| S5 History |
Last
update -
04 May 2023 |
Official European
School History 4-5 Syllabus:
English,
French,
German. |
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Unit 4 - Napoleonic France |
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Key Questions |
Lessons |
Additional resources and external links |
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How did Napoleon come to power? |
Overview illustrated
timeline of Napoleon's life.
Brooman - Revolution in France
52-57,
worksheet and essay plan outline
diagram.
Documentary
video reconstructing
Napoleon's rise to power.
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See here for the
videos of the whole series and the
website to accompany it.
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| How is art
useful to historians? A case study of David and Napoleon. |
Brooman
- Revolution in France 51-65,
Worksheet and
PowerPoint
of art featured in the lesson. |
Wikipedia on
David and his paintings 'crossing
the Alps' and 'coronation'.
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A Smart History Khan academy
video lecture on David's painting of Napoleon |
Video
by art historian Simon Schama on Brussels' buried
artist David. Visit David's most
controversial painting at the
Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels.
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Change, continuity and reaction in Napoleon's
France: How significant were Napoleon's reforms? |
Brooman
- Revolution in France 51-65,
Worksheet and
video
shown in the lesson.
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See here for the
videos of the whole series and
the
website to accompany it.
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| Napoleon's
Europe: How did Napoleon's conquests change the face of Europe? |
Brooman
- Revolution in France 67-71, and
video shown in the lesson.
Timeline of Napoleon's Europe 1814-1815,
colour map of Napoleon's Europe,
blank map of Europe to be completed and summary
table of changes in Europe to be filled in.
PowerPoint
from the lesson.
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See here for the
videos of the whole series and the
website to accompany it.
Video - History Channel Conquerors series considers
Napoleon's greatest victory. |
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How and why was Napoleon defeated? |
Brooman
- Revolution in France 74-79, and short videos about Napoleon's
armies in
Spain and
Russia, or
complete video examining
Napoleon's defeat.
Worksheet
and
PowerPoint
from the lesson.
Minard's
Graphic map showing the route of Napoleon's invasion and
retreat from Russia.
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See here for the
videos of the whole series and the
website to accompany it.
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Khan academy
video lecture explains the failure of the Russian
campaign. |
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BBC article -- Napoleon's failure: For the want of a
winter horseshoe (09-02-12) and
video. |
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What happened at the Battle of Waterloo? |
Worksheet from the lesson and
map of the battle of Waterloo.
Documentary
video extract
On the power of the feature film's dramatic
reconstruction. Compare the relative effectiveness of standard
documentary to the big-budget feature film -
Video.
Feature film on the
Battle of Waterloo. How accurate is the film? See Alex von
Tunzelmann's
review.
Waterloo 200th anniversary in 2015 - New
website.
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The Waterloo
heritage site near Brussels.
BBC Battle of Waterloo
essay and online
game.
Excellent animated gif of the battle,
click to enlarge.
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How important was the Battle of Waterloo?
Blackadder's perspective -
video. |
Dan Snow's hour by hour
video explanation of the course of the battle.
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| What was
the legacy of the French Revolution and Napoleon? |
Worksheet from the lesson.
Brooman
- Revolution in France
What are the key documentary film-making
techniques? |
2012
plans to build a
Napoleon Heritage park in France. "In the 21st Century
people need a new medium for history - and that medium is the
theme park” Charles Napoleon. What do you think?
See
best films from previous years. |
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Unit Test |
Quiz and revision advice |
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