Learning on ScreenBritain 1750-1900, 1
- Synopsis
- Primary source material and interactive investigations covering the history of the United Kingdom from 1750 to 1900. Investigation topics are: 1) how did the British Empire treat its people? (slavery and British rise in India); 2) how did industrialisation affect people? 19th-century factory reformers, public health crisis in the 19th century, treatment of the poor; 3) how effective were political protestors in the 19th century? (radical thinkers and movements including Chartism and democracy in Victorian Britain).
- Series
- Sources in History, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Multimedia; CD-ROM. PC Windows version only.
- Year of production
- 1999
- Availability
- Sale; 1999 sale: £99.99 (+VAT +p&p)
- Documentation
- Accompanying teacher’s handbook and activity sheets.
- Uses
- Ages 11 and up.
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- British Empire; history of technology; history of the 18th century; history of the 19th century; industrialisation; political movements; slavery; social history; United Kingdom
Credits
- Writer
- Ben Walsh; Grahame Sherfield; Michael Riley; Terry Haydn
- Contributor
- Eric Evans
Distribution Formats
- Type
- CD-ROM
Production Company
- Name
British Library Education Service
- turpin@rsc.org
- Web
- http://www.education.bl.uk/schools/publications.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01462 672555
- Fax
- 01462 480947
- Address
- c/o Turpin Distribution Services Ltd
Blackhorse Road
Letchworth
Herts
SG6 1HN - Notes
- Contact: Kate Barnes
Distributor
- Name
Turpin Distribution Services Ltd
- Phone
- 01462 672555
- Fax
- 01642 480947
- Address
- Blackhorse Road
Letchworth
Herts
SG6 1HN
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