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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
Teachers, Pupils, Parents

Greenfield History Site

A super schools history site with essential facts for a GCSE Modern World history course which includes coursework topics, exemplar essays, revision sheets and advice for students on sourcework.

14-16 year olds
Pupils

Trenches on the Web - An Internet History of The Great War

Comprehensive reference library about World War 1. A timeline, biographies of important figures, first hand accounts, photographs and details of major battles are some of the excellent features here.

11-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Samuel Pepys Diary

This site has the complete transcripts of the diaries of Pepys which include his account of the Coronation of Charles II, the Plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of London.

11-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

English Civil Wars

Facts about the English Civil Wars, alternatively known as the Great Rebellion, from Encyclopaedia Brittanica.

11-16 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

Sex, Lice and Chamber Pots in Pepys' London

If you want to know what people ate, drank and how they amused themselves at the time of Charles II you can find out here. The historical source is the diary of Samuel Pepys.

14-16 year olds
Teachers, Pupils

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
Teachers, Pupils

Holocaust Encyclopedia

A superb resource for teachers and students alike for information on the Holocaust.

14-18 year olds
Teachers, Pupils
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