Irish perspectives on the Easter Rising of 1916

Everyday forms of resistance

How will these resources help you? Schools history understandably puts focus on the ‘big events’ of protest and rebellion, including the Russian revolutions of 1905 and 1917, Powder River War for the American West, the March on Washington in 1963 and the Peasants’...
Irish perspectives on the Easter Rising of 1916

The 1918 influenza pandemic

How will these resources help you? The 1918 influenza or ‘Spanish flu’ pandemic is often taught as a footnote to the First World War, despite the fact that it caused more deaths in less time than the war itself. This topic presents a good opportunity to discuss with...
Irish perspectives on the Easter Rising of 1916

Disability in Nazi Germany

How will these resources help you? The cruelty of the Nazi regime is extraordinary to the point of disbelief. Despite this, the regime still exerts powerful influence over a section of the population. In this age of ‘fake news’, when the President of the United States...