Resources at the British Library available for schools.  The History and Citizenship sections contain some really materials covering topics such as the Murder of Thomas Becket (Year 7); Unhealthy Victorian towns (Year 8); the Holocaust and Slave Trade (Year 9); the Suffragettes (Year 10/11) ….

Site covering many aspects of British and World History built around the sources stored in the National Archives.  Particularly useful are the detailed Exhibitions covering major topics and the Snapshots covering single events. 

Site covering many aspects of GCSE Modern World History including a useful section on Women's suffrage helpful for coursework - Year 10 / 11

Learning Resources section being developed by the Imperial War Museum.It has useful resources on the Role of Women in the 20th Century (helpful for GCSE coursework) and the Holocaust Exhibition - Year 9 

Some Useful websites on the Slave Trade and Slavery - Year 9 History Project

(April 2008)

CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH THE SLAVE TRADE AND SLAVERY

Use the following and other websites to adapt material for your campaign, thinking about:

1. Some quotes about the Slave Trade, eg conditions on board ship; attitudes to slaves; reasons why trade went on; importance of trade; Life on the Plantations

2. Some pictures illustrating capture of slaves; conditions on board ship; slave auctions in the Americas; Life on the Slave Plantations

You should be looking for PRIMARY SOURCES. Olaudah Equiano may be a useful person to research. Alex Haley wrote about his ancestor Kunta Kinte. John Newton was a slave ship captain who turned against the Slave Trade. There are many others you could find out about.

Links to lots of websites about slavery and slave trade

Focus on Bristol and the Slave Trade. Excellent overview of slave trade. Account of Middle Passage. Links to Primary sources.

Good history of Africa site from BBC. One topic area deals with Slave Trade and Slavery. Comes with audio links, eg dramatised reading of account of Olaudah Equiano.

Another very good general website.

Excellent information and sources on slavery from the National Archives.

Slavery music links

Excellent general site with lots of primary source material. Good for quotes.

Information about the history of slavery and how it has affected society today.

Links to a massive collection of pictures on all aspects of slavery

Some Useful websites on the Tudors for A Level studies

(Sept 2007)

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A very useful all round site for A Level students. Many subjects covered as well as careers. History A Level section is very good introduction for Units 2, 3 and 4. Check out Henry VIII. Check out Elizabeth for Unit 4 – useful for first decade and religious settlement.

The BBC history website is an excellent website for students and anyone interested in history. The articles on the Reformation are a little specialised but worth looking at after you have done some reading.

Is developing its ‘A’ Level section. Currently has some useful (and less useful!) web links for the Tudors in its Early Modern Section. Resources should follow. So keep checking.

This provides a basic overview for ‘A’ Level students of Tudor England eg Henry VIII and the Reformation, etc. The ‘A’ level section goes into more detail and is useful for Elizabethan foreign policy (Unit 4 of A2) and also for the Reformation and Counter Reformation (Units 3 and 4) eg in the section on Martin Luther there is a review of the state of Catholic Church in 1500. The A Level section also contains useful information on some modern topics, eg Civil Rights in the USA.

Some very useful timelines and other information on the Tudors. Useful background.

This is another very useful and comprehensive website covering many aspects of history. Information pages vary a bit in their detail, but a useful introduction to the Tudor Age and several of the topics covered in Units 2, 3 and 4, particularly religion. Useful for quotes.

A series of quizzes on Tudor England. Strictly for those preparing a specialist topic for Master Mind, but have a go!

Tudors.org

Website of Professor Guy, Tudor specialist. Very useful for Units 2, 3 and 4 but you need to have done some reading first.

Useful information, especially essays, on Reformation and Elizabeth for Units 2, 3 and 4. Again best used after you have done some reading. Click on links to get around.

A must for anyone who falls in love with Tudor history but less useful for the exams

follow series of 3 lectures on Reformation for Unit 3

and if you go back you can follow 1 lecture on Henry and Wolsey Unit 2

Some good content and analysis with some excellent illustrations

Also of interest is the website from channel 4 accompanying David Starkey’s series Monarchy – probably easiest to find by searching for Channel 4 monarchy and once on website put in year 1529. The theme is crown and cross and the website is shown above

This is an excellent school website with some good material on Reformation and Rebellions. Check it out.

Useful site for aspects of life in Tudor England, with some specialist essays, e.g. on Dissolution of Monasteries, and some useful documents.

In Our Time - BBC History

In Our Time website from BBC Radio 4 – have a listen to the programmes on FIELD OF CLOTH OF GOLD and DISSOLUTION OF MONASTERIES. You will need Real Player installed to listen to these programmes.

In Our Time - BBC Religion

More useful websites:

The National Archives

To mark the 90th anniversary of the Armistice, The National Archives has launched a season of podcasts of personal stories from those who served in the First World War.