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BBC - Children of World War 2
Interactive information on what it was like to be a child during the war. Includes
pictures of a 1940's home, a rationing challenge, evacuees' letters and a research
room.
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www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2children/index.shtml
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BBC Online: History
Presents information on a broad range of historical topics. Includes multimedia
features, timelines, a section just for children, games, and articles by various
writers.
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www.bbc.co.uk/history
- published: May 03 1979
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The Victorian Web
This period covers 1830 AD through 1901 AD.
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Search in Category: Society: History: By Time Period: Nineteenth Century
www.victorianweb.org
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BBC - Schools Online World War One
Features interactive information covering several differing viewpoints of the war.
Includes a fictional journal of events leading up, a soldiers story, life on the
home front and a prisoner of war's tale. Further in-depth reading also offered.
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www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone
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BBC - The Anglo-Saxons
An interactive guide to 8th century English life. Includes sections on the
invasion, general life, beliefs and pastimes. Also includes further activities and
suggestions of places to visit in person or online.
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www.bbc.co.uk/schools/anglosaxons
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Britannia: British History
Features timelines, narrative histories, original source documents and important
texts, biographies, maps, glossaries, reading lists, informative articles by guest
writers, and interviews.
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www.britannia.com/history
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Child Labour 1750 - 1850
Offers detailed descriptions on what it was like to work in a factory as a child.
Includes biographies of factory reformers, accounts from the workers themselves,
legislation passed and statistics.
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Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Reference Tools: Encyclopedias
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.main.htm
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David Nash Ford's Early British Kingdoms
Introduces the little known kingdoms that existed in Britain during the Age of King
Arthur.
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www.earlybritishkingdoms.com
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Encyclopaedia of British History
Narrative descriptions and pictures about England and its history from Prime
Ministers to famous artists.
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www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/industry.html
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History Homework Help
Large resource of easy to read and wide ranging historical topics aimed at younger
children. Includes interactive activities, timelines and quizzes.
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www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/history.html
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Regia Anglorum - Anglo-Saxon and Viking Britain
Offers a complete overview of life within this period. Includes sections on
history, weapons and warfare, everyday life and religion as well as stories and
poems of the time.
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www.regia.org/listings.htm
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Smuggler's Britain
Offers a wealth of information on so called 'free traders' of 18th and 19th century
Britain. Features an introduction, local and regional sections and a list of famous
smugglers. Includes illustrations and maps.
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www.smuggling.co.uk
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The Battle of Britain
Explores the aerial conflict between British and German air forces in the skies
over the United Kingdom in 1940. Includes an overview, information on Fighter
Command and the Luftwaffe as well as sections on tactics and strategy.
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Search in Category: Society: Government: Multilateral: Commonwealth: Military
www.iwm.org.uk/upload/package/27/battleofbritain/intro.htm
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The Domesday Book Online
Provides information about the 1086 survey in which extensive records of
landholders, tenants, the amount of land nobles owned in England and how many
people occupied it was collected. Commissioned in December 1085 by William the
Conqueror. Also includes information on how it was compiled, who contributed to
writing it and life in the 11th century.
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www.domesdaybook.co.uk
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The Oliver Cromwell Website
Provides in-depth information about his life from 1599 to 1658. Features a
time-line, a biography, FAQs, quotes and suggested further reading. Includes
illustrations and photos.
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www.olivercromwell.org
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Women and Parliament 1884-1945
Provides text and photographs from parliamentary archives detailing the struggle
for women's voting rights. Also includes information on the first female MP's to
take office.
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Search in Category: Society: Government: Parliaments and Legislatures
www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_archives/parliamentary_archives/archives___the_suffragettes.cfm
- published: Jan 11 2009
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A Time Line of Medieval Britain
Includes key dates from the time of Alfred the Great in 835 until the time of
Henry VIII in 1547. Provides in-depth further reading as well as covering rulers of
England, Scotland and France, famous medieval places and a 'timeline wizard' to
generate information on events for a given date.
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Search in Category: Society: History: Timelines: By Region
www.btinternet.com/~timeref
- published: Dec 01 1997
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AboutBritain.com - Index of Attractions
Provides basic information and photographs of hundreds of attractions in England,
including castles, museums, and historical sites.
www.aboutbritain.com/attractionindex.htm
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Castle View
A virtual tour of a fictional castle set in Robin Hood's time. Includes information
on all the different rooms and areas, wordsearches, puzzles, things to do and clues
to find a secret passage.
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www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/castle/view.html
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EBK for Kids
A study of the British, Anglo-Saxon, Scottish and Pictish people of Britain aimed
at younger children. Details include the story of King Arthur, different kingdoms,
fashion, art, literature and religion.
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www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/kids
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Ingenious: Coal Culture
Explores the nature of mining communities in the villages that grew up around
mines. Provides short articles and photographs.
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www.ingenious.org.uk/Read/Work/Coalculture
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Learning Curve - The Great War 1914 - 1918
An online exhibition on the First World War. Includes information, video clips,
photographs and maps taken from the archives and also provides worksheets for young
students.
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www.learningcurve.gov.uk/greatwar
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Local Histories
Learn about the history of cities in the United Kingdom, as well as countries
around the world. Page also includes timelines, biographies, and explanations on
the origins of old sayings.
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www.localhistories.org
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The Growth of Women's Rights - 1800 to 1900
A simple time-line detailing legislation passed within the century. Also gives
information on the emergence of the first woman doctor, the beginnings of the
suffragette movement and an employment table showing women in various professions
during 1900.
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www.historylearningsite.co.uk/womensrights.htm
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The Peelers - The World's First Police Force.
Provides photographs, illustrations and an overview of the very first police force,
known as 'Peelers', in London 1829. Includes basic questions and answers and a
timeline for the rest of the UK.
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www.learnhistory.org.uk/cpp/met.htm
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The Suffragettes
Gives an overview of the beginnings of the movement in 1897. Focuses on the early
history and aims of the founder Millicent Fawcett, a section on the Pankhursts as
well as detailing the various methods used by the group to highlight their issues.
Includes quotes and illustrations.
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www.historylearningsite.co.uk/suffragettes.htm
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The Tower of London Kids Tour
Join Rascal Raven for a virtual tour of the Tower of London. Learn about some of
the more significant events that have taken place at the tower, and when you're
finished, test your knowledge with a couple of quizzes.
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www.toweroflondontour.com/kids
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Timelines of British History
Presents the sweep of British history from 5000 B.C. through the end of the 20th
century. From Britannia.com.
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www.britannia.com/history/timelines.html
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William Penn: Jury Goes to Prison
Founder of Pennsylvania faced the death penalty in a 1670 London sedition trial.
Refusing to find Penn guilty, his jury went to prison. Relates story in chapters,
with primary sources embedded in text.
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www.awesomestories.com/history/stories/william_penn/william_penn_ch1.htm
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The Magna Carta, 1215 (translated from the Latin)
Translation from the Latin of the original version of the Magna Carta of Great
Britain, signed by King John at Runnymede in 1215. With links to glossary and Latin
original text.
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Search in Category: Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Society and Culture: Issues: Human Rights and Liberties
Search in Category: Society: Issues: Human Rights and Liberties: Advocacy Organizations
www.magnacartaplus.org/magnacarta
- published: Nov 24 2001
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Virtual Victorians
Interactive tour of ordinary Victorian life. Features a 'Day in the Life', a themes
gallery, toys and an exploration of the legacies left behind by them.
victorians.swgfl.org.uk
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Welcome to the Women at War Website
World War II brought a lot of suffering and hardship to thousands of people.
Families were broken up as men were sent to the front lines to fight, some never to
return. Children were sent out of the cities to stay with strangers, away from the
bombing. The peaceful routine of everyday life was shattered. But out of the
terrors and hardship of war, a new role for women began to emerge which was to
change their position in society forever ...
caber.open.ac.uk/schools/stanway
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The Treaty (or Act) of Union 1707
Actual English wording of the preface of the Act which joined England and Scotland
under one Crown and Parliament.
personal.pitnet.net/primarysources/act.html
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The Workhouse
An in-depth guide to poorhouses and workhouses. Includes photographs, first hand
accounts, information on the various laws passed, records, archives, a timeline and
a quiz.
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users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse
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