring One Social Reform Increasing pace of social change Changes and disruption caused by industrialisation. Loss of artisan jobs to machines and factories. Luddite rebellions. Urbanisation and its consequences. Labour Child labour in mines, cotton factories and chimney sweeps. The campaign to end child labour. The Factory Acts. Wealth and poverty The poor law and the workhouse. Growing material prosperity. The 1851 Great Exhibition. The Young Oxford History of Britain & Ireland, pages 286-320. Great Tales from English History by Robert Lacey, pages 327-378. The British Library have sources showing social change during the and centuries. The National Archives have some good sources in their ‘’ section. website has a good section on Victorian Britain, in particular ‘children at work’ and ‘children in factories’. Spring Two Political Reform Political radicals Growing calls for British politics to change. Henry ‘Orator’ Hunt and the Peterloo tragedy. The Great Reform Act Changes to the electoral system. Significance of the Act. Further reforms towards full democracy in 1928. Ireland Wolfe Tone’s rebellion and the Act of Union. The Irish potato famine. The Young Oxford History of Britain & Ireland, pages 308-317 The Houses of Parliament have resources on the working of , , and an about the history of Parliament. For events in Ireland, show clips from The Story of Ireland (2011).
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