World War II
The BBC has put together this superb site on the Second World War which not only summarizes the events of each of the war years from 1939 to 1945, but it looks at major aspects of it such as the Battle of Britain, the Blitz, evacuation and much more.
Historic Figures
A brilliant BBC site featuring biographies of famous people in history.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Learn about the Second World War by using animated maps and investigations containing original documents, film, photographs and audio from the National Archives.
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.
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.
Tudors and Stuarts
A website covering the history of the Tudors and Stuarts. Here you will find information on all the kings and queens, important people and events, links to other resources, books, pictures, and more.
Encyclopedia of the First World War
A comprehensive site on the Great War which includes biographies of the main personalities involved, details of the soldiers and their lives in the trenches, war statistics, the home front and much more.
Britain from Above
Over 59,000 searchable historical images of Britain taken from 1919 to 1953. You can search by placename, map or year.