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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament

Rejected petition More history lessons in primary and secondary schools and focus on British history.

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We need to engage children in Primary and Secondary schools with more history lessons, and they should be about our history.
The lessons from years 3 - 11 will focus on:

Year 3 - Alfred the Great and King Arthur.

Year 4 - The Magna Carter and it's signing, learn about King John and the Barons.

Year 5 - Learn about the 100 years war, focus on the Battle of Agincourt .

Year 6 - Learn about the Spanish Armada and how our great Navy defeated it.

Year 7 - Learn about the Protestant vs Catholic issues between the different monarchs.

Year 8 - Learn about the Napoleonic wars, focus on the battles of Trafalgar and Waterloo.

Year 9 - Learn about the British Empire, teach about abolition of the slave trade and the industrial revolution.

Year 10 - WW1, how Britain was victorious in defeating Germany.

Year 11 - WW2, how Britain was victorious in defeating the Nazi's with the aid of the Empire and the Gurkha's.

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