What is an historical What is an historical enquiry?enquiry?

How do I carry out an historical enquiry?

What is an historical enquiry?What is an historical enquiry?

This is the skill whereby you This is the skill whereby you need to carry out an need to carry out an

investigation into an event, investigation into an event, change or an historical figure. change or an historical figure. This means you will need to This means you will need to

carry out research, use carry out research, use sources and ask and answer sources and ask and answer

specific questions.specific questions.

You will act like a historical You will act like a historical detective finding out detective finding out

information on a topic you information on a topic you knew little about or even knew little about or even

extending the knowledge you extending the knowledge you already have.already have.

At the end of your enquiry you At the end of your enquiry you will have added so much to will have added so much to

your knowledge that you will your knowledge that you will be able to answer any be able to answer any

questions with confidence.questions with confidence.

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What are historical sources?What are historical sources?

LettersLettersLettersLetters CoinsCoinsCoinsCoins HousesHousesHousesHouses

MusicMusicMusicMusic WikipediaWikipediaWikipediaWikipedia StatisticsStatisticsStatisticsStatistics

OralOralaccountsaccounts

OralOralaccountsaccounts PortraitsPortraitsPortraitsPortraits DiariesDiariesDiariesDiaries

CastlesCastlesCastlesCastles Books byBooks byhistorianshistoriansBooks byBooks byhistorianshistorians PhotographsPhotographsPhotographsPhotographs

What problems might exist with What problems might exist with using the following sources?using the following sources?

Information may not behistorically accurate

Information may not behistorically accurate

Anyone can put informationon the internet

Anyone can put informationon the internet

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What problems might exist with What problems might exist with using the following sources?using the following sources?

The writing might bedifficulty to understandThe writing might be

difficulty to understand

Might give detailsof daily life

Might give detailsof daily life

Gives only one personsopinion and my be biasedGives only one persons

opinion and my be biased

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What problems might exist with What problems might exist with using the following sources?using the following sources?

May only deal with oneaspect of life

May only deal with oneaspect of life

Gives only one personsopinion and maybe biasedGives only one persons

opinion and maybe biased

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What problems might exist with What problems might exist with using the following sources?using the following sources?

Can includeCan includehidden messages hidden messages

Can includeCan includehidden messages hidden messages

They give information ofThey give information ofthe clothing worn at the timethe clothing worn at the time

They give information ofThey give information ofthe clothing worn at the timethe clothing worn at the time

The artist can changeThe artist can changethe looks of the sitterthe looks of the sitterThe artist can changeThe artist can changethe looks of the sitterthe looks of the sitter

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What problems might exist with What problems might exist with using the following sources?using the following sources?

Has lots of books Has lots of books

Librarians can help peoplefind the books they need

Librarians can help peoplefind the books they need

People use books helpfulto their enquiry

People use books helpfulto their enquiry

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What next?What next?

You are now ready to carry out You are now ready to carry out your enquiry.your enquiry.

Next time you will start using Next time you will start using sources. This will mean you sources. This will mean you will select and summarise will select and summarise

information from sources and information from sources and begin to evaluate them.begin to evaluate them.