Athena
Review
This site is an excellent source of historical
primary sources. It has many links to different
archaeological sites in Great Britain.
Active History  
Interactive decision-making games for KS3 and 4 (Can
you save Charles I from the chop by making the right
decisions? ), question historical characters face to
face - Henry VIII, Martin Luther King and
(controversially) Hitler, take historical quizzes
(in one you can build a trebuchet and fling the
teacher!). A prize-winning site by Wolverhampton
Grammar School. The site is now only available to
paying members. School membership costs £99.99 p.a
You can get a 14 day free trial - Click the Active
History Graphic at the top of the page.
BBC History
One of the best history sites of all. There are lots
and lots of good things here. There is stuff for
both adults and children. Kids will love the
Interactive Content (and so will adults),
BBC History for Kids
The BBC's selection of pages from its vast website
which are particularly of interest to children.
Britannia: British History
Typically classy and detailed history archive from
those encyclopaedia people. If what you're looking
for, British history-wise, isn't here it probably
doesn't exist!
The British Library
Want to see a digital copy of the Magna Carta? The
Lindisfarne Gospels? Try here. You can also access a
complete catalogue of the Library’s resources, find
out about current exhibitions, or how to obtain a
British Library Reader's Ticket.
The British Museum - An Introduction
Full of information about the museum’s collections.
Children can explore a section devoted to Ancient
Egypt, teachers can find all the information they
need to plan a school visit.
Channel 4 History
Part of Channel 4's website: There is information
about many history programmes, links to lots of
information about many different periods and
historical topics and interactive games. There is a
useful clickable timeline to get you into the
content.
Cleopatra
A multimedia guide to the ancient world. 6 items of
artistic value from each of Egypt, Greece and Italy
are examined in detail. You can get close up images
and streamed video with commentary. There is also a
useful timeline comparing the ages of the objects.
Dinosaurs
Find out all about these favourite prehistoric beasties!
An excellent site.
Discoverers Web Homepage: Voyages of Discovery
Loads of links to sites about any aspect of
exploration and discovery that you care to think of,
from pre-history onwards.
Discovery Channel Online History
A very entertaining and informative site with the
language pitched a level that most KS2 children
could understand. (Ignore the suggestion that pops
up to go to the local site - it is just the TV guide
for Discovery Channel)
Empires Past
An interactive site that deals with the Ancient
Egyptian, Aztecs, Roman and Chinese Empires. The
Library section provides an online notepad. There is
a "visit the past" game and a "Features" section
with lots of other stuff.
Encyclopedia Mythica
Information about myths and beliefs from a wide
variety of cultures from around the world.
English Heritage
English Heritage are the people who look after many
of our ancient (and not so ancient) monuments
There's historical information and info for teachers
about free visits to places of historic interest.
Eyewitness to History
Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient
World to the present. History through the eyes of
those who lived it. Dozens and dozens of eyewitness
accounts of historical events and periods, including
some historical audio recordings. (May also be
useful in KS2).
Famous People
A site about famous people. By the BBC - intended
for KS1
The History Learning Site
Lots of information in simple language. A good site
for children to research for topic work.
History On
The Net
A site supporting NC History, which believes that
learning should be fun. There is information aplenty
and lots of historically educational games. The main
aspects of History dealt with are Romans, Medieval
Life, Tudors, Stuarts, The Civil War, Slavery and
the Monarchy (there is a useful interactive fact
sheet about British Monarchs. Choose your monarch
and it tells you all the basic facts about him/her).
Kidipede
Formerly "History for Kids". The home page has
answers to several (mainly historical) questions and
links to period specific pages each containing lots
of information expl;ained in a child friendly way.
The Leodis Database
The Leodis Database is a collection of over 10000
photographs of Leeds and its environs. The photos
are annotated and users can add their own comments
and observations on the photos. The site gives a
fascinating insight into the social history of a
particular area.
Local History (BBC)
This one will be useful if you are planning a local
history topic - there are several case studies with
guidance about how to do it in your area. Sadly, the
"Getting Started" section is no longer available.
Lore and Saga
An excellent site with lots of information about
Romans, Celts, Vikings and Anglo Saxons. Information
(linked from the Resources page) includes stuff
about runes, ancient board games (and how to play
them), an excellent time line (back to the Big
Bang!), a history of money and trade in Northern
Europe and more, much more.
Medicine Through Time
This site, aimed at KS3 will also be accessible to
KS2 children.
Mr Dowling
Mr Dowling's excellent website has lots of history
topics including Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Middle
Ages (covering Anglo-Saxons, Normans and lots
more),and many other periods and places.
Monarchs of Britain
Exhaustive list of British kings and queens from the
House of Wessex to Windsor and more besides. Just
click on a name for succinct information. Some
pictures too. This is from Britannia.com (America's
Gateway to Britain!) - you will get annoying pop-up
advertising windows - a small price to pay -
just close them.
National Archives Education Section
Lots of useful stuff if you are teaching KS2 or KS3
History
Nuffield Primary History
A site for teachers. Lesson plans and downloadable
resources that have been shared by other teachers.
Object Lessons
Object Lessons is an online display of about 200
objects from Islington Artefacts Library. The site
has high quality images and information on each
object.
Picture the Past
A huge library of paintings, drawings and
photographs of the East Midlands. You can search the
database or choose from the Popular Searches list
Images are small, but can be enlarged a bit or
investigated with an on screen magnifying glass. A
really useful source of historic images.
Regia Anglorum
Regia Anglorum is a re-enactment group who are
dedicated to the period around the time of the
Norman Conquest. They strive for accuracy both in
their re-enactments and in the information that they
offer. Their website is a veritable hoard of
information about the period 950 - 1066 and if you
are studying Invaders, Saxons, Vikings or Normans
this is a must visit website. Regia Anglorum have a
fascinating project, to build a replica fortified
Anglo-Saxon manor house in Kent. The project has its
own (fascinating and informative) website at
http://www.wychurst.com/mainindex.htm. Regia
Anglorum also do sessions for schools. If you are
interested the contact details are on the website.
School History
Webmaster, Andrew Field, has put a lot of work into
this site since I last looked at it. There is a wide
range of material here now with worksheets,
downloadable PowerPoint presentations, interactive
games, quizzes and other activities and a
growing collection of online lessons.
Schoolshistory
This site offers background information about many
areas of British and World history. Each unit is
supported by a range of activities for students to
use. There are downloadable resources and links.
Spartacus: History Links for KS2
The Spartacus Website lists some useful sites to
visit for the main Key Stage 2 History topics
including Romans, Tudors, Victorians, Ancient Greeks
and Britain since 1930.
Spartacus Internet Encyclopaedia: Britain 1700-1920
In depth look at British history for this period.
Lots of detail (too much for some!) and pictures
too.
Spectrum Biographies
Biographies of famous people. Subjects are as
diverse as JS Bach, Julius Caesar, Leonard
Bernstein, Abraham Lincoln, Amelia Earhart, to name
but a few. They are clearly written and
comprehensive.
Time Pirates Adventure
An online interactive adventure provided by the Port
Cities London. Take an interactive journey through
the port of London from Roman times to the present
day Complete tasks and follow the clues along the
way. As well as the game there is an interactive
timeline of the Port of London, a teachers' page and
a message book. I am impressed with this, even
though some of the Flash animations were a little
slow to download.
What Came First?
The BBC's Walk Through Time games. Can you spot the
anachronisms?
World HyperHistory
Difficult to describe in a few words by basically
this site uses hyperlinked timelines to put history
in perspective. Well worth a look.
Ancient Egypt
Don't forget to look in
the General History
Links, too!
Ancient Egypt
The British Museum's educational site. Excellent
pages for pupils + good
teachers' pages with
resources etc.
Ancient
Egyptian gods and their symbols
Just what it says on the tin! A table of the main
gods has links to pages about each of them and their
representative symbols. Other information includes
Ancient Egyptian Arithmetic.
BBC
Ancient Egypt
Absolutely masses of stuff! Information, Timeline,
games interactive multimedia pages and lots lots
more. Great!
Discovering Ancient Egypt
Mark Millimore has produced this impressive site
about Ancient Egypt. There is lots of clearly
expressed information and lots of images, many of
them showing what temples and other buildings looked
like at the time. The quality of the images is
impressive. You can also download screensavers and
translate hieroglyphics.
Egyptian Artefacts
Photos of artefacts with notes about them. This site
is from the Institute of Egyptian Art &
Archaeology at the University of Memphis (Tennessee,
not Egypt!).
Egypt Voyager
Although this site is really aimed ar potential
holiday makers it has lots of interesting and useful
stuff for children. There is information,
photographs, virtual tours of Cairo and several
ancient sites (with panoramic photographs) and more
Empires Past
An interactive site that deals with the Ancient
Egyptian, Aztecs, Roman and Chinese Empires. The
Library section provides an online notepad. There is
a "visit the past" game and a "Features" section
with lots of other stuff.
Kidipede Ancient Egypt Pages
List of links to Kidipede's Ancient Egyptian
information.
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Museum Education Kids' Corner
Sound dull? Well it isn't!
Here you can make your own mummy. (Seneb has died
and you must help to mummify him. Remove his brain
and organs not forgetting to put them into the
correct jars, cover him in Natron and wrap him
properly - all in gory detail that kids will love!
There are other interactive things, too and a useful
Teacher Resource Centre.
Nova Pyramids
From American PBS. Explore the inside of the Great
Pyramid using
Quicktime.
Odyssey
Online - Egypt, Greece, Rome
An attractive site with text that is within the
reach of many 9-10 year olds. The information
content seems a little thin, though.
Tony's Egypt Links
Lots of links for kids from Tony Poultry, formerly
of Hugo Meynell School. Some of them are already on
this list, some are not...
Tour Egypt
This is the official site of the Egyptian Tourist
Authority.
Toys on Tour
Follow Sven the Ostrich and Eric the Penguin as they
visit Ancient Egypt. Not a huge amount of
information but what's there is very simply and
clearly written. The section on mummies is
particularly useful.
Virtual Egypt
Award-winning site - and deservedly so. There is
just so much here!
Virtual Mummy
Learn about the way mummies can be investigated
without damaging them. Unwrap a mummy's head on the
screen. Fascinating!
Ancient Greeks
Don't forget to look in
the General History
Links, too!
Ancient Greece
Another suprb site from the British Museum - a
stablemate for their excellent Ancient Egypt site.
The Ancient Greeks
Basic information, simply presented.
BBC Ancient Greeks
Kids will love this one. Plenty of information, all
presented in a lively and colourful way. There is a
Timeline, information about Athens and Olympia,
interactive Flash animations about the Olympic
Games, the Peloponnesian Wars and the Greek Theatre.
There is also a useful glossary and a collection of
resources, including images, sounds, investigations
and a couple of downloadable worksheets to guide
children in their use of the site.
Crucible of Civilisation
Part of the much larger (and excellent) American PBS
site. Here you can hear the sound of Ancient Greek,
Use an interactive map to explore ancient Athens,
discover what you would have been if you had lived
in ancient Greece, watch a short film about the
Parthenon find out about some of the great
characters of Athenian history and much more. There
is also a section for teachers with lesson plans and
background information.
Daily Life in Ancient Greece
This looks fun. Here is a site that tells you how to
organise your own class Olympic Games (with
classroom activities substituted for the real
athletics). Children research and then take on the
role of "athletes" from one of 5 Greek city-states.
Great idea!
Dionysus: God of Wine
I'm not sure that this
site is appropriate for children because it is a
wine club, but it does have lots of information
about Greek mythology.
Greek and Roman Sites
This is a links list to websites that contain images
of Greek and Roman artefacts and buildings. Grouped
by their location around the world.
Kidipede Ancient Greek Page
Links to lotd of relevant kidipede pages.
Hercules, Greece's Greatest Hero
The Perseus Digital Library's pages about the great
Greek hero.
Legion XIIII - Ancient Greece
Useful information about soldiers and warfare
(particularly Sparta) in Ancient Greece. A lot of
the text is in capital letters, which makes it more
difficult to read, but the information is worth
looking at and there are some good photos of people
dressed up as hoplites. Lots of information, too,
about mythology. (Watch out for the little animated
Next button at the bottom of each page).
Legion XIII also have sections on their website
about Romans, Celts and Macedonians. (They also do
school visits!)
Greek
Mythology
Another collection of information about the Greek
gods. Lots of information about them and their
stories.
Mythweb
A site devoted to heroes, gods and monsters of Greek
mythology. A kidsafe site, which also includes
teachers' resource pages.
Odyssey
Online - Egypt, Greece, Rome
An attractive site with text that is within the
reach of many 9-10 year olds. The information
content seems a little thin, though.
The
Ancient Olympics
The Perseus Digital Library's pages about the
original Olympic Games.
Pegasus Paradise
Animals, Heroes & Heroines, Villains, Gods and
Games. Great!
Plato and his Dialogues
As well as being an introduction to the great
philosopher and his works this site has some really
useful general stuff. There is a comprehensive index
of persons and places with information about both
history and mythology and a set of maps of the
Ancient World on which you can click the names of
places to be presented with their entries in the
index. Well worth a visit if you are finding out
about Ancient Greece. (The text is probably rather
difficult for younger children).
The Real Deal About Ancient Greece
This is a simple site produced by 3 American 6th
graders. Some of the basic facts about Ancient
Greece, simply and attractively presented.
Snaith Primary School's Greek Pages
This is superb! Written for children (and there are
notes pages for teachers, too) the site deals with
the wars between Athens and Sparta as experienced by
a variety of characters from each side. Each
character tells their own story in 4 chapters. By
reading each, children can learn about the history
of the wars and about the very different kinds of
life lived in the 2 cities. Definitely worth 2
Vaultman stars!
Stories of the Skies
The stories behind some well known constellations
(The Great Bear, Orion and Perseus) - from The Royal
Museums Greenwich.
The Theoi Project - Greek Gods, Spirits and Monsters
A comprehensive list with background information
about each one. Nicely done.
Toys on Tour
Follow Sven the Ostrich and Eric the Penguin as they
visit Crete and Cyprus. Not a huge amount of
information but what's there is very simply and
clearly written.
Voyage Back in Time: Greece and Rome
Lots of information about both ancient Greece and
Ancient Rome on this award winning site.
Romans
Don't forget to look in
the General History
Links, too!
BBC Education: Romans
This site is aimed at Primary Teachers and upper KS2
students interested in Roman History. A
comprehensive site from BBC Education. Text, maps,
images and activities. This site is tied in to the
BBC's ZigZag TV programmes on Ancient Rome and looks
like it has been updated recently.
Empires Past
An interactive site that deals with the Ancient
Egyptian, Aztecs, Roman and Chinese Empires. The
Library section provides an online notepad. There is
a "visit the past" game and a "Features" section
with lots of other stuff.
The Ermine Street Guard
(Roman Re-enactment Society) Basically a club
website, but lots of photos of people dressed up as
Roman soldiers
Kidipede's Roman Pages
List of links to Kidipede's pages about Ancient Rome.
Know the Romans
Lots of information and a simple quiz on every page.
There are also games and quizzes.
Legion XIIII - Ancient Rome
Useful information about soldiers and warfare. A lot
of the text is in capital letters, which makes it
more difficult to read, but the information is worth
looking at and there are some good photos of people
dressed up as Roman soliers. Some of the text is
about the travels and charitable activities of the
group but there are useful things mixed in. (Watch
out for the little animated Next button at the
bottom of each page).
Legion XIII also have sections on their website
about Greeks, Celts and Macedonians. (They also do
school visits!)
Nova Romana
The virtual Roman town. Explore the town and its
buildings. Find out about life in a Roman town in
Tuscany.
Odyssey
Online - Egypt, Greece, Rome
An attractive site with text that is within the
reach of many 9-10 year olds. The information
content seems a little thin, though.
Pompeii Forum Project
An academic project. The website contains photos,
maps and information about the forum at Pompeii.
Roman Britain
Pages from Britannia, America's Gateway to the
British Isles.
The
Roman Gask Project
The Gask was the first Roman defensive frontier in
Britain (built 40 years before Hadrian's Wall). This
site has lots of information about it.
Roman Sandy
Children become virtual archaeologists and help
explore the Roman past of Sandy in Bedfordshire.
Looks good.
Why Did the Romans Come to Caledonia?
This site is part of the BBC's output aimed
specifically at children in Scottish schools and up
to the expected BBC standard.
Roman Emperors
An online encyclopaedia of Roman Emperors. Written
for adults, but lots of information and pictures,
too.
The Rome Project
The Dalton School in New York have produced this
site for their students and share it with the world.
Lots of links for older students.
Timeline of Roman Britain
A timeline with Hyperlinks. This site is part of
Britannia History resources.
A Visual
Compendium of Roman Emperors
A list of the Roman Emperors with links to pictures
photos of coins from their periods and other
information.
Anglo-Saxons
Don't forget to look in
the General History
Links, too!
BBC Anglo-Saxons for Kids
Part of the BBC's History for Kids section. Here you
will find information about the Anglo-Saxon
invasion, Anglo-Saxon life, beliefs and pastimes.
There is a glossary, a resources section, a
collection of interactive activities and section for
teachers and parents.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicles
An excellent series of chronicles, covering AD 1 to
AD 1154. Also includes a useful timeline and King
Arthur background and information.
The Lindisfarne Gospels
Information from the British Library about this
beautiful 7th century book. You can also see 40 of
the best pages of the book in the Turning the Pages
section of the website, see
Turning
the Pages - Sacred Texts.
Regia Anglorum
Regia Anglorum is a re-enactment group who are
dedicated to the period around the time of the
Norman Conquest. They strive for accuracy both in
their re-enactments and in the information that they
offer. Their website is a veritable hoard of
information about the period 950 - 1066 and if you
are studying Invaders, Saxons, Vikings or Normans
this is a must visit website. Regia Anglorum have a
fascinating project, to build a replica fortified
Anglo-Saxon manor house in Kent. The project has its
own (fascinating and informative) website at
http://www.wychurst.com/mainindex.htm. Regia
Anglorum also do sessions for schools. If you are
interested the contact details are on the website.
Vikings and Celts
Don't forget to look in
the General History
Links, too!
The BBC's Vikings Pages
Links to a broad range of information and activities
on the BBC's website. In particular look in the
Multimedia Zone for the game Viking Quest and the 3D
Viking House
The BBC's Vikings for Kids
Up to the BBC's usual high standards. A child
friendly site with section about the Viking
invasion, Viking life, beliefs, travel and
exploration, what happened to the Vikings? There is
also a resources section, a glossary, interactive
activities and a teachers' section.
Grim Gruesome
Grim Gruesome, Viking Villain, is a series of
children's novels by Rosalind Kerven. The supporting
website is worth exploring, there are teaching
ideas, games and activities as well as information
about Vikings. There are also photographs of places
in Norway and Iceland that will help children to
picture the life of Vikings.
The Jorvik Viking Centre
A web site linked to the Jorvik Viking Centre
situate in York. Admission times, ways to use the
centre, school visits.
The Longship Trading Company
"Longship has built a nationally known reputation as
being one of the leading specialists in bringing
Saxon & Viking living history displays into schools.
Our visits are designed to relate to the history
national curriculum.." Lots of information about
Longship and the things they do. There is a "For
Kids" section that children will love. It begins
with a warning "These pages are intended for
children who are studying the Vikings & Saxons at
school, and contain pictures and information not
suitable for wimps. You have been warned!"
Nordic Gods
Mostly about Viking gods and mythology. There is
also information about runes and names of Norse
origin.
Regia Anglorum
Regia Anglorum is a re-enactment group who are
dedicated to the period around the time of the
Norman Conquest. They strive for accuracy both in
their re-enactments and in the information that they
offer. Their website is a veritable hoard of
information about the period 950 - 1066 and if you
are studying Invaders, Saxons, Vikings or Normans
this is a must visit website. Regia Anglorum have a
fascinating project, to build a replica fortified
Anglo-Saxon manor house in Kent. The project has its
own (fascinating and informative) website at
http://www.wychurst.com/mainindex.htm. Regia
Anglorum also do sessions for schools. If you are
interested the contact details are on the website.
The Vikings - History Essentials (Channel4 /
Espresso)
Basic information, a few downloadable worksheets,
some pictures that children can use in their work
and a quiz.
Vikings
Clear factual information about Vikings from the
National Maritime Museum.
Vikings Online
Downloadable resources for teachers from the Royal
Museums Greenwich.
Viking Mythology
Lots of information about Viking myths and gods (Aesir
- gods - and Asinjur - goddesses).
Viking Voyage 1000
Viking Voyage 1000 This site documents the Viking
Voyage 1000 project, which took place on Aug 15th
1997. To use some of the functions on this site, you
will need RealPlayer and Shockwave software.
Normans
Don't forget to look in
the General History
Links, too!
Kids Castle
Medieval castles to explore! This is part of the
excellent
Kids on the
Net website.
Castles of Britain
A site devoted to providing information about
Britain's rich heritage of castles. Lots of
information the site is simply structured but
navigating it is a little clunky (Click on the
orange text).
Castles on the Web
Another excellent site with lots of useful
information about castles and the people who lived
in them. There is a comprehensive glossary page and
a page of fun links for kids. (You need
to close down the annoying advertising window that
pops up when you first enter the site)
Ghosts in the Castle
This is an interesting and fun site by the
ever-reliable National Geographic. You can explore a
castle and meet the ghosts who "live" there. Each
ghost tells you a little about his/her life and
function in the castle. Lots to find out.
Kidipede
Successor to History for Kids. Just write
Normans or castles in the
search box to find links to the relevant kidipede
pages.
Kids' Castle
Information presented in a very child friendly way.
partially focused on using information to support
creative writing. The site used to take submissions
of writing from children (and may do so again in the
future) but there is still lots of children's
writing to read.
Regia Anglorum
Regia Anglorum is a re-enactment group who are
dedicated to the period around the time of the
Norman Conquest. They strive for accuracy both in
their re-enactments and in the information that they
offer. Their website is a veritable hoard of
information about the period 950 - 1066 and if you
are studying Invaders, Saxons, Vikings or Normans
this is a must visit website. Regia Anglorum have a
fascinating project, to build a replica fortified
Anglo-Saxon manor house in Kent. The project has its
own (fascinating and informative) website at
http://www.wychurst.com/mainindex.htm. Regia
Anglorum also do sessions for schools. If you are
interested the contact details are on the website.
Aztecs
Don't
forget to look in the
General History Links, too!
Ancient Aztecs
A ThinkQuest site/ Lots of information in child
friendly language.
Aztecs
From the ever reliable Snaith Primary School.
Excellent.
The Aztecs
Another really useful site from Nettlesworth Primary
School.
Aztec Calendar
A site dedicated to the Aztec and Mayan calendars.
It includes a list of the gods, with pictures
and a brief explanation of each.
Mexicolore
Mexicolore are a small, independent teaching team,
established in 1980, specializing in educational
services for schools, museums and everyone with a
serious interest in the Aztecs. The Aztecs section
of their website gives a wealth of information,
stories and images about the Aztecs.I would
particularly recommend the new (Nov 2004) Kids Pages
which are SUPERB!
Teotihuacan - City of the Dead
Information and video clips of this ancient
mesoamerican city
Indus Valley Civilisation
Don't forget to look in
the General History
Links, too!
Ancient Indus Valley
Packed with information, images and maps about the
ancient civilisations of the Indus Valley. The
Slide Introduction is a good place to start.
There is also a
teachers'
page (mainly a list of things you can buy to
support work on this topic, which few publishers
seem to touch).
Tudors and Stuarts
Don't forget to look in
the General History
Links, too!
16th Century Fashion
A site about women's clothing in Tudor times.
Agecroft Hall
Agecroft Hall is a Tudor mansion that has been
dismantled and reassembled in the USA. Interesting
information. It is well worth following the link to
their newsletter, The Scribe, for some interesting
information.
Armada Hunt
From the Royal Museums Greenwich, an interactive
investigation of a painting of the Spanish Armada.
Gather clues and information by clicking on the
painting.
BBC Kings and Queens Timeline
Explore the monarchs of England and later the United
Kingdom through time, illustrated with contemporary
portraits and key events from each period. Then play
the game and see if you can remember who reigned
when. There are four periods to explore. The
Plantagenets and the Houses of Lancaster and York
are featured in the first period, the Tudors and
Stuarts in the second, and the House of Hanover in
the third. The timeline concludes with the Windsors.
(Needs Flash 4)
Before and After the Great Fire of London
Wenceslaus Hollar produced 2 panoramas of London 20
years apart, one before and one after the Great
Fire. This excellent little thing from the BBC
compares them so that you can see what changed. (You
have to look quite closely - there seems to have
been a lot less devastation than most people think).
The Development of Parliamentary Authority
This area of Parliament's own website has three
sections that explain and chart the development of
Parliament before, during and after the English
Civil War. It should be accessible to KS3 and to KS2
(with a little supportive explanation). It includes
sections on the civil War, The Gunpowder Plot and
The Glorious Revolution.
Elizabeth I
Lots and lots of information about Elizabeth I, her
life and times. A bit wordy in places but very
informative. Useful for KS2 children who are good
readers.
Explore the Mary Rose
Lots of information,
including a 3D model of the Mary Rose. You will need
to download the viewer for it (which only works on
Internet Explorer).
The Great Fire of London
Another account of the fire, this one is from The
London Fire Brigade and Anglia Campus. The text is a
little more "grown up" than the previous one.
There's a good picture and a long quotation from
Pepys' diary.
The Great Fire of London - Newspaper Report
The text of The London Gazette for the week of the
fire. Read the contemporary newspaper report.
Fascinating!
Hampton Court
The Official Visitors' site. Lots of useful
information, especially if you are planning a visit.
Henry VIII and the Tudors
An informative and simply presented site, well
designed for children. There is lots of useful stuff
aimed at 7-11 year olds. Kids will love the
animations of the wives' fates!
History on the Net - Stuarts
Lots of information in terms that KS2/3 children
will find accessible and enjoyable. There are also
links to other historical topics.
King Henry VIII
You can have Henry VIII visit your school!
(Actually, of course, it's an actor playing the
part). As well as telling you how to book him, and
having lots of photographs of him, "Henry" has
written stories about his 6 wives and other Tudor
topics.
Life in Tudor Times
Masses of information about Tudor life and
characters. lots of the pages have extracts form
contemporary documents (eg a description of Queen
Mary). This is definitely one for the adult reader
but could be a very useful source of information for
teachers.
On Board the Mary Rose
Lots of information
about King Henry VIII's flagship. As well as things
to read there are interactive things to do.
Samuel Pepys
Diary
Here you can find out about the man and read his
diary in modern print. You start on the date that
you access the site (only in 1661) but you can get
back to the beginning easily enough.
Snaith Primary School's Tudor Pages
Snaith Primary's site is a national treasure. Here's
what they say about their Tudors section : This
section of our website provides a selection of
resources that will enhance your study of
Tudor and Elizabethan
history. We haven't used many words ... but hope
that you will think about and enjoy the pictures
that you see. A picture is worth a
thousand
words!! There are some great online activities
for children. Have a look for yourself!
The Spanish Armada -Did God really help the English?
In a battle about religious affiliation people
believed that unexpected events showed the hand of
God at work. This page from the Public Record
Office's Learning Curve
presents facsimiles of documents etc. and asks
searching questions about them.
Spartacus Tudor and Stuart Links for 11-14 year olds
Spartacus Tudor and Stuart Links for 14-18 year olds
A couple of excellent links pages from the ever
reliable Spartacus.
Target the Tudors
Learn about life in Tudor London by learning about
real people who lived there then. Excellent site
from the Museum of London.
Tudor England
Written by an enthusiast. There are useful (and
long) biographies of monarchs, Henry VIII's wives
and other notables as well as links to primary
source documents. More for teachers and older
pupils, but very interesting.
Tudor Exploration
Excellent! Flash animations, information and humour
- what more could a KS2 child ask for? Hooray for
the National Maritime Museum!
Tudor History
Who's who, Life in Tudor Times, Genealogies and
Chronologies and much, much more. Go! See!
Tudor Bonnets
Drawings from the time of Tudor headwear and links
to other Tudor clothing related sites.(Click the
little pictures to see them bigger).
Tudor Cookery
Video
clip from the BBC of a Tudor mother and daughter
preparing a meal.. The page includes teacher
guidance for using the clip.
Tudor Dress
Lots of images from the time of women's clothing.
(Click the little pictures to see them bigger).
Tudor England
Lots of information, links, primary sources,
pictures etc. Well worth a look.
Tudor Quick Quizzes
Lots of 60 second quizzes from History on the Net
Tudor Timeline
Britannia present a Tudor Timeline with links to
pages about all the Tudor monarchs and other
important historical characters of the time.
Weak and feeble woman...
A long quote from Elizabeth I's famous speech during
the invasion of the Spanish Armada.
Welcome to the
Mary Rose
First rate site on Henry VIII's favourite warship.
Very readable text, excellent graphics and even a 3D
model. Wow! Great site to use with KS2 children.
Sir Thomas More
Studious site suitable for teachers looking for
background information on the saint. Of little
interest to children.
Sir Walter Raleigh
Link from the Information Devon Webpage. Database
about Sir Walter with links to other pages/sites.
Perhaps a little outdated in appearance.
Victorians
Don't forget to look in
the General History
Links, too!
BBC Victorian History Trail
Very useful for KS2 / 3 children (and teachers).
The
Age of Empire
Web page with numerous interesting historical links
such as Prime Ministers 1721-1901. It is part of the
Britannia website so loads of links to Monarchs from
802AD, Timelines, Historical documents and maps,
King Arthur, Time
period links and Early British
Kingdoms. An excellent site for historical research
at KS2/3.
Children in Victorian Britain
These stylish and well produce pages are part of the
BBC's History section. You are offered two versions,
standard or interactive. The site deals with 3
aspects of the topic: children at work, children at
play and children at school.
Florence Nightingale
A rather eclectic collection of things about
Florence Nightingale. The most useful part perhaps
is about how a young upper class Victorian would get
dressed in the morning and about her daily life.
Four Famous Victorians
Information about four famous Victorians: Florence
Nightingale, Charles Dickens, Isambard Kingdom
Brunel and Benjamin Disraeli.
The History of Costume by Braun Schneider -
c.1861-1880
Web site showing plates of costumes from the
Egyptians to Late 19th century from around the
world. A good visual resource that would aid lots of
different topics. The pictures can be enlarged.
Queen Victoria - Images of her World
A collection of images of Queen Victoria, her family
and court. There is a useful list of her children,
too.
Rev.Charles Lutwidge Dodgson - Photographer
The Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson was much better
known as Lewis Carroll. As well as being a
mathematician, writer of children's stories and
poet, he was also a keen photographer. Here you can
see some of his photographs, including some of the
original Alice (Alice Liddell) and of several other
well known Victorians. There are also links to other
sites about him, including one that has lots of his
photos.
A Step Back in Time - Victorian House
Part of The BBC's History output. Animated cartoon
adventure, a modern girl visits her house as it was
in Victorian times.
Trade and Empire
Part of the National Maritime Museum's website. This
one contains 5 online activities, with teachers'
notes and downloadable investigations linked to
primary resources.
Victoria
Britannia.com's page about Queen Victoria. Lots
about her life and times.
The Victorians (Snaith Primary School)
A colourful and informative site from this primary
school in Yorkshire.
The Victorians (Nettlesworth Primary School)
Lots of information, colourfully presented on this
primary school's site.
Victorian Childrens' Website (Channel 4)
Aimed squarely at the QCA History unit 11: Victorian
Children. While not exhaustive, it provides
resources and interactive tasks for pupils which
cover the learning objectives of the scheme. There
are sections on Victorian Schools, Victorian
Timelines, People Who Helped Children and A
Victorian Toyshop.
Victorian Christmas and Other Customs
How Victorians celebrated Christmas. This is
actually a company that sells reproduction
victoriana,, such as cards, games, stationery and
scrapbooks, but there is a lot of useful
information about Victorian customs
A Victorian Christmas
Another site giving much more information about how
Christmas was celebrated in Queen Victoria's day.
Victorian and Edwardian Photographs
A huge collection of photographs with information
about how to date your own old photos. A
wonderful place to see Victorians fashions, hair
styles etc. Absolutely fascinating. There are some
photos of famous Victorians (most of whom I had
never heard of!)
A Victorian Diary
Closely tied to the excellent Channel 4 TV series of
the same name. There are quizzes, fact files,
writing and reading tasks and the texts of the
diaries of characters from the series together with
a timeline and a MyWorld-style "dress the Victorian
Lady" activity. There are also teachers' notes.
Victorian Powys
Although focused on Mid-Wales, this informative site
has lots to say about more general topics such as
workhouses, religion and schools. The collection of
local history materials is absolutely fascinating,
with stories told by reference and quotes from
primary sources. I really recommend this!
Victorian Street
The BBC's Walk Through Time games. Can you spot the
anachronisms?
Victorian Timeline (1)
A Chronological list of events during Victoria's
reign.
A Victorian Timeline (2)
This one has colour coded columns for Technology &
Science, Arts, Military and other Events.
The Victorian
Web
This web site has everything you would ever want to
know about the Victorians in the form of links and
databases about the Literature, History and culture
in the age of the Victorians.
Workhouses
A collection of information about a huge number of
workhouses in England, Scotland Wales and Ireland.
Details and photographs make a comprehensive study.
More suitable for older pupils.
World Wars 1 and 2
Don't forget to look in
the General History
Links, too!
Anne Frank Museum, Amsterdam
Search around and you can find information about
Anne Frank, her life and times and an excellent "3D"
tour of the Secret Annex. Great activities and
information for pupils if you follow the
Worldwide tab and click on Education.
Britain at War
Nettleworth Primary School's Pages about WW2. Lots
of information set out in a simple and easily
accessed way. A good starting point for pupils
Chesterfield In The Second World War
One woman's memories as recorded by children at
Heath Primary School in Chesterfield, Derbyshire/
Children of World War II
From the BBC, this site is linked to the ZigZag TV
series. There are sections about a wartime home,
rationing and evacuation. There is an excellent
Research Room with images and recorded sounds (air
raid sirens and the all clear). The site is very
interactive and the language just right for KS2.
The Home Guard
A page from Spartacus.net about the history of the
Home Guard (often referred to as "Dad's Army").
The Home Front
Pages from the Snapshots section of the
Public Record Office's National Archive. The page
has a series of wartime images with questions.
The Imperial War Museum
This homepage has links to several subsites: The IWM
itself, The Cabinet War Rooms, IWM Duxford, HMS
Belfast and IWM North.
The Learning Curve Topics 1939-Present
The Learning Curve is the educational website of the
UK National Archive. This is a list of the topics
they have for this time period. Well worth looking
at.
Private 5776807
Freddie Taylor enlisted in 1939, served in the Far
East and finished the war as a PoW of the Japanese.
This site contains extracts from his wartime diary
and information about his life since the end of the
war. It makes fascinating reading.
Remember.org
This site is a cyber library of the Holocaust. There
is a huge amount of information accessible through
this link.
Spywatch
This award winning site, part of the BBC's
educational output, is based on the TV series of the
same name. Set in the 1940s the work is based on
developing literacy skills. "Soon, you're going
back in time to the 1940s in the Second World War.
Your mission is to track down spy suspects and
become a Master Spycatcher." You can download
the whole site to use offline.
Trenches on the web
This is a first rate site, detailing the history of
the First World War.
The Wilkinson Lemonade Factory Disaster
Whilst the title sounds comedic the site is far from
it. Dedicated to 107 people who died when a public
air raid shelter in North Shields suffered a direct
hit by a German bomb in 1941, this site tells the
story of the disaster, has lots of information about
the effects of war on one community and lists the
names of those who died, each linked to details
about them, some with additional information from
surviving relatives. A very moving website.
Britain (mainly) Since the 1930s
Bound for Britain
A lesson plan + resources from the National Archives
about the large scale immigration from the Caribbean
in the 1950s and 60s.
Britain Since the 1930s Cyberhunt
One of our very own cyberhunts!
Britain Since the 1930s (WW2 - Woodlands Junior
School
Masses of stuff about the war from the ever reliable
Woodlands Junior School.
Life in Britain Since the War
A very useful site from Channel4 Learning - includes
basic information, downloadable images that children
could use, a quiz and a few downloadable worksheets.
Whirligig-TV
Find out what TV was like in the 1950s
The 20th Century
Don't
forget to look in the
General History Links, too!
Apollo 11
Loads of information and links to some excellent
sites about Earth, Mars etc. well worth a visit.
The Struggle Against Slavery
Potted biographies of
some of the key campaigners against slavery in the
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