 Links to History resources: General: Britannia Internet Magazine has biographies, portraits for British kings and queens, texts of historic documents and much other information. British Castles, Stately Homes and Houses is a good source of information/photos. Castles of the World is a huge site with information, photos and links. The British Library has images of original documents such as the Magna Carta. Emory University's site has a very good sections on Egyptian writing, Ancient Greek and Roman life, European Primary Historical Documents has transcripts of many interesting documents. The History of Writing is a useful site developed by the Parker pen company. The BBC Education - History animations section has some good activities on the Celts, Tudors and Victorians (needs Flash). Snaith Primary School in Yorkshire has an excellent, attractive website written for children with sections on Egypt, Greece, The Vikings, Tudors, Aztecs, Victorians and WW2, as well as some geography topics. Nettlesworth Primary School in Durham is another excellent site with 'time trail' sections on the Romans, Vikings, Tudors, Aztecs, Victorians and WW2. The BBC education site has interactive activities on the Romans, Vikings, Tudors, Victorians and the 1950s. The UK Public Record Office has a variety of materials for history teaching including extracts of the Domesday Book and Magna Carta, historical political cartoons, posters and photos grouped into National Curriculum topics. WWW Museums Index has links to just about every museum in the world that has a website.  Pre-history: The official Lascaux Caves site (in English) has a virtual tour of the famous cave paintings in France, which were closed to public view in 1963 to prevent damage. McDougal-Littell Publishing has interactive activities on several history topics including Cave Art and the Parthenon.  Ancient Egypt: The British Museum's Ancient Egypt site has very good interactive pages including a good section on gods and myths. The Egyptian Tourist Board site has a good section on the history of Ancient Egypt, and also a page on the construction of pyramids. The Ancient Egypt site is a good site and includes information on key monuments. The Nova magazine history site has virtual explorations of the pyramids and other monuments, produced by the US PBS education service. Little Horus is the Egyptian Tourist Board's children's site providing information on Egypt past and present, including a good section on Tutankamun. Ancient Egypt is a good general site with a large amount of information.  Ancient Greece: Tuft University's Hercules pages has information on the Hercules myths, and they have an excellent section on the Olympics. Mythweb has a lot of information on Ancient Greek gods and myths. McDougal-Littell Publishing has interactive activities on several history topics including Cave Art and the Parthenon. The Acropolis Museum site in Athens has virtual exhibits. The UnMuseum site has a section on virtual tours of the 7 wonders of the Ancient World includint the Pyramids and the Parthenon(requires Java). Ancient Greece is a good general site with information on many aspects of the Ancient Greek civilisation. Daily life in Ancient Greece is part of Penn State University's site.  Ancient Rome: The Romans is a very good general site aimed at children and schools. Britain Express has sections on the Romans in Britain and the Celts The BBC education site has good children's sections on the Roman invasion and a timeline The Roman Baths Museum has a virtual tour. The Britannia site has some good information pages. About Scotland has a section on Hadrian's Wall. The Romans in Britain is a good general interactive site aimed at primary children.  The Saxons and Vikings: The Sutton Hoo site has information and a virtual tour of the famous ship burial. The Britannia site has information of key events in the Saxon period, and also a section on Alfred the Great. The Jorvik Viking Centre site is worth a visit if you're doing anything on Vikings. Medieval Scandinavia is a Nowegian site (in English) with a great deal of information on the Viking period. The Vikings is another English-language Norwegian site with some excellent information, including a good section on the Viking kings of England. The Great Britain site has a page on the history of Saxon and Viking invasions and the Battle of Hastings.  The Tudors: Tudor England is a US site with a lot of useful information. Life in Tudor times is another good US site. The Tudors is a good general site with a lot of information on Tudor kings and queens. The Tudor Monarchs has good information. The Britannia site has a Tudor timeline of key events. The Mary Rose iss a site about the famous warship. The Mary Rose schools page is another site about the ship, aimed at children. Camelot's Tower of London site has information on Tudor ghosts there. The Tudors and Stuarts is part of a good UK school site. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is Reading University's site on all aspects of the Globe Theatre.  The Victorians: The Britain Express site has a good section on the period. Victorian Station has a fascinating section on Victorian lifestyle, as well as many other aspects. The Britannia site has a page on the life of Queen Victoria. TheBBC Education Dynamo site has some interactive activities. Four Famous Victorians has information on Brunel, Florence Nightingale, Dickens and Disraeli. Victorian Working Conditions has a worksheet based on Victorian children's own accounts of their jobs. Victorian Children is a site written for children, with good sections on schools and toys. The Victorian Diary site has has some good background of the period and aims to provide some Literacy activities. The Scrap Album site has information and examples of Victorian Christmas cards.  World War II: The History Place has details of the key events in the rise of Hitler to become leader of Nazi Germany. Sainsbury's has a virtual museum of war photos relating to their stores, including photos of rationing and bomb damage. The Diary of Anne Frank is the official Dutch site which contains much about the diary and the background in which it was written. London at War has good sections on the Blitz and the Home Front. The Imperial War Museum site has sections on Children at War and the Enigma code machine. Their Duxford Aircraft Collection site has much on WW2 aircraft. Civvy Street in WW2 has some good information on the Home Front. Virtual Enigma Machine has a virtual WW2 German Enigma code machine you can use to code and decode your own messages. The BBC Voyager history site has information on the evacuees, including some personal memories. The BBC Education History site has a very good WW2 section.  Links checked 28th October 2001 |
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