1. Primary & Secondary Sources

2. By the end of this lesson you will know:
1. What a source is
2. The difference between a primary and a secondary source

3. An historical source is something that tells us about the past.
There are lots of different types of sources, for example it may be a letter, a diary a document, a painting, an artefact, a book, a cinema film, a television programme or a photograph

4. We divide sources into two types:
Primary sources
Secondary sources

5. Primary Sources A Primary source is a source which comes from the past
Primary sources were either created during the time period being studied, or were created at a later date by someone remembering events
Primary sources enable the researcher to get as close as possible to what actually happened during an historical event or time period. 

6. For example
If we were studying the Tudor period any of the following would be considered a primary source:
A portrait of Queen Elizabeth painted when she was alive
A letter written by Henry VIII to the Pope
A diary written by the Spanish ambassador
Memoirs of someone recalling the execution of Mary Queen of Scots

7. Secondary Sources
A Secondary Source is a source which does not come from the time we are studying but was produced later.
These sources offer an analysis of primary sources or attempt to explain them. Some secondary sources not only analyse primary sources, but use them to persuade the reader to hold a certain opinion.

8. Secondary Sources
For example
If we were studying the Tudor period any of the following would be considered a secondary source:
‘The making of the united kingdom’ – a history textbook
A film about the life of Henry VIII.
A worksheet about the 6 wives of Henry VIII

9. The Royal Collection © 2005 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
A few more examples
The Royal Collection © 2005 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
A portrait of Queen Elizabeth painted when she was a child would be a Primary source.
A drawing of queen Elizabeth drawn in 2005 would be a secondary source

10. A few more examples
A description of Queen Elizabeth written by a French ambassador after meeting the Queen would be a primary source
A description of Queen Elizabeth written by an historian in 2001 after examining primary sources is a secondary source

11. Can you work out if the following sources are primary or secondary?
A cartoon of Mary I for a website
Primary
Secondary

12. Can you work out if the following sources are primary or secondary?
A drawing of Queen Mary I
Primary
Try again
Secondary

13. Can you work out if the following sources are primary or secondary?
A drawing of Queen Mary I
Primary
Secondary

14. Beaumaris castle built during the 13th century
Primary
Secondary

15. Beaumaris castle built during the 13th century
Primary
Secondary

16. Beaumaris castle built during the 13th century
Primary
Secondary
Try Again

17. The Domesday book
                                                                            
Primary
Secondary

18. The Domesday book
                                                                            
Primary
Secondary
Try Again

19. The Domesday book
                                                                            
Primary
Secondary

20. The Bayeux Tapestry
   
   
Primary
Secondary

21. The Bayeux Tapestry
   
   
Primary
Secondary
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22. The Bayeux Tapestry
   
   
Primary
Secondary

23. History text book
Primary
   
   
   
   
   
Secondary

24. History text book
Primary
   
   
   
   
   
Secondary

25. History text book
Primary
Try Again
   
   
   
   
   
Secondary

26. A Cinema Film about Queen Elizabeth
Primary
   
   
   
   
   
Secondary

27. A Cinema Film about Queen Elizabeth
Primary
Try Again
   
   
   
   
   
Secondary

28. A Cinema Film about Queen Elizabeth
Primary
   
   
   
   
   
Secondary
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