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History Storytime

History storytime for children with 7 year old Sophie, 4 year old Ellie and their Daddy. Exciting stories of knights in shining armour and their battles. Henry VIII, the Tudors, Romans, World War 2, George Washington, Columbus and more. Even amazing stories of animals in history like elephants, dogs, cats and pigeons. Stirring stories of love and betrayal. Strong women and how they changed history. Real life narrative history as it should be told.Valued by teachers, enjoyed by parents, loved by kids. Helps support the National Curriculum with Key Stage 1 (KS1) and Key Stage 2 (KS2).

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Episode One: The Slave Trade

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Created by: History Storytime

Started: June 8th, 2020

Status: Inactive, 34 episodes

Kind: Episodic

Language: English

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Windrush
^{00:08:46 | June 22nd, 2020}

On the anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush, Sophie and Ellie tell the story of the ship that transformed Britain and what happened next. They learn about the Windrush’s journey from the Jamaica to Britain and the West Indians who came looking for jobs in a Britain rebuilding after the War. We listen to a newsreel of how the Windrush immigrants were perceived as they first arrived. We learn how they struggled with their first few weeks in the underground station at Clapham. Then see how they found jobs and settled in places like Brixton and Notting Hill. We see how the NHS, London Transport and other actively recruited people from the West Indies. But we also learn about the racism that the West Indians experienced. And the girls talk about their own mixed race background to put it in context. They learn about how their Great Grandfather came to Britain as a West Indian immigrant in the 1940s. The whole immigration discussion is placed in the context of this historic immigration from ancient times. We use an original song to illustrate this. And we end by celebrating how our diversity is the strength of Britain.What is immigrationImmigration through the agesThe post war labour shortage in BritainThe Windrush sets sailNews coverage of the arrival of the WindrushHow the Windrush passengers stayed underground at first in ClaphamWhy so many of the Windrush generation settled in Brixton and Notting HillThe efforts made to encourage more West Indians to come to BritainThe racism experienced by West Indians, including by some police.An extensive discussion between the girls of what racism means to themThe culture that the West Indians brought with them that became part of British culture.If you like this episode you might like our Slave Trade episodehttps://www.historystorytime.com/e/the-slave-trade/

The Slave Trade
^{00:08:56 | June 8th, 2020}

Sophie and Ellie ask about the Black Lives Matter protests. So we tell the story about the Slave Trade and the legacy it leaves. We learn about the transatlantic slave triangle of Europe, West Africa and the Americas. Sophie tells us about the brutality of slavery. Both children are astonished to hear of their own slave ancestry from the West Indies. But then they look on aghast as they discover their own family history includes not just slaves but also a slaver. They reflect on how so many people got rich from slavery. They discuss how they feel about people like Edward Colston, the rich Bristol slaver, who got rich from slavery but spent the money on schools and hospitals. Finally we reflect on the words of Martin Luther King and how we should all strive to judge people by the content of their character and not the colour of their skin.Black Lives Matter protestsThe history of slavery in the ancient and medieval worldThe economics of the slave trade – the TriangleThe involvement of Africans nations in slaveryWhy African nations got involved in selling slavesThe Europeans build forts and trading posts in AfricaThe infamous “middle passage” and the horrors of slaveryThe slave markets and practice of slavery in the AmericasFamily history in which Sophie and Ellie learn there are slaves and slavers in their familyUnderstanding how countries like Britain got rich from slaveryDiscussing how we feel about the fact that the wealth from slavery built so many good things but off the misery of so manyLearning about Edward Colston and his involvement in the slave trade and the life of Bristol.Reflecting on the wise words of Martin Luther King on race.If you like this episode then you might also like our Columbus episode which instigates the Transatlantic slave trade era.https://www.historystorytime.com/e/columbus-and-the-discovery-of-the-new-world/Or you might like our episode on the Roman Empire in which we learn about another slave society.https://www.historystorytime.com/e/roman-empire-people-and-society/

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Created by: History Storytime
Started: June 8th, 2020
Status: Inactive, 34 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English

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