Heritage England Teaching Resources
Historic England offer a wide range of readymade free online learning resources for teachers. You can also search over 10,000 Educational Images, specially selected and re-captioned from their archive.
Ancient Egyptian Art Lessons
Learn about the Ancient Egyptians through these Egyptian Art Lessons. Discover the mysteries of Egyptian art, gods, crowns, and hieroglyphics. Great downloadable printables to support Ancient Egyptians history topic.
Ten Facts About Ancient Egypt
Travel back in time 5,000 years to discover ten fascinating facts about the Ancient Egyptians. It includes links to further information about Egyptian gods, heiroglyphics, Tutankhamun and how to make a mummy.
World War 1 Medal Stories
Read the stories of six people who were awarded medals in World War 1. Not too wordy.
Tudor Clothing from Tudor Paintings
Examine Tudor paintings closely to gain an insight into Tudor life and costume.
Cool Antarctica
Simply the best website about Antarctica that we know of. It has stacks of free to use pictures and is bursting with facts about Antarctica and its animals. It also includes the history of exploration, the climate and environmental issues.
A Day in Pompeii
A stunning stereoscopic re-creation of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius over a period of 24 hours. It gives the story of what happened in Pompeii, transporting the viewer in time and space.
History Trails - Victorian Britain
Follow the history trail which includes games to find out about life in Victorian times. This site from the BBC has information on the industrial revolution, social conditions, occupations and Victorian women.
World War One
A comprehensive collection of articles from the BBC on the Great War. It includes transcripts of newspaper articles from the time. A fantastic resource.
Hidden Lives
An archive of amazing documents and photographs where you can find out what it was like to be really poor in Victorian and Edwardian times. Target age range 10 to 15 years.
