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Durham University Museums & Special CollectionsResources created by Durham University Museums and Special Collections - 4schools Sir Francis Drake and the Circumnavigation of the World25 March 2010
The Settlement of Roanoke25 March 2010Rich & Poor in Tudor Times25 March 2010Find out more about the lives of the Tudors using a range of inventories from the period.
What was Durham like in the past?25 March 2010This local history study focuses on the Market Place in Durham to show how and why it has changed.
Victorian Durham25 March 2010Find out more about life in Victorian Durham in this online resource which also includes links to a trail around the city centre.
What is History?25 March 2010Designed to act as introduction to the study of history at secondary school, this resource includes sections on timelines, different types of source material, anachronisms and bias.
How did so many Africans become slaves?25 March 2010Using printed and manuscript material dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, this resource looks at the ways by which Africans were enslaved and the reasons for that enslavement.
Does the Middle Passage deserve its awful reputation?25 March 2010The Middle Passage has been described as ‘agonising and insufferable’. This resource uses a range of sources to establish how the veracity of this statement.
What was slave life like?25 March 2010This resource considers the life of slaves and asks whether Booker T Washington's description of life as "miserable, desolate and discouraging" is accurate.
The Struggle to End Slavery25 March 2010Find out what people who supported slavery thought and what motivated the anti-slavery campaigners to agitate for an end to slavery in the 19th century.
Remembering Slavery25 March 2010An online exhibition of sources looking at different aspects of the transatlantic slave trade.
Populisation and urbanisation: the impact of the industrial revolution25 March 2010This investigation focuses on the development of a small town in Co. Durham to demonstrate the impact of industrialisation in the 19th century
Crime in Durham: 1750 - 190025 March 2010Using examples from Durham, this resource looks at the nature of crime, the purpose of punishment and the work of prison reformers.
Interactive Whiteboard resources for the study of slavery25 March 2010A downloadable series of resources considering different aspects of the transatlantic slave trade that have been designed for use on SmartBoards.
What was it really like to fight in the First World War?25 March 2010Since the 1960s the emphasis has been on the awful conditions, the terrible casualty rates and on the stupidity and cowardice of the 'butchering and bungling' generals. But what was it really like for the men on the Western Front?
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