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Useful Websites for G&T - History                                                                         subjects       home


   
 
British Museum - Explore
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights.aspx
View highlights of the Museum collection by culture, people, place or material
 
 
 
   
   
 
Playing History
http://playinghistory.org/
A database of free historical games.
 
 
 
   
   
 
History for Music Lovers
http://www.youtube.com/user/historyteachers#g/u
A Youtube channel with history explained through re-worded pop songs.
 
 
 
   
   
 
Magic Studio
http://www.magicstudio.co.uk/
Magic Studio lets you create your own timelines and 'image explorers' and share them
with other people.
 
 
   
   
 
The British Library - History Timeline
http://www.bl.uk/learning/timeline/index.html
Interactive timeline form 1210 AD to the present day.
 
 
 
   
   
 
The National Archives Home Page
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
 
 
 
 
   
   
Museum Box
http://museumbox.e2bn.org/
"This site provides the tools for you to to build up an argument or description of a
person, event or issue by placing items into a virtual box. What items, for example, would
you put in a box to describe your life or the life of a Victorian Servant? "
Requires school registration (free).
 
   
   
 
Thinking History - KS2 Activities
http://www.thinkinghistory.co.uk/ActivityKS/ActivityKS2.html
A wide variety of interesting activities for teachers to use with pupils of all ages.
 
 
 
   
   
 
The Children's Newspaper
http://www.lookandlearn.com/childrens-newspaper/
Download copies of The Children's newspaper from 1919 to 1965.
 
 
 
   
   
Tales of London
http://www.talesoflondon.org.uk/
Nicely animated and interactive site on what it was like to be a child in London in
the 20th Century. Sections on 1900-18, 1939-52, 1952-69 and 1971-99.
This site is part of Exploring 20th Century London which has thousands of online objects
and hundreds of information pages from the collections of 11 different London
organisations.
   
   
 
BBC - Schools - Primary History
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
BBC - History - Games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/games/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Heritage Explorer
http://heritage-explorer.co.uk
400,000 images from the English Heritage collection.
Also interactives, whiteboard activities and more.
 
 
   
   
 
Greek Mythology
http://www.mythweb.com/index.html
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Winged Sandals
http://www.wingedsandals.com/
Games and activities exploring classical mythology.
 
 
 
   
   
 
WMinimus - The Mouse that Made Latin Cool!
http://www.minimus-etc.co.uk/index.shtml
Games and activities teaching Latin words and phrases.
 
 
 
   
   
 
Time Pirates Adventure
http://timepirates.atticmedia.com/flash/
Adventure game exploring the history of the Port of London.
 
 
 
   
   
 
All About Explorers
http://www.allaboutexplorers.com/
Everything you ever wanted to know about explorers.
 
 
 
   
   
 
History for Kids!
http://www.historyforkids.org/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Learn History - School History Web Portal for Revision, Homework and Coursework
http://www.learnhistory.org.uk/index.htm
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Ancient Egypt - The British Museum
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Egypt Pyramids Pharaohs Hieroglyphs - Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt
http://www.eyelid.co.uk/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Ancient Egypt Discovery Case
http://www.rom.on.ca/egypt/case/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Virtual-Egypt - The Egyptian People's Papyrus
http://www.virtual-egypt.com/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Spartacus Educational - Home Page
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Ancient Egypt Webquest, Find information about Ancient Egypt
http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Egyptian Tomb Adventure
http://www.nms.ac.uk/education__activities/kids_only/egyptian_tomb_adventure.aspx
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Victorian London - London in the 1850s interactive map
http://www.victorianlondon.org/maps/mapme.htm
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Open the Case
http://www.plesseyroad.northumberland.sch.uk/HistoryProject/closedcase.htm
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
The Victorian Web An Overview
http://www.victorianweb.org/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Historical Directories
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
History House Online
http://www.historyhouse.com/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
EyeWitness to History - history through the eyes of those who lived it
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
The Internet Renaissance Band
http://www.csupomona.edu/~jcclark/emusic/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
History Channel
http://www.historychannel.com/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
The National Archives Learning Curve
http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Ancient Boardgames
http://www.xmission.com/~psneeley/Shareware/Index.htm
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Imperial War Museum - Learning and Access
http://www.iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.001008
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Welcome to the Mary Rose
http://www.maryrose.org/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
History Time Trail Nettlesworth Primary School
http://www.nettlesworth.durham.sch.uk/time/time.html
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
NAACE Primary Classroom Activities
http://www.mape.org.uk/activities/index.htm
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
GBHGIS A vision of Britain though time
http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
The Food Timeline
http://www.foodtimeline.org/
 
Places  foods and recipes on a timeline based on print evidence and historic context.
 
 
   
   
 
Indus Valley Adventure - BBC Schools
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/indusvalley/
 
Discover the lost city of Mohenjo-Daro and find out about the people that once lived there.
 
 
LOCAL HISTORY - BRIGHTON & HOVE
   
   
 
Brighton & Hove in Pictures
http://www.citylibraries.info/pictures/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Brighton and Hove Black History
http://www.black-history.org.uk/index.asp
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Old Sussex Mapped
http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/geo/research/historical/webmap/sussexmap/sussex.html
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
Romans in Sussex
http://www.romansinsussex.co.uk/
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
My Brighton and Hove
http://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/
Virtual tours, favourite places, photos, history notes, memories, and interesting facts