Explore the history of Wakefield and its people through our range of teaching resources.
Designed to complement the local history curriculum, what will your students discover?
Wakefield Workhouse
KS3 and KS4
A resource pack sharing items from the collections to support enquiry about Wakefield Workhouse.
Newspaper articles, historical documents, photographs, museum objects, supporting information
Wakefield Workhouse - download PDF
Tudors resource pack
KS3 and KS4
A resource pack shares objects from the collections to support enquiry and learning about Tudor Wakefield
Museum objects, historical documents, supporting information
Tudor resource pack - download PDFWakefield's Past - image bank
KS2, KS3 and KS4
A wide range of photographs from Wakefield's history
Photographs, supporting information
Wakefield's Past image bank - open folder in Google Drive
Industrial Wakefield
KS3 and KS4
How has industry shaped Wakefield? A resource pack with a focus on local heritage
Historical documents, photographs, newspaper articles, museum objects, supporting information
Industrial Wakefield - download PDF
The Battle of Wakefield Comic, 1460
KS3 and KS4
Cousin against cousin, red rose against white. The Wars of the Roses are raging. England's royal family is divided in a deep and bitter conflict over who should be king
Comic book resource
The Battle of Wakefield - open comic (external site)
Rhubarb resources
KS2 upwards
Museum objects, photos, supporting information
Rhubarb resources - open folder (Google Drive)
The Extraordinary Life of Charles Waterton comic
KS3 and KS4
A trio of unique stories, illustrated by three of Wakefield's finest graphic artists, brings Charles Waterton to life in all his caiman-riding, poacher-fighting, plague-surviving glory.
Comic book resource
The Extraordinary Life of Charles Waterton - open comic (external site)
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