History

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Horrible Histories

Horrible histories - external site

Tudors
BBC Tudor Street
Channel 4 History Essentials - Explorers
Tudor Times
Tudor Artefacts
Play Tudor Joust
Tudor History
Tudor Times
Schools history - Tudors
Tudor Explorers - Resources
The Mary Rose
Henry VIII Court Rules
Tudor Exploration game

Transport

National Railway Museum (in York)
Site packed with information on the history of Trains. Lots of historic info under the heading of "Railway Stories". Try the games on "Steam our Scotsman" 

National Museum of Flight
Lots of photos of the contents of the hangars. Also details of early aeroplanes including a game with a zeppelin. 

The Romans

Romans - Interactive
This well designed site includes activities, maps, a quiz and general information on the Romans. 

Roman Empire - timeline 
Channel 4s excellent website, which contains detailed accounts of life in Roman Times. Aimed at older children, there is a wealth of information for children to read. 

 

Daily life in Ancient Rome 
Nettlesworth School site. Find out what the ancient Romans did all day. Packed with fun (and amusing) information.

BBC The Romans in Britain

Excellent site full of information and games

Who were the Romans?
Romans and Celts
Boudicca's Revolt
British Museum
Roman Britain
Romans in Northern Britain
Digging up the Romans
Roman Artefacts

Ancient Egypt

Egyptian Life
A superb site for children studying Ancient Egypt. Find out about 10 themes of Egyptian life including pyramids, pharaohs and mummification.

You Wouldn't Want To Be An Egyptian Mummy!
This site has pictures and information on the steps involved in making an Egyptian mummy. Excellent graphics, but the story is not for faint-hearted children.

The Vikings

Janet's Viking Web site
Younger pupils will find this an easy site to understand with its short texts and colourful illustrations on Viking life and times. Find out about the Vikings' gods and homes.

The Vikings at Elloughton
An easy to use site with facts and stories about life in Viking times.

Jorvik Viking Centre
The official site of Jorvik Viking Centre 

The Vikings - BBC 
There is a lot of information here and fun activities for children to explore. 

 

Viking Name Generator 
Find out your Viking name! More a distraction than a vitally important website, but this site is well worth a quick visit.

 

History of Norway - including Vikings 
A history of Norway page that covers the Vikings - brief but useful information together with some interesting images.

World Wars

World War Two
This site introduces prominent figures, including Hitler, Churchill and Chamberlain, and major events with simple text and many photographic images. 

Imperial War Museum
A useful encyclopedia of information on the wars of the last century.

The Aztecs

 

The Aztecs
Children can discover the important people of the time (eg Montezuma II), significant events and life as an Aztec child.