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History Key Stage
1 and 2

Last updated: 3/6/08

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See also Local Web Sites (for N.E.Lincs.)

General History

  1. Victorian Cleethorpes and the Seaside - The libray service has a range of powerpoint resources covering the following Key Stage 2 subjects:
    Changes to the local area since the victorian era
    Local geography since the Victorian era
    The lives of children since the Victorian era
    The lives of women since the Victorian era
    Transport since the Victorian era
    The working lives of men, women and children since the Victorian era.
    For more information on these and other teaching resources that the Library service can provide please contact the Learning and Information Services team on telephone: 01472 323628 or the Children and Young Person's team on 01472 323621.
  2. History resources for Key Stage 1 from The Lighthouse. Resources cover - Toys, Homes, Seaside, Florence Nightingale and the Great Fire of London. Some are viewable on the Internet others are resources for Clicker 4.
  3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ (BBC History - excellent resource)
  4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/ (BBC History especially for pupils)
  5. http://www.britannia.com/history/(British History)
  6. http://www.mrdowling.com/ (History)
  7. http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2
  8. /a.html (2,000 years of History)
  9. http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/ (The History Channel)
  10. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Britain.html (Encyclopaedia History 1700 - 1950)
  11. http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/ (History links for Schools - Click on 'Primary' at the top)
  12. http://www.refdesk.com/history.html (History links with emphasis on America)
  13. http://www.ibiscom.com/ (Eye Witness - History through the eyes of those who lived it)
  14. http://library.thinkquest.org/26451/frames.html (History of Language Communication)
  15. http://www.pro.gov.uk/ (Public Records Office)
  16. www.learningcurve.gov.uk (National Archives teaching resources)
  17. http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/myths.htm (Contains information on Roman, Egyptian, Saxon and Viking myths/gods)
  18. http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/time.html (Various history from Nettlesworth Primary School)
  19. http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/ (Various history from Snaith Primary School)
  20. http://www.yahooligans.com/Around_the_World/
    Countries/United_Kingdom/History/
    (UK History sites from Yahooligans)
  21. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/
    historical/history_main.html
    (Historical maps)
  22. http://www.historybuff.com/ (History Buff - American History)
  23. http://www.nmpft.org.uk/education/age-ks2.asp (National Museum of Photography, Film and Television - Britons at War resources)
  24. http://school.discovery.com/students/ Lots of exciting links to help you study, games to challenge your mind, and tons of great clip art to use. There are also nearly a dozen learning adventures that let you explore everything from Ancient Egypt to the Space Station.
  25. http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk (is an amazing resource for studying history using original documents, photos, maps and films).

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Historic Buildings

  1. http://www.toweroflondontour.com/ (Virtual tour of the Tower of London)
  2. http://www.lincolncathedral.com/ (Lincoln Cathedral - excellent site)
  3. http://www.castlewales.com/home.html (The Castles of Wales)
  4. http://www.castles.org/(Castles of the World)

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20th Century

  1. http://library.thinkquest.org/27629/homestand.html (The 20th Century)
  2. http://www.iwm.org.uk (Imperial War Museum - Collections on-line including sound and film achieve - Conflicts from the First World War to the present day)
  3. http://www.worldwar1.com/ (World War 1)
  4. http://www.annefrank.com/ (Anne Frank)
  5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2children/ (Children of World War 2 - BBC)
  6. http://www.edencamp.co.uk/ (Eden Camp - World War 2 - a living museum see especially the site map for a description of each 'hut')
  7. http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/wwar.htm (World War 2 from Snaith Primary School)
  8. http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/nettsch/time/war.html (World War 2 from Nettleton Primary School)
  9. http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ (World War 2 timeline)
  10. http://www.1940.co.uk/ (All about the 1940s)
  11. http://www.winstonchurchill.org/ (Winston Churchill)
  12. http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page1011.asp (Memorial site to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother)
  13. http://library.thinkquest.org/27629/ ('The Passing of a Century' - a huge web site about the 20th Century)

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The Victorians

  1. http://www.victorians.org.uk ('Virtual Victorians - excellent resource of Victorian life from Tiverton Museum)
  2. http://www.victorianweb.org/ (The Victorians)
  3. http://home.kendra.com/victorianrituals/index.html (The Victorians)
  4. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/victorians/ (Children in Victorian Britain - from the BBC)
  5. http://www.the-telfords.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/victorians/timeline.htm (Victorian timeline)
  6. http://www.workhouses.org.uk/ (The history of the Workhouse)
  7. http://www.camelotintl.com/heritage/victorian_school/ (The Victorian school)
  8. http://www.royalty.nu/Europe/England/Victoria.html (Queen Victoria and her family)
  9. http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon58.html (Queen Victoria in Britannia Encyclopaedia)
  10. http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Victorian.html (Victorian web sites)
  11. http://www.the-telfords.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
    victorians/
    (Four famous Victorians)
  12. http://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/ (Florence Nightingale)
  13. http://www.ushsdolls.com/paperdoll/pdfa.htm (Dress the Florence Nightingale doll)
  14. http://www.vam.ac.uk/ (The Victoria and Albert Museum)

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Guy Fawkes

  1. http://www.gunpowder-plot.org/ (The Gunpowder Plot)
  2. http://www.parliament.uk (The Parliament fact sheet about the Gunpowder Plot - note you need Acrobat Reader to see this)

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Tudors

  1. http://www.maryrose.org/ (The Mary Rose)
  2. http://www.tudorhistory.org/ (Tudors -lots of information including the six wives of Henry VIII)
  3. http://www.tudor-portraits.com/ (Portraits of Tudors)
  4. http://www.snaithprimary.eril.net/ttss.htm (Tudor and Elizabethan Times by Snaith Primary School)
  5. http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/
  6. tudors.html (Tudors by Nettlesworth Primary School)
  7. http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/ (The Tudor Group expores and recreates Tudor times)
  8. http://www.englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/
    henry8.html
    (Henry VIII)
  9. http://www.englishhistory.net/tudor/letters.html (Letters of the six wives of Henry VIII)
  10. http://englishhistory.net/tudor.html (Tudor England - includes primary source material - the above 2 entries are from the same site)
  11. http://www.hrp.org.uk/webcode/hampton_home.asp (Hampton Court - Henry VIII's palace)
  12. http://www.bena.com/lucidcafe/library/95sep/
    elizabeth.html
    (Elizabeth I)
  13. http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/elizabib.htm (The writings and speeches of Elizabeth I)
  14. http://www.mcn.org/2/oseeler/drake.htm (Sir Frances Drake)
  15. http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/ (A modern day recreation of Shakespeare's Globe theatre with a virtual tour)
  16. http://www.historylive.u-net.com/ (Receive a visit from a Tudor - this company offers a living history demonstration)
  17. http://www.tudorbritain.org (Tudor's - lot's of information)

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The Middle Ages

  1. http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/ (The Middle Ages)

Vikings

  1. http://battle1066.com/ (The Battle of Hastings and more - Click on the King to enter)
  2. http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/nordic/index.htm (Saxon and Viking gods)
  3. http://www.pastforward.co.uk/vikings/index.html (Vikings)

Anglo-Saxons

See also above in Vikings (Battle of Hastings)
  1. http://www.britannia.com/history/h50.html (Anglo-Saxons from Britannia History)
  2. http://www.geocities.com/sjana2000/saxons.html (Anglo-Saxons)
  3. http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/mpp/mcd/sub/images/
    porch1.gif
    (Portchester Saxon Shore Fort)
  4. http://www.romanremains.freeserve.co.uk/s.htm (Saxon coins and artifacts - very good quality pictures)

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Ancient History

  1. http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/childrenscompass/ (Children's Compass from the British Museum - a web site specifically for Key Stage 2 about the Ancient World)
  2. http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/compass/ (COMPASS - a collection of around 5000 objects selected from the huge range of the British Museum's collections.)
  3. http://www.harappa.com/teach/ Teach Indus - Indus Valley Civilisation KS2 History for teachers and learners. Free resources to support Primary Teachers
  4. http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/ (Ancient History)
  5. http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/
    projects/webunits/greecerome/
    (Ancient Greece & Rome)
  6. http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/general_
    contents.html
    (Photos of Ancient Rome & Greece)
  7. http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk (British Museum's web site on Mesopotamia covering Sumer, Babylonia and Assyria.)

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Ancient Rome

  1. http://rome.mrdonn.org/index.html (Life in Ancient Rome)
  2. http://ireland.iol.ie/~coolmine/typ/romans/intro.html (Ancient Romans)
  3. http://www.mrdowling.com/702rome.html (Ancient Rome)
  4. http://www.romansinsussex.co.uk/level1/index.asp (Various Roman activities)
  5. http://www.exovedate.com/ancient_timeline_one.html (Ancient Rome Time Line)
  6. http://www.brims.co.uk/romans/ (Romans)

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Ancient Greece

  1. http://mythman.com/ (Greek Mythology)
  2. http://www.mrdowling.com/701greece.html (Ancient Greece)
  3. http://library.thinkquest.org/10805/greece.html (Ancient Greece)
  4. http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/ (Ancient Greece)
  5. http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/carolrb/greek/greek1.html (Ancient Greece from a school site)
  6. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Hercules/ (Hercules)

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Ancient Egypt

  1. http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk (Ancient Egypt from the British Museum)
  2. http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/permex/egypt/egypt.htm (Ancient Egyptian Artifacts)

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The Aztecs

  1. http://www.indians.org/welker/aztec.htm (The Aztecs & links)
  2. http://www.azteccalendar.com/ (The Aztecs)

Dinosaurs

  1. http://www.zoomdinosaurs.com/subjects/dinosaurs/ (dinosaurs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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