Students compare two historic eruptions.Create fact files, watch clips, present Venn diagram. Lasts two lessons.

Lesson asks students to decide which jobs were the worst to do and to compare them with modern day worst jobs. Gross jobs, engrossed students.

Lesson asks students to choose and compare between jobs NOW and THEN. Utterly gross jobs, utterly interested students.

Lesson consolidates information and questions how this marked the end of Feudalism. Lower level but adaptable. See part two.

Revision exercise on the main events of 1066. Students create newspaper reports. Print out on A3 paper for best results.

Brief outline of lesson comparing winter 1963 with current weather. Students can draw on their experiences and interview those who remember The Big Freeze.

Students read first hand account of Black Death in Italy. Students answer questions. Answers on slides and photocopy.

Project/lesson on how things might have been if events had taken a different turn. Challenging and fun. Basic worksheet included. Adaptable for all Eras !

Lesson uses a song to explore war attitudes. Gap filling listening exercise included.

Lesson asks this question and wonders if humanity deserves a second chance after our present record. Worksheet included. Can easily be adapted to different levels, cultures etc. Feedback please !

Students read a source from contemporary witness to the lifestyle of Marie-Antoinette. Four tasks, homework and pictures. Mais, Oui !

Second part of Enquiry into The Black Death ask students to produce a newspaper front page consolidating their knowledge. Includes regular progress checks for observations and newspaper template already done. Use an A3 paper for best effect. See part one.

Here are some slides which could help present a topic. Students fill in the speech/thought bubbles. Can be adapted for a ' fun' lesson. Feedback please !

Lesson requires students to work together as ambassadors and complete a 3 part investigation into some aspects of the queen. Stick the worksheets in the corridor or room and let them investigate. £ areas are, childhood, attitude to marriage and what she looked like.

Series of slides which ask students to write a tweet for a real historical character. Clearly transferable to fictional. Works well with all age groups and could be tweeted to a class hash tag ?

students hear an interview with a survivor of the Titanic sinking. They create their own notes which will form the basis of the rest of the lesson/subsequent lesson. The bare bones are here.

Ideal for people who use Powerpoint. Map pins included. Right click to edit and move. Could be lollies for rewards ?

Students write from the perspective of a person in a Victorian photograph. All included. Warning: Can be very moving.

Takes students through key castle types -asks them to decide which is better and why ? Use with labelling activity. Great for lower ability but adapt for higher.

lesson suitable for most year groups. A brief clip on the origins of WW1 and a song to complete plus discussion.