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The author discusses how his British grammar school's history department attempted to utilize frameworks of knowledge to enhance the learning experience of Year 9 students concerning the history of the 20th century. It examines his use of storyboards to assist students in thinking about interrelationships between key historical events and how individual events fit into the framework.

The article discusses the importance of the History Matters campaign as it highlights the promotion of history in Great Britain. The author suggests ways in which historical significance as a school subject can be developed in the classroom, by making history important. He also comments that history teachers spend so much time teaching about why William won the Battle of Hastings that students entirely lose sight of why it might matter.

Reports that an advertisement published in "The TES" in Great Britain has compared history teachers to Time Lord, the enigmatic hero of the "Dr Who" science fiction adventure series who travels through time, battling ghosts, aliens, and Daleks. Reactions of history teachers to the advertisement; Similarity of history to time travel; Challenges of history teaching;

Advises history teachers on teaching VE Day to elementary and high school students in Great Britain. Joy and mixed emotions during VE Day; Web sites for additional information; Question of how the Allies achieved victory in the Second World War; Information from the British National Archives Learning Curve.