Year 9 · History · beta

Interpreting the British Empire: how has it been commemorated and contested?

In this unit, pupils learn about how the British Empire was viewed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They analyse how imperial anxiety, decline, and decolonisation have all led to changes in its historiography.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

Prior knowledge

Pupils know that empires had profound effects on both the colonisers and colonised peoples.
Pupils know that the legacy of the British Empire is contested.

Source curriculum references

Discern how and why contrasting arguments and interpretations of the past have been constructed
Challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day

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