1. How is the British Empire Remembered?

2. For better or worse - the world we know today is a product of Britain's empire. The question is not whether British Empire was all bad. The question is whether there could have been a less bloody path to it? Niall Ferguson The British Empire was often a force for good.. - Mary Kenny Without the EMPIRE we should be a weak nation pushed around. Empire is our sword and our shield. William Morris Hughes “Remember that you are an Englishman, and have therefore won first prize in the lottery of life” Cecil Rhodes Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the cruelty of imperialism. Nelson Mandela I get angry when I hear that word "empire"; it reminds me of slavery, it reminds of thousands of years of brutality, it reminds me of how my ancestors were raped and my forefathers brutalised. It is because of this idea of empire that black people like myself don't even know our true names or our true historical culture. I am not one of those who are obsessed with their roots, and I'm certainly not suffering from a crisis of identity; Benjamin Zephaniah OBE - no way Mr Blair, no way Mrs Queen. I am profoundly anti- empire.

3. What have people said about the Empire? Turn your book on it’s side and split your page in half Positive things about the Empire Negative things about the Empire

4. What have people said about the Empire? Turn your book on it’s side and split your page in half Positive things about the Empire Negative things about the Empire For better or worse - the world we know today is a product of Britain's empire. The question is not whether British Empire was all bad. The question is whether there could have been a less bloody path to it? Niall Ferguson I get angry when I hear that word "empire"; it reminds me of slavery, it reminds of thousands of years of brutality, it reminds me of how my ancestors were raped and my forefathers brutalised. It is because of this idea of empire that black people like myself don't even know our true names or our true historical culture. I am not one of those who are obsessed with their roots, and I'm certainly not suffering from a crisis of identity; Benjamin Zephaniah OBE - no way Mr Blair, no way Mrs Queen. I am profoundly anti- empire. Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the cruelty of imperialism. Nelson Mandela The British Empire was often a force for good.. - Mary Kenny Without the EMPIRE we should be a weak nation pushed around. Empire is our sword and our shield. William Morris Hughes “Remember that you are an Englishman, and have therefore won first prize in the lottery of life” Cecil Rhodes

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6. Listen to the introduction to this piece of music. Is it a happy or a sad song? How might it make people feel?

7. Land of Hope and Glory Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, How shall we extol thee, Who are born of thee? Wider still and wider Shall thy bounds be set; God, who made thee mighty, Make thee mightier yet. Thy fame is ancient as the days, As Ocean large and wide: A pride that dares, and heeds not praise, A stern and silent pride: Not that false joy that dreams content With what our sires have won; The blood a hero sire hath spent Still nerves a hero son. People within the empire are free Boundaries… Praise is not needed….. True joy is felt….. Sires are noble men…. Heroes of Britain….

8. Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, How shall we extol thee, Who are born of thee? Wider still and wider Shall thy bounds be set; God, who made thee mighty, Make thee mightier yet. Thy fame is ancient as the days, As Ocean large and wide: A pride that dares, and heeds not praise, A stern and silent pride: Not that false joy that dreams content With what our sires have won; The blood a hero sire hath spent Still nerves a hero son. Land of Hope and Glory, Mother of the Free, How shall we extol thee, Who are born of thee? Wider still and wider Shall thy bounds be set; God, who made thee mighty, Make thee mightier yet. Thy fame is ancient as the days, As Ocean large and wide: A pride that dares, and heeds not praise, A stern and silent pride: Not that false joy that dreams content With what our sires have won; The blood a hero sire hath spent Still nerves a hero son.

9. 1. What was the British Empire? Only one of these definitions is correct: can you remember what an Empire is? A: The British Empire was when lots of changes took place in Britain such as where people worked and lived. B: The British Empire is where Britain took over lots of countries, sometimes on purpose and sometimes by accident. Britain ended up ruling over these countries for many years. C: The British Empire is where Britain became very rich and so thought they were the best country in the world.

10. Starter Assessment:

11. Design a plate about the British Empire from your perspective: 1.Draw symbols to represent the reasons why Britain built an Empire This shows Britannia crying because some people felt ashamed of the Empire what Britain did

12. Challenging Assessment:

13. Design a plate about the British Empire from an historians’ perspective: 1.Draw symbols to represent the reasons why Britain built an Empire This shows Britannia crying because some people felt ashamed of the Empire what Britain did

15. What have people said about the Empire? Positive about Negative about Empire We will be investigating whether we agree that the British Empire was a good thing or not. To carry out a good investigation, what is it we need to find out? 2. Why did Britain become Empire builders? 3. What did the people who lived in the Empire think of it? 4. How do people remember empire now? 1. Where exactly was the Empire? Most of your should be able to tell me one good or bad thing someone has said about Empire and why.

16. Freedom, Fraternity and Federation: is this an accurate reflection of the Empire?