Were highwaymen ‘gentlemen of the road’ or violent thugs?

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Rachel Crouch
Were highwaymen ‘gentlemen of the road’ or violent thugs?
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Thematic studies: Crime and punishment
Resource type
Complete lesson
Concepts and methods
Using evidence

A source based activity for GCSE thematic crime courses. Students work in groups to weigh up the evidence for an against the main enquiry question. A range of engaging source material is provided, including primary accounts of highway robberies in the eighteenth century. Picture sources are also available to download as a free PDF. Teaching notes fully explain how to put all of the tasks together into an engaging history lesson.

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I am writing a Unit for my Year 7 English class on Australian Bushranging Ballads and will be able to use these excellent resources for historical context work. Thanks so much.
Ian.
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.

04/07/2013

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I am writing a Unit for my Year 7 English class on Australian Bushranging Ballads and will be able to use these excellent resources for historical context work. Thanks so much.
Ian.
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.

04/07/2013

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