Curated Video
The Necromancer's Poison - the plot to kill Henry VI
National Archives: In the autumn of 1438 a simple molecatcher from Kent, Robert Goodgroom found himself caught up in a sinister plot to murder King Henry VI – a plan rife with magic, necromancy and poisonous intrigues. Or did he? The...
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Titus Oates and the Popish Plot
National Archives: The Popish Plot is among the most outlandish but serious moments in British political history plunging the body politick into near crisis for over three years and resulting in the executions of dozens of innocent men....
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Basque child refugees: untold stories from the archives
National Aarchives: This video explores primary sources looking at refugee Basque children in 1937.These were the last words that Loli Gomez ever heard from her father as he said goodbye to her at Bilbao port in May 1937. Just under...
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Counting the people (2021)
National Archives: Discover the epic and illuminating 900-year-old origins of the census in Britain in this animated tale. There is a story that spans nearly 1000 years, which we add to every decade through the census, a national survey...
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Somme Tales
National Archives: Funded by the Friends of The National Archives, Somme Tales is a creative project that took place at the archives from 1-5 August 2016 in partnership with professional film-maker Nigel Kellaway. Applications were...
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History Hook: Belsen concentration camp 1945
National Archives: This video explores primary source material relating to the Belsen concentration camp Join Ela as she introduces a document related to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and the holocaust in Nazi Germany.
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Unboxing the Archive: Victorian Child Criminals
National Archives: This video explores primary sources that tell us more about life as a Victorian child criminal in Britain. It also gives insight as to many of the characters found in Charles Dickens novels, especially including Oliver...
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Unboxing the Archive: Cardinal Wolsey
National Archives: Dr Daniel Gosling introduces E30/1458 and KB27/1073, documents related to the fall of Cardinal Wolsey. Other documents shown from The National Archives: E344/22 f21 Henry VIII illuminated initial Valor Ecclesiasticus...
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Trailblazing Women of the 20s - Footballer Lily Parr
National Archives: Discover the story of Lily Parr, one of the greatest footballers of her generation. Lily is the tenth and final woman to feature in our Trailblazing Women of the 20s series; in each short film, we focus on a particular...
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Treason and Death: the Downfall of Two Tudor Queens
National Archives: The story of Henry VIII's six wives is intertwined with the history of treason. In this film, Principal Legal Records Specialist Dan Gosling describes how two of Henry's wives, Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard, lost...
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The Victorian Fireside
National Archives: The warmth and cosiness of a seat by the hearth in Victorian Britain was provided by more than just a well-laid fire. At the heart of the 19th-century home, the fireplace and its surrounds were a carefully curated...
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Seeing London (1918)
A unique glimpse at London in 1918, some months before the end of World War I. The film shows some of the famous sights of the city, from Westminster to St Paul's Cathedral, from Clepotra's Needle to the Tower of London where military...
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Trailblazing Women of the 20s - Marie Stopes
National Archives: Learn about Marie Stopes, a prominent campaigner for birth control in the 1920s. Marie is the eighth to feature in our Trailblazing Women of the 20s series; in each short film, we focus on an individual who led the way...
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Hope and Glory, a childhood in London during the Blitz.
National Archives: ‘Hope and Glory’ tells the story of a young boy growing up in London during the Second World War. The film explores two themes that greatly affected the Home Front during the war, the Blitz and evacuation.This...
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Trailblazing Women of the 20s - Elizabeth Andrews
National Archives: Uncover the story of Elizabeth Andrews, political activist and campaigner of women’s rights. Elizabeth is the ninth to feature in our Trailblazing Women of the 20s series; in each short film, we focus on a particular...
60 Second Histories
WW1 - Gas attack
An overview of the different types of gas used during WW1 together with the developments of gas masks and hoods to protect soldiers.
Schooling Online
Flying Through Film: Stephen Daldry, Billy Elliot - Theme of Politics
Politics is boring until you see how it can directly affect your life! This lesson explores the theme of Politics in Stephen Daldry’s film Billy Elliot. Discover the important ‘subplot’ of the UK miners’ strike of the 1980’s - a real...
ProTeachersVideo
KS3 Britain's Black History - The Obelisk
This KS3 lesson starter on black history highlights the contributions to British landmarks of people of African and Caribbean descent. Historian Tony Warner shows how you can discover where to find Black History in your Town or City....
60 Second Histories
William Harvey - circulation
William Harvey introduces himself and talks about his early years and his discoveries.
60 Second Histories
King Charles I
A description of King Charles I. How he became King, what he was like as a man and his marriage to Henrietta Maria.
Weird History
What It Was Like to Be a Prisoner In the Tower of London
What was it like to live in the Tower of London? That depended on a prisoner's social position and personal wealth; however, even the most notable prisoners were subject to horrible fates. Many prisoners in the Tower of London faced...
Amor Sciendi
Rain, Steam and Speed: the Mechanized Conquest of England
JMW Turner's Rain, Steam and Speed illustrates the complexity of cultural change.
60 Second Histories
Roses of No Man's Land
A recital of a popular WW1 song which explains why nurses became known as the "Roses of No Man's Land"
Weird History
Why Elizabeth I Was A Badass Queen
Queen Elizabeth the first may have been a virgin who can’t drive but what most people don’t know is that she was one of the most brutally cut-throat and significant rulers England has ever had. A badass to some, a merciless imperialist...