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Tudor England

A web site devoted to the Tudor era in England. There are details of the Tudor monarchs and other important figures of the time. You can listen to selections of Tudor music and find out about the architecture.

11-18 year olds
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Life in Elizabethan England

The Compendium of Common Knowledge contains concise information on many topics associated with the Elizabethan World such as money, religion, food and domestic details. Easy to navigate.

11-16 year olds
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Votes for Women

Tracing the history of the struggle for equality for women, this excellent website has fifty biographies of the personalities who played an import part, details of pressure groups and useful background information to the topic.

14-16 year olds
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In Search of Scotland

Trace the history of Scotland on this BBC site, from bronze age times, through the Wars of Independence to the impact of independence and industrialisation.

11-16 year olds
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A State Apart

An interactive chronicle of events from the BBC covering 30 years of conflict in Northern Ireland. The events are brought up to date with an analysis of the Good Friday agreement and beyond. There are newspaper articles, interviews, and video footage.

14-18 year olds
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Crime and Punishment

This Learning Curve module investigates crime, prevention, and punishment from the medieval period to the twentieth century. It features many original documents. Each section has a commentary and structured activities.

14-16 year olds
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Victorian Britain

A feature from the Public Record office which looks at life in Victorian Britain. The information is illustrated with original documents from the time. It has activities for students based on these sources.

11-14 year olds
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Imperial War Museum

A superb site. Find out about the range of free educational visits and examine the online photograph archive albums on both world wars and conflicts since 1945. There are lots of propaganda posters and find out about resources you can buy.

11-18 year olds
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Child Labour during the Industrial Revolution

GCSE relevant resource which looks at life in the factory, supporters of child labour, factory reformers and the Factory Acts. There are children's accounts of what it was like to work in a factory during the 19th Century.

14-16 year olds
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The Royal Family

This official site of the British Royal Family aims to provide an authoritative resource of information about the Monarchy and Royal Family, past and present.

11-18 year olds
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