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• BBC History
  Wide coverage, search facilities, UK events. The week in history.
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/history
  
• Collect Britain
  30,000 images and sounds from the collections of the British Library. Maps, old newspapers, advertisements and more. Explore old maps; learn about the invention of photography or read Lewis Carroll's original notebook of Alice stories.
  http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/index.html
  
• Crimean War
  General information on the start of the war and the work of Mary Seacole.
  http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/WARcrimean.htm
  
• Eras
  Check out the fashions, news, music and films from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Also has a section on the cult toys of the 1970s.
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/
  
• Explorers
  Historic explorers from 1400-1800s. Site includes quiz to test your knowledge too.
  http://allaboutexplorers.com/explorers/
  
• Explorers
  From Marco Polo to Neil Armstrong.
  http://www.ducksters.com/biography/explorers/
  
• Guy Fawkes
  Factual details about the Gunpowder plot and the co-conspirators.
  http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/STUfawkes.htm#source
  
• Guy Fawkes
  Excellent illustrations and account of the gunpowder plot. Includes BBC video clips from the programme.
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/guy_fawkes
  
• Historic Figures
  An A-Z listing of important people in world history with a detailed biographical summary.
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/
  
• History Learning Site
  Covers all aspects of history from Key Stage 3 to A Level. Topics include WW1, Hitler, Nazi Germany, inventions of the 20th Century plus much more. Very easy to use.
  http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk
  
• History of Printing
  Everything you need to know about the history of printing.
  http://britaininprint.net/introtoprint/intro.htm
  
• History on the Net
  Medieval life, slave trade, civil war, British monarchy, Romans, Normans, Tudors, Stuarts. Also A-Z of history, games and timelines
  http://www.historyonthenet.com
  
• Horrible Histories Game
  Play all four Terrible Treasures adventures. Packed with facts and fun but you do need a fast broadband connection.
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/horriblehistories/game.shtml
  
• How Much Was It Worth Then?
  Find out how much £1 in a Victorian gentleman's pocket is worth in today's money. You may be surprised!
  http://measuringworth.com/calculators/ppoweruk/
  
• Indus Valley
  Learn about the history and civilisations of the Indus Valley, including the ancient city of Mohenjo-daro .
  http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/indus/home_set.html
  
• National Archives Learning Curve
  This web archive has a large range of history links on topics such as the Romans, Tudors, the World Wars and American history.
  http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/[learningcurve.gov.uk]/
  
• Pirate pictures
  A good selection of old illustrations of pirates and pirating.
  http://beej.us/pirates/
  
• Pirate's Realm
  Find out about the real pirates of the Caribbean, including how they talked, and where they hid!
  http://www.thepiratesrealm.com/index.shtml
  
• Pirates
  Everything you need to know about real pirates and how they lived.
  http://www.piratesinfo.com/
  
• Pirates
  Lots of information here, go on a high seas adventure and find out about the real pirates. Did you know that Blackbeard was British?!
  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pirates/index.html
  
• Pirates of the Bahamas
  The real story behind the pirate legends.
  http://www.geographia.com/bahamas/pirates01.htm
  
• Plague of 1665
  History of the Great Plague of 1665 including entries from the diary of Samuel Pepys.
  http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/plague_of_1665.htm
  
• Poppy Day
  Why we celebrate Remembrance Sunday and why poppies were chosen as the emblem of the British Legion.
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A653924
  
• Posters of Conflict
  Imperial War Museum's poster collection showing the development of mass communication and propaganda. Over 4,000 images.
  http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/collections/IWMPC.html
  
• Queen Elizabeth II
  Everything you need to know about the Queen and the Royal Family. There is a useful and detailed history of the British Monarchy through the ages as well as information on the royal residences and collections.
  http://www.royal.gov.uk
  
• Remembrance Day
  Find out about how we commemorate Poppy Day every November.
  http://projectbritain.com/Remembrance.html
  
• School History
  Fabulous gateway to lots of different websites covering all national curriculum history topics.
  http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk
  
• Seven Wonders of the World
  Absolutely stunning panoramas of the seven wonders of the world including the Colosseum in Rome and The Taj Mahal. You will need a high speed internet connection to view.
  http://panoramas.dk/7-wonders/index.html
  
• Soldiers of the Queen
  A Virtual Museum of Victorian British military photographs.
  http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/index.html
  
• Spartacus Educational
  Excellent well laid-out site that covers all secondary school history topics - World Wars, the Holocaust, Tudors, Slavery, Railways, Emancipation of women and many more.
  http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk
  
• Stuart England
  Contains very good info about James I, Gunpowder Plot, the English Civil War, events leading up to it, Charles I and Cromwell, Roundheads, Cavaliers, the New Model Army. Sections on the Great Plague, the Fire of London and the Plague at Eyam.
  http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/stuart_england.htm
  
• Toys
  Click on 'Your Visit' to find information on toys from early times, including board games, Barbie, farm toys, model trains, model soldiers and puppets.
  http://www.stanstedtoymuseum.com/
  
• Viewfinder
  Photos of England's industrial heritage - railways, coal-mining, windmills, etc.
  http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk