Take charge of settlements in order to protect and guide Viking villagers to victory in battle and learn about Viking life along the way.
National Archives Education ServiceA wonderful national archives online teaching resource structured to tie in with National Curriculum from Key Stages 2 to 5 and designed for teachers. It has a range of original sources including documents, film and sound recordings.
Victorians - Key Figures in HistoryA non fiction resource on key Victorian figures such as Queen Victoria, Mary Seacole, Florence Nightingale, Charles Darwin and Ernest Shackleton. Ideal as a homework resource or for class research.
Ancient EgyptA masterpiece! You can find out information from the evidence itself, play the games that the Egyptians played, find out about the Ancient Egyptians through stories and artefacts. For children 7 - 13 years of age this would be our first choice!
World War IIThe BBC has put together this superb site on the Second World War which not only summarizes the events of each of the war years from 1939 to 1945, but it looks at major aspects of it such as the Battle of Britain, the Blitz, evacuation and much more.
BBC Higher Bitesize RevisionHigher Bitesize is a revision site especially for those students taking the Scottish higher examinations.
Historic FiguresA brilliant BBC site featuring biographies of famous people in history.
Second World War 1939 - 1945Learn about the Second World War by using animated maps and investigations containing original documents, film, photographs and audio from the National Archives.
Heritage England Teaching ResourcesHistoric England offer a wide range of readymade free online learning resources for teachers. You can also search over 10,000 Educational Images, specially selected and re-captioned from their archive.
Explore Ancient EgyptFind out what life was like 9000 years ago in Ancient Egypt. Study heiroglyphs and ancient mummies and see what they tell us about Egypt both long ago and today. Great on an interactive whiteboard using full screen option.