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A Parent’s Guide to Places to Go Books to Read Films to Watch Introduction The most important influence on any child is their parent or guardian. The History Department at Waseley Hills High School firmly believes that parental support is crucial to achieving success in our subject. We love our subject and we want your children to love it too. We have produced this guide to help you support your child in their studies by giving them a range of experiences linked to the different periods they cover during their History studies. In here, you will find some places that may be interesting and fun to visit, films to watch and books to read. Some of the films and novels may play fast and loose with historical facts, but all will give a feel for the period and it is true that fiction can be one of the greatest tools to develop an interest in the past. This is far from an exhaustive list and we would be delighted if you could send in any additional recommendations. As a parent, you may want to view some of the films before deciding how suitable they are for your individual child’s abilities and sensitivity and, indeed, you may want to skim or read some of the books suggested before giving them to your child. Above all, we hope you and your child find some of the places, books and films enjoyable. Year 7 In Year 7, pupils cover the following topics: The Norman Conquest; Castles; the Black Death; the Medieval Church; Village life in the Middle Ages; the Crusades; England’s relationship with the rest of Britain; Tudor Life and Religion, including the Reformation; Tudor and Stuart Monarchy, especially Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and the Armada. Places to Go There are so many Medieval castles, churches and cathedrals in Britain, it is impossible to list them all. How about the castles below as a starting point: Alnwick Kenilworth Bamburgh Leeds Beaumaris London (Tower of) Bolsover Ludlow Caernarfon Raglan Caerphilly Stokesay Conway Sudeley Criccieth Totnes Dover Tamworth Harlech Warkworth Warwick Cathedrals and Abbeys: Durham Fountains Lincoln Tintern Worcester York Ludlow York Whitby Medieval Towns:Chester Ledbury Other places to Go:Wharram Percy (abandoned village) Riveaulx Hastings Bosworth Battlefield Tewkesbury (an annual Wars of the Roses re-enactment) Eyam (Black Death) Hay Hall, Tyseley, Birmingham Tudors and Stuarts: Church Street, Ledbury Kenilworth Castle The Commandery at Worcester Aston Hall Chastleton House, Oxfordshire The Battle of Naseby Hanbury Hall Packwood House Coughton Court and Charlecote House near Stratford Sudeley Castle and Hailes Abbey (links to Henry VIII) Any re-enactments by the Sealed Knot (or similar organisation) Books to Read Middle Ages – The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson Redcap by Rhoda Power Any version of Robin Hood Tudors and Stuarts - My Friend Walter by Michael Morpurgo I Coriander by Sally Gardner The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain The My Story series of fictional diaries Films to Watch Middle Ages – A Knight’s Tale Braveheart Henry V Kingdom of Heaven (Crusades) The Lion in Winter Name of the Rose Robin Hood (any version) Year 8 In Year 8, pupils study the following topics: - The Civil War - Empire, Slavery and the Industrial Revolution - A study of the local area - Crime and Punishment through time Places to Go Empire and Slave Trade – Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool People’s History Museum, Manchester Portsmouth Dockyards and Museums Hull’s Wilberforce Museum (slavery) Sunderland Point (if visiting Lancaster) Industrial Revolution: Avoncroft Museums Beamish (near Durham) Cromford Mills, Derbyshire New Lanark, Scotland Tardebigge Locks The Big Pit (Wales) Black Country Museum Ironbridge, near Telford Saltaire, Yorkshire Birmingham Back-to-Backs Books to Read Empire and Slavery – King Solomon’s Mines and She by H. Rider Haggard Numerous Wilbur Smith novels set in Africa The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Industrial Revolution – The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit Young Sherlock Holmes by Andrew Lane Baker Street by Anthony Read Any Charles Dickens (children’s versions are available as the originals are challenging for this age group) Films to Watch Industrial Revolution – Sherlock Holmes movies Dickens adaptations - even A Christmas Carol and especially the brilliant Great Expectations Empire and Slavery Amazing Grace Amistad Gandhi Zulu Roots The Four Feathers The Patriot Year 9 In Year 9, pupils study the origins of the First World War, Trench Warfare on the Western Front; The post-war settlement; the rise of Nazi power in Germany and the causes of the Second World War; the war itself and especially the Home Front; the Holocaust. Places to Go First and Second World Wars – Battlefields - France and Belgium National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire Imperial War Museum (London and Manchester) Eden Camp, Yorkshire Books to Read The World Wars – Warhorse, Private Peaceful and The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo The Silver Sword by Ian Serrailier Goodnight Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins HMS Ulysses by Alistair Maclean War Games by Jenny Koralek The Holocaust – The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank The Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas by John Boyne Run, Boy, Run by Uri Orlev Films to Watch The World Wars – There are clearly hundreds of films available. We in the History Department like the following: 1914-1918 Lawrence of Arabia Warhorse Blackadder Goes Forth All Quiet on the Western Front A Bridge Too Far Paths of Glory Gallipoli 1939-1945 The English Patient Bedknobs and Broomsticks The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe The Sound of Music Goodnight Mr Tom Saving Private Ryan Pearl Harbour Bridge on the River Kwai The Longest Day Das Boot Red Tails Schindler’s List The Boy in Striped Pyjamas GCSE Years 10 and 11 Pupils study Britain 1906–1928; the USA 1919-1941; The Cold War 19451990; the Vietnam War Places to Go Imperial War Museum American Museum, Bath People’s History Museum, Manchester RAF Cosford Books to Read Britain – South Riding by Winifred Holtby Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain Warhorse, Private Peaceful and The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo The Silver Sword by Ian Serrailier Goodnight Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins HMS Ulysses by Alistair Maclean War Games by Jenny Koralek USA – Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Cold War – Numerous spy and Cold war thrillers by John Le Carre, Robert Ludlum, Alistair McLean etc. The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini Animal Farm by George Orwell Films to See Britain – Mary Poppins Lawrence of Arabia Warhorse All Quiet on the Western Front Paths of Glory USA – Grapes of Wrath The Untouchables The Great Gatsby Remember the Titans Gone with the Wind Bugsy Malone The Aviator The Help The English Patient Blackadder Goes Forth A Bridge Too Far Gallipoli Seabiscuit A Time to Kill In the Heat of the Night Citizen Kane Chicago Some Like It Hot It Happened One Night Chicago Again, there are so many great films about the Cold War and the Vietnam War we can only name a selection as below: JFK No Way Out Forrest Gump Platoon Apocalypse Now Full Metal Jacket 13 Days Charlie Wilson’s War Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Good Morning Vietnam The Deer Hunter Born on the Fourth of July If you have any comments, queries or suggestions, please contact Miss S. Wood or Mr. A. Flaxman in the History Department.
