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Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present

5 dot points across 5 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

What has been the long-term impact of migration on Britain, and how do we judge it?

The economic, cultural and social impact of migration across the whole period, the factors that shaped migrants' experience, change and continuity in attitudes to migration, and how to weigh interpretations of migration's significance.
A focused case study within OCR's Migrants to Britain thematic study, examining the economic, cultural and social impact of migration across the whole period, the factors shaping migrants' experience, change and continuity in attitudes, and how to weigh interpretations of migration's significance.
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Who migrated to Britain in the early modern period, and what was their experience c.1500 to 1700?

Early modern migrants including Huguenot refugees, the Dutch, the readmission of the Jews, and the beginnings of a Black presence, the reasons they came, their economic and cultural contribution, and the experience of refuge and prejudice.
A focused answer to the early modern section of OCR's Migrants to Britain thematic study, covering Huguenot and Dutch migrants, the readmission of the Jews, the early Black presence, the reasons for migration, the economic and cultural contribution, and the experience of refuge and prejudice.
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Who migrated to Britain in the medieval period, and what was their experience c.1250 to 1500?

Medieval migrants including Jews, Flemish weavers, Italian bankers and Hanseatic merchants, the reasons they came, their contribution to the economy, the experience of welcome and hostility, and the expulsion of the Jews in 1290.
A focused answer to the medieval section of OCR's Migrants to Britain thematic study, covering Jewish, Flemish, Italian and Hanseatic migrants, the reasons they came, their economic contribution, the experience of welcome and hostility, and the expulsion of the Jews in 1290.
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Who migrated to Britain in the age of empire and industry, and what was their experience c.1700 to 1900?

Migration in the age of empire and industry, including Irish, Jewish and Black migrants and people from across the Empire, the role of industrialisation and empire, their contribution to towns and industry, and the experience of poverty and prejudice.
A focused answer to the industrial and imperial section of OCR's Migrants to Britain thematic study, covering Irish, Jewish, Black and imperial migrants, the role of industrialisation and empire, their contribution to industry and towns, and the experience of poverty and prejudice c.1700 to 1900.
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Who migrated to Britain in the modern period, and what was their experience c.1900 to present?

Modern migration including post-war Commonwealth migration and the Windrush generation, refugees, European and other migrants, the role of war, empire and labour shortages, the experience of integration and discrimination, and changing immigration laws.
A focused answer to the modern section of OCR's Migrants to Britain thematic study, covering post-war Commonwealth migration and the Windrush generation, refugees, European and other migrants, the role of war, empire and labour shortages, the experience of integration and discrimination, and changing immigration laws.
14 min answer →