A2 DecisionMaking Game The Henrician Reformation A major new game: can you keep your head at the court of Henry VIII?
Category: Historical Periods
Nazi Germany: The Nazi Police State
A new worksheet designed to be used in conjunction with the Head2Head Interview.
Nazi Germany: The Night of the Long Knives
A new worksheet for Year 10 students.
Virtual Interview with Adolf Hitler: Major Update!
The Virtual Interview with Adolf Hitler, recently updated with a custom-made 3D face, is currently being updated with 300 new questions submitted by members over the past few months. This will obviously take a couple of weeks, so if no other updates appear during that time, then this is the reason! The final activity, when…
Running Dictation Exericse: The Siege of Constantinople, 1453
Perhaps the defining reason why the Renaissance took off in Italy, the Siege of Constantinople is also a great story. This activity gets the narrative across in a suitably exciting way. Complete with suggested classroom / homework activities.
Emperor Charles I: Doomed to Failure?
A revision sheet donated to the site by Mr. Fitzsimmons.
GCSE Revision – PowerPoint
A PowerPoint Presentation donated to the site by Mr. Fitzsimmons.
Historiography – Revolutionary Russia
Three worksheets: Historiography 1: February 1917 Historiography 2: October 1917 Historiography 3: The Big Issues
Liberal Britain: Simulation adventure
This popular game, central to the GCSE history syllabus, has been reprogrammed to run more smoothly in the Firefox browser. Several pages have been amended to add extra detail in response to visitor feedback.
Revolutionary Russia: The Provisional Government
Three new worksheets: The Provisional Government: Introduction The Provisional Government: Detailed Analysis and The October Revolution Conclusion: Comparing the Revolutions
World War One Simulation: Life in the Trenches
This simulation allows students to take on the role of an ordinary soldier and take a series of decisions covering the whole period 1914-1918. I have streamlined the programming of this popular activity so that it should now run more quickly and provide more detailed feedback to students studying this central modern history topic.
Tsarist Russia – 2 new worksheets
1. The Murder of Rasputin 2. Essay Framework: Was Tsarist Russia more secure in 1914 than it had been in 1905?
Tsarist / Revolutionary Russia
I have recently updated and improved these pages with several new additions. The old section, which was becoming unwieldy, has now been split into two sections: (a) Tsarist Russia under Alexander II and Alexander III (b) Revolutionary Russia under Nicholas II and Lenin
Why was Thomas Becket Murdered?
A brand new version of a popular lesson designed for Year 7 students.
What did Henry II and Archbishop Becket argue about?
A worksheet in Word, designed to introduce the subject to students, who have to insert bias and propaganda into an account and reach some initial judgements.
How should you vote at the General Election?
General Election 2005 An interactive questionnaire which tells you how you should probably be voting at the next election!
What did Medieval people think heaven and hell were really like?
This worksheet provides students with some gruesome and gripping pictures of hell from medieval sources, and gets them to write their own imaginary sermon based on the sights, sounds and smells of HELL!
What sorts of things could get me into hell?
A worksheet designed to introduce students to the Seven Deadly Sins, and the gruesomely gripping punishments awaiting them in hell if they are committed!
What should I DO to get into heaven?
This worksheet makes the point that getting into heaven, for medieval people, was a careers choice – pilgrim or crusader, monk or flagellant – which route would have suited you?
What should I BELIEVE to get into heaven?
This worksheet is a true / false questionnaire which helps students understand medieval theology. At the end of the exercise they will know whether they are on a Highway to Hell or a Stairway to Heaven!
Why was the Church so important to people in the Middle Ages?
This worksheet is designed to make the point that the Church was not all about praying and hymns, but was the social hub of medieval life. Students will design an attractive poster highlighting all the fun activities offered by the Church.
Virtual Tour Around Tsarist Russia – Official Launch
I have finally launched a brand new decision-making game about Tsarist Russia on the Eve of World War One This simulation is designed to teach students all about the strengths, weaknesses, successes and failures of Tsarist Russia on the eve of World War One. You take on the role of Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii, a professional photographer…
Head2Head with Henry VIII – Major update
The Head2Head Interview with King Henry VIII has now been updated with a custom-made 3D face. Many thanks to subscribers for enabling me to pay OddCast, the American software corporation, to design this great new addition to the site. I hope the kids enjoy it!
Stalin Head2Head Interview: Custom-made 3D face!
Thanks to www.oddcast.com for designing (and site members for funding) the creation of a custom-made 3D face for the Head2Head Interview with Josef Stalin. At last, the dictator’s moustache can be seen in all its Georgian glory!
Medieval Careeers Advice: Christian Style!
Are you on a Highway to Hell or a Stairway to Heaven? By playing This interactive simulation students will learn about (a) The beliefs and (b) The practices of medieval religion in an engaging way. The game comes complete with a worksheet.
Historiography: Hitler’s Role in World War Two
A fascinating but rather complex historiographical debate, which I have aimed to simplify for students using this worksheet. The debate is initially distilled down to the AJP Taylor / Trevor-Roper clash, which is then broken down into its constituent arguments, and students are then invited to research the views of other historians in more detail.
Splat the Stalinist!
A brand new game designed for IB / A2 History students, designed to teach them about the significance of key characters of the period – how many can you SPLAT in 60 seconds?
SPLAT the Cold War Celebrity!
A brand new version of the popular game, now with a high score board – can you get onto the Hall of Fame with your historical knowledge?
SPLAT the European Reformation Celebrities!
A brand new version of the popular game, now with a high score board – can you get onto the Hall of Fame with your historical knowledge?
The Nazis: A Warning from History – more worksheets to accompany the TV series
The Road to Treblinka (The Holocaust) Fighting to the End (Opposition to Hitler, and why it failed) (click here to buy from Amazon)
SPLAT the Liberal Government Politicians!
A brand new version of the popular game, now with a high score board – can you get onto the Hall of Fame with your historical knowledge?
The Nazis: A Warning from History – Worksheets to accompany the TV series
Helped into Power (The rise of the Nazis) Chaos and Consent (The system of government in Nazi Germany) The Wrong War (Foreign Policy and Appeasement) (click here to buy from Amazon)
SPLAT the Weimar Republic Figures!
A brand new version of the popular game, now with a high score board – can you get onto the Hall of Fame with your historical knowledge?
SPLAT the Nazi!
A brand new version of the popular game, now with a high score board – can you get onto the Hall of Fame with your historical knowledge?
SPLAT the Medieval Celebrity!
A brand new version of the popular game, now with a high score board – can you get onto the Hall of Fame with your historical knowledge?
SPLAT the Interwar Celebrity!
A brand new version of the popular game, now with a high score board – can you get onto the Hall of Fame with your historical knowledge?
SPLAT the Industrial Celebrity!
A brand new version of the popular game, now with a high score board – can you get onto the Hall of Fame with your historical knowledge?
SPLAT the Tudor!
A brand new version of the popular game, now with a high score board – can you get onto the Hall of Fame with your historical knowledge?
Weimar Germany Decision-Making Game – Part 1: 1918-21
This simulation is a great way of introducing or revising the issues surrounding Weimar Germany in the years 1918-20.The game is designed to “run itself” with minimal teacher preparation. Each of the 5 key decision points covers a different issue. By working through the activity and completing the worksheet, students will learn about the diplomatic, economic, social and political problems faced by the Republic, and consider how successfully the Republic dealt with them.
Head2Head Chat: Medicine Through Time Expert!
Designed to allow a range of year groups to investigate medicine, surgery and public health at particular points in history.
Weimar Germany Decision Making Game – Part 2: 1921-29
A brand-new simulation, which offers a great way of introducing or revising the issues surrounding Weimar Germany in the years 1921-29.
The German Reformation: PowerPoint Presentation
New Powerpoint Presentation
The Flight to Varennes
Interactive running dictation exercise: The Flight to Varennes
The Great Patriotic War
Interactive Running Dictation Exercise: The Great Patriotic War
The European Lutheran Reformation: Quiz for AS / A2 / IB History
New Wordshoot Quiz The Causes of the Lutheran Reformation 14/11/04 A2 New Wordshoot Quiz The Henrician Reformation to 1536
GCSE Crime and Punishment: Interactive Simulation
Interactive Simulation: You be the Judge! Pass sentence on a series of ten crimes from 19th Century Britain and see how close you come to the actual verdicts reached at the time!
GCSE Crime and Punishment: Worksheets
A Series of Crime and Punishment Worksheets donated to ActiveHistory by Cathy Warren: Defining Crime: (a) What are the different types of crime? (b) How and why do different periods define crime in different ways? (c) How are laws made? (d) Nature of Crime – Practice Questions Determining Guilt: How do we decide if someone…
GCSE Crime and Punishment during the Industrial Revolution
Crime and Punishment during the Industrial Revolution – Worksheet designed to be completed over a double lesson; students are given a series of crime case studies, and decide what punishments they would have given. These are then compared with punishments actually given at the time.
The Renaissance and the Reformation: Quiz
New Wordshoot Quiz The Renaissance Era
Stalin and the USSR: Worksheets for A2 / IB
A2 The Rise of Stalin – Collapsible revision notes Worksheets on Stalin’s Russia: 1. Divisions in the party before 1924 2. Who should succeed Lenin? 3. Lenin’s Testament 4. What were Stalin’s Economic Objectives? 5. Collectivisation: Theory and Practice 6. How successful was the policy of collectivisation?
The Soviet Union under Stalin: Worksheets for A-Level and IB History
The Soviet Union Stalin’s Police State: Introduction and research task Stalin’s Terror: Overview of the main events research task Stalin’s Terror: Causal Links
Medieval Village: Year 7 Adventure Game Updates
Time Machine Journey to the Middle Ages In response to member feedback, this popular activity has now been completely re-programmed to contain a whole raft of new features, including: a. Quiz questions throughout the game (which each student will only have to answer the first time they visit a location) b. Additional sound effects (even…
Causes of World War One: Worksheets for GCSE / IGCSE
Uploaded a new series of editable worksheets on The Causes of WW1: The Assassination at Sarajevo Serb Nationalism The Alliance System Colonial and Economic Rivalry
Industrial Revolution: Interactive Simulation Update!
“Horatio Ramsbottom: Victorian Entrepreneur” decision-making game. Completely rewritten and updated to cover more factors, with a new worksheet and added interactive elements.
Early Modern European History: Worksheets and PowerPoints
Uploaded a series of PowerPoint Presentations kindly offered to the site by Mr. Fitzsimmons: Counterfactual History The League of Nations to 1930 Witchcraft Trials in Scotland Tudor Monarchs Phillip II and Elizabeth I Revolts in the Reign of Phillip II William the Conqueror Also, two PDF Worksheets from the same source: Charles V Phillip II:…
History Quizzes: New Developments
Uploaded a new Medicine Through Time game to Wordshoot; CannonBall Fun and Manic Miner Developed the Manic Miner Game to make the initial levels a little easier after feedback from members.
The Lutheran Reformation: Revision Notes
AS Collapsible Revision Notes The Spread of the Reformation Complete with worksheet
John Calvin and Calvinism
AS Collapsible Revision Notes Calvin and Calvinism Complete with worksheet.
The Causes of the Reformation
AS Collapsible Revision Notes Causes of the Reformation
The Middle East Crisis
Yr9 The Middle East Conflict 5 Possible Outcomes a new worksheet.JigsawTable Exercise Possible outcomes of the Middle East Conflict
History Games: AS / A2 / IB History
Cannonball Fun Quizzes a. Russia under Alexander II b. Russia under Alexander III c. Russia under Nicholas II Wordshoot Quiz a. Russia under Alexander II b. Russia under Alexander III c. Russia under Nicholas II
AS Government and Politics Quizzes
Cannonball Fun Quiz Electoral Systems Wordshoot Quiz Electoral Systems
AS Government and Politics: Quiz
Cannonball Fun Quiz Democracy and Referenda Wordshoot Quiz Democracy and Referenda
Queen Elizabeth I: History Worksheets
Worksheets Elizabethan Domestic Policy to 1566: The Religious Settlement Elizabethan Domestic Policy to 1566: Other Issues
Stalin and the USSR: Worksheet and Quizzes
Worksheet Comparison of the Stalin, Khrushchev and Brezhnev Eras: A useful revision aid in the form of a Cloze exercise; designed to be used with the CannonBall Fun Quiz or the Historical Wordshoot Game.
Devolution in the UK: Worksheets
Devolution in the UK A workpack designed to be printed off and used in the classroom.
Nazi Germany – Quiz and Worksheets
Why did Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany? A complete one-hour lesson plan, designed to be used with this PowerPoint Presentation and this interactive quiz.
Khrushchev and Brezhnev: History Quizzes
A2 Modern History CannonBall Fun Quiz Khrushchev and Brezhnev WordShoot Quiz Khrushchev and Brezhnev
Phillip II of Spain: Worksheets and PowerPoints
Philip II: Worksheets Philip II’s Foreign Policy (2) The Dutch Revolt*Courtesy of Richard Fitzsimmons
Phillip II of Spain: Worksheets
AS / A2 New Editable Worksheet Resources on Philip II 1. Philip II’s Foreign Policy[1]* 2. Philip II’s Foreign Policy[2]* *All courtesy of Richard Fitzsimmons
Elizabeth I and the Tudor Regime: Work sheets
New Editable Worksheet Resources on Elizabeth I 1. What Constrained Elizabeth’s Foreign Policies?* 2. Elizabeth’s Relations with Spain* 3. Elizabeth’s Relations with Scotland* 4. Elizabeth’s Relations with France* *All courtesy of Richard Fitzsimmons
Emperor Charles V: Worksheets
New Editable Worksheet Resources on Charles V 1. Charles V’s Foreign Policy* 2. Charles V and the German Protestants* 2. Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire* 2. Charles V and the Habsburg-Valois Conflict* *From Richard Fitzsimmons
Pressure Groups and Politics – Quizzes
AS AS Government and Politics: Pressure Groups CannonBall Fun Quiz Pressure Groups WordShoot Quiz Pressure Groups
Government and Politics: Pressure Groups
Site Redesign Redesigned the AS Government and Politics Pages. AS Government and Politics: Pressure Groups AS Government and Politics: Pressure Groups Why do Pressure Groups succeed or fail? 1. What are the differences between parties and pressure groups? 2. Why is it sometimes so difficult to distinguish between parties and pressure groups? 3. How can…
The Catholic and Counter-Reformation: Worksheets
1. Introduction and Overview 2. The Papacy: Positive agents of reform? 3. The Council of Trent: (a) Background to the meetings 4. The Council of Trent: (b) The Decrees 5. The International Impact of the Counter-Reformation 6. Propaganda and Censorship in the Counter-Reformation
Medieval Castles: Interactive Simulation!
Castles: Defence and Attack A game of strategy: Spend your budget on your choice of features, then read a story of how your castle fares when faced with attack! Complete with worksheet and extension activities.
Josef Stalin and the Soviet Union: History games
Economic Developments under Stalin High Stalinism: 1945-53Wordshoot Game: High Stalinism: 1945-53
Stalin, Khrushchev and Brezhnev
Created a new page on Khrushchev and Brezhnev, and uploaded some worksheets: 1. Overview of the key figures Online exercises in Word Editable Timeline of Brezhnev’s Life The Brezhnev Era: “Big Sleep” or “Developed Communism”? [Synoptic] 1. Venn Diagram: Comparing Stalin, Khrushchev and Brezhnev
GCSE Depth Study – Britain 1906-18 – Interactive resources
British Depth Study Jigsaw Table Exercise: The Defence of the Realm Act
“Bloody” Mary Tudor: Works sheets and lesson plans
Fresh worksheets and resources for teaching the subject of “Bloody” Mary Tudor: Timeline of the Reign The Issue of Marriage An introduction to Religious Policy Foreign Policy Government and Administration
Causes of the French Revolution: Interactive game
Decision Making Adventure Game: The Causes of the French Revolution Would you have been able to help Louis XVI keep his throne? A major interactive decision making game for use in the history classroom, complete with a worksheet. Just log students onto a computer, and away they go!
Women in World War One
GCSE Jigsaw Table Exercise Women in World War One
Khrushchev’s Economic Policies
A2 Jigsaw Table Exercise Khrushchev’s Economic Policies
Suffragettes, Suffragists and the Vote
GCSE British Depth Study, 1906-18: New worksheet What were the arguments for and against female suffrage? A combination of general points and primary sources – excellent follow up activity to the interactive exercise. Women and the Vote: Sourcework exercise Complete with markscheme.
England Under Protector Somerset
A2 England Under Protector Somerset – New worksheet Sourcework Exercise and Markscheme
USSR under Khrushchev: New worksheets
A2 USSR Under Khrushchev: New worksheets 3. De-Stalinisation 4. De-Stalinisation: Source Questions 5. Khrushchev: What sort of a man was he?
England under Protector Somerset and Edward VI
A2 England Under Protector Somerset – New worksheets and Resources: Interactive WordShoot Quiz England Under Protector Somerset Worksheets 1. Timeline of the Reign For reference / revision purposes. 2. Key Figures of the Reign Complete with a task. 3. Introduction: England in 1547 76kb 4. Somerset: Character and Style of Government…
Khrushchev: Early Career
Khrushchev: Early Career / Rise to Power Worksheet
John Calvin and Calvinism
Khrushchev: The “Secret Speech” of 1956 WorksheetCalvin and Calvinism – worksheets A negative introduction (pictorial propaganda) A positive introduction (hagiographical propaganda) Civil Government in Geneva Was Church and Civil Government in Geneva a strength or a weakness for Calvin?
Play Your Dates Right: Dating Game
Play Your Dates Right Code updated do that all the timelines can be printed off for revision prior to taking the quizzes.
The French Revolution: Worksheet unit
Yr8/9 Completed uploading the worksheet unit on The Causes of the French Revolution, designed to be taught over three weeks. The complete unit now looks like this: Interactive Exercises 1. Interactive Exercise By C. Warren at Rochester Girls’ Grammar 2. Interactive Running Dictation: The Fall of the Bastille An innovative activity designed to…
Head2Head Interview with Josef Stalin!
Head2Head Virtual Interview with Josef Stalin! A major new project: type questions and through artificial intelligence and a massive database, Stalin responds to your queries! With almost 200 responses, 150 suggested questions, and text-to-speech fully enabled, this promises to be a great addition to the site.
Time Machine Journey to Renaissance Florence
;Decision-Making Game: Time Machine Journey to Renaissance Florence A major new decision-making game: journey around the landscape of Renaissance Florence learning about the key events, characters and concepts of the period. Complete with a choice of four differentiated worksheets and a follow-up wordshoot quiz.
Gladstone and Disraeli: History Quizzes
Play Your Dates Right New interactive quizzes uploaded using the new format: The Life and Career of William Ewart Gladstone, 1809-98 The Life and Career of Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-81
The Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada Running Dictation Exercise
The Storming of the Bastille
Interactive Running Dictation. This first example is on the subject of the Storming of the Bastille, and develops note-taking skills by bombarding them with a series of fast-moving news feeds accompanied by illustrations. I’d welcome members’ feedback on this activity – could it be improved? what other topics would lend themselves well to this approach?
Remembrance Day: ActiveHistory at the top of The Guardian’s website list!
ActiveHistory tops Guardian Education section’s “Critic’s Choice” list for Remembrance Day! FREE: The ActiveHistory “Life in the Trenches” Simulation is described in the following terms: “…a wonderful simulation of life in the trenches…it covers what life was like for the ordinary soldier – such aspects as food, lice, trench-foot, censorship and poison gas. There are…
Stalin’s Soviet Union: Quizzes
A2 New Wordshoot Quiz The Purges in the Era of Stalin New Worksheets Stalin’s Terror: What were the effects? Stalin’s Terror: The Process Winds Down
What were the causes and effects of the Dissolution of the Monasteries?
The Henrician Reformation What were the causes and effects of the dissolution of the monasteries?
The League of Nations
New WorksheetThe League of Nations How was the League of Nations organised?
