The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students
For students and teachers this site, organised by theme, has information, historical photographs, images of artefacts and audio clips to provide an overview of the Holocaust.
Holocaust Encyclopedia
A superb resource for teachers and students alike for information on the Holocaust.
Teaching about the Holocaust
Excellent resources for teachers of the Holocaust which include a publication giving guidelines on teaching this subject.
Anne Frank
A superb tribute to the life of Anne Frank. This is the official site for the Anne Frank House Museum. It gives the story of what happened to Anne and her family.
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution
A first-class site on this period of French history which has images, a timeline and essays. It includes information from the social causes of the Revolution through to the legacies it left.
English Civil Wars
Facts about the English Civil Wars, alternatively known as the Great Rebellion, from Encyclopaedia Brittanica.
The Workhouse
An impressive site, which includes source documents, on the history of the English poor laws and life in the workhouse. It also traces the development of the education system in Britain.
Elizabeth 1
Here the BBC have produced a great site on Queen Elizabeth 1 which looks at what she was really like and her relationship with Mary Queen of Scots.
Medieval Siege
Find out about life in a castle in the Middle Ages and the weapons that were used in warfare at this time. You can even build your own virtual trebuchet and fire sandstone balls at a castle wall.
The Story of Africa - Slavery
Here this BBC site examines the history of the slave trade from its roots to the time when it ended.
