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History (Environment and society)

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Evidence

  • Four types of evidence

    When you look back at history nothing is a simple as it might seem. Always remember to ask why and look for clues in written, visual, oral and physical evidence.

  • Using evidence

    Interpreting evidence is vital in the study of history. If you check the sources of your information thoroughly, you will get as close to the truth as you can.

  • Using evidence in your arguments

    Sometimes we don’t even pay attention to the evidence about our own lives. Are you sure that’s the way things happened, or are you changing the facts to suit your own interests?

The Normans

Rights and the Rule of Law

Medicine through time

  • Causes and effects of the Black Death

    In 1348, the Black Death reached Britain. Medieval medicine was incapable of finding a cure, and it is estimated that over 2 million people lost their lives during the outbreak.

  • The Great Plague

    In 1665, the plague arrived in England once again. In London alone, at least 68,596 people died from the disease, and thousands across the country were killed.

Tudors and Stuarts

  • Who was Henry VIII?

    Henry VIII is remembered for his six wives and his military success. His decision to break from the Catholic Church kickstarted the English Reformation.

  • Who was Elizabeth I?

    Elizabeth I ruled England for 45 years. The country saw lots of change during her reign, with religion, trade and international exploration all very different by the time she died.

  • Elizabethan rule

    Elizabeth I's reign has often been described as a ‘Golden Age’ of culture, wealth and exploration. Some historians, however, have begun to question just how accurate this is.

Slavery

  • Belfast and abolition

    Many clear-thinking and humane citizens of Belfast campaigned against the slave trade, putting pressure on businesses and people that were part of it.

  • The slave traders

    The trade in enslaved people was one of the most terrible aspects of our history. Some wealthy businessmen in Belfast engaged in it without any criticism from society.

  • The slave trade and Belfast

    Even though the people of Belfast tend to view slavery as something that happened on the other side of the world, many of the city’s businesses were closely linked to it.

  • What was precolonial West Africa like?

    A number of powerful kingdoms developed in precolonial West Africa. They each had their own diverse cultures, art, histories and religions.

  • The transatlantic slave trade

    The transatlantic slave trade was the largest forced migration in history. Over two million Africans died during the journey to the Americas, a journey known as the middle passage.

  • The experiences of enslaved people

    Life as an enslaved person on the plantations was brutal. People still found ways to empower themselves through religion, language, culture, music and revolution.

  • The abolition of the slave trade

    The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act was a movement developed in Britain to end the slave trade. However, hundreds of thousands of people remained enslaved.

Reformation

  • The Reformation and its impact

    In 1534, Henry VIII declared that he was the head of the Church in England, not the Pope. This was the beginning of the English Reformation.

Religious conflict in Ireland

The Industrial Revolution

History makers

  • Clara 'Ma' Copley

    Clara 'Ma' Copley was a boxing promoter in Belfast in the early 20th Century.

  • Lilian Bland

    Lilian Bland was the first woman in the world to design and build her own aeroplane.

  • Anne Crawford Acheson

    Anne Crawford Acheson used her artistic talent to help wounded soldiers in the First World War.

  • Annie Maunder

    Annie Maunder was an astronomer who captured the longest coronial streamer (a ray like structure coming out from the sun) on record.

  • William McCrum

    William McCrum invented the penalty kick.

  • Oliver Pollock

    Oliver Pollock is credited with inventing the US dollar sign.

  • Mary Ann McCracken

    Mary Ann McCracken was a social reformer in the 18th Century

  • Samuel McGaughey

    Sir Samuel McGaughey was a sheep farmer and philanthropist who had the nickname 'the sheep king'.

  • Mary Mallon

    Mary Mallon was also known as'Typhoid Mary' as she unknowingly carried typhoid and infected many people.

  • Barney Hughes

    Barney Hughes was a successful baker and philanthropist who invented the'Belfast bap'

  • Kennedy Kane 'Ken' McArthur

    Kennedy Kane McArthur won Gold in the marathon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics

  • James Martin

    James Martin invented the ejector seat.

  • John Clarke

    John Clarke was known as 'the potato wizard'.

  • Dr Elizabeth Bell

    Dr Elizabeth Bell was one of the first female doctors in Ireland, a feminist and advocate for women’s rights.

  • John McAlery

    John McAlery introduced association football to Ireland.

Northern Ireland in the early 20th Century

Suffragettes

  • Suffragettes in prison

    Society treated the suffragettes like criminals and put them in jail. However, many went on hunger strike in protest. Eventually the government had to change their attitude.

  • The Suffragette Movement

    Only just over a hundred years ago, men and women were not considered to be equal. This angered some women so much that they took matters into their own hands.

  • Why become a suffragette?

    By becoming a suffragette, women could show society that they weren’t prepared to put up with inequality. Doing nothing wasn’t an option!

World War One

  • Causes of World War One

    When World War One started millions of men volunteered to fight. Were they fearless patriots doing their duty or unlucky victims of government propaganda?

  • Propaganda and conscription

    Many young men who joined up to fight in WW1 thought that it would be a brief and glorious adventure – they felt they were doing the right thing for their family and friends.

  • Trench warfare

    The reward of answering the call for army recruits was the horror of trench warfare with its rats, disease, mud, constant shelling and shooting and fear of imminent death.

  • What was life like on the front line in World War One?

    Life in the trenches of World War One was very difficult. The first day of the Battle of the Somme, in 1916, was the deadliest day in the history of the British army.

  • The end of World War One and the Treaty of Versailles

    World War One ended on 11 November 1918, with the surrender of Germany. The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for their involvement in starting the war.

Germany

Causes and consequences of partition