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 Share this:

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 Share this:

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 Share this:

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 Share this:

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. Share this:

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 Share this:

“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 Share this:

CannonBall Fun: Brand new History Game!

BRAND NEW GAME LAUNCHED: “CANNONBALL FUN!“ A game to test skills and knowledge – can you get into the Hall of Fame?   Year 7: Medieval Realms (10th-15th Centuries) FREE Medieval Realms Year 8: The Early Modern World (15th-18th Centuries)   The English Civil War, 1642-49 FREE The Reformation   The Renaissance      …

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! Share this:

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. Share this:

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? Share this:

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…

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? Share this:

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. Share this:

Running Dictation Exercises

Running Dictation Exercises: The Middle East Conflict The Latter Stages of World OneWordshoot Quiz “High Stalinism”: Politics and Culture Share this:

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. Share this:

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. Share this:

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 Share this:

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?…

TES Article by RJ Tarr of ActiveHistory

FREE: TES Article: Every Picture Tells a Story Article by RJT published in the TES Teacher magazine [full article]. In the same edition, Becky Hewlitt’s article on History and Numeracy described the the ActiveHistory Wall Street Crash Simulation in these terms: “…We then begin to look at the Wall Street Crash using a superb interactive…

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…

Report Writing Wizard

The ActiveHistory Report Wizard A brand-new application which enables teachers – with a few clicks of a mouse button – to create eloquent student reports in continuous prose. Totally customisable, with a built in thesaurus, it could possibly save your hours of work! Member feedback on this new project is particularly welcome – the more…

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 Share this:

The League of Nations

New WorksheetThe League of Nations How was the League of Nations organised? Share this:

Reformation Woodcuts

Uploaded a brand new interactive exercise about Reformation Woodcuts, complete with Worksheet. Share this:

Stalin and the USSR – A-Level / IB History

The Soviet Union Stalin’s Terror: Causal Links, illustrated with examples Stalin’s Terror: Who Killed Sergei Kirov? Stalin’s Terror: The Show Trials – Overview Stalin’s Terror: The Show Trials – What was said? Share this:

The Henrician Reformation: Work sheets and resources

The Henrician Reformation Opposition to the Schism Sourcework: Opposition to the Schism The development of Parliament in the reign of Henry VIII The Reformation in Europe Erasmus and Humanism Other key humanists Share this:

Stalin and Communism: Work sheets for A-Level and IB History

USSR under Stalin What were Stalin’s Economic Objectives? Collectivisation: Theory and Practice 27/09/04 A2 New Worksheet – USSR under Stalin How successful was the policy of collectivisation? 25/09/04 A2 New Worksheets – USSR under Stalin Stalin and Industrialisation How successful were the 5-Year Plans? Share this:

Roots of the Cold War: Ideas (Ideological Differences)

Students complete each sentence in the table by trying to explain how capitalist / communist ideas could be defended, then produce an diagram / poster designed to illustrate the main differences between capitalism and communism. Share this: