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BBC History website
Arguably the most comprehensive history website on the net. Detailed factual entries as well as a host of multi-media activities.
   
Channel 4 History
Time travellers site, biographies, TV tie-ins.
   
www.historytoday.com
Popular history magazine, with useful links and articles
   
Spartacus Schoolnet
Encyclopaedic history website. Useful primary sources and links, too.
 
BBC - on this day
Find out what the world was up to on this very day. Lots of video and audio clips you can download, too.
 
Eyewitnesstohistory
First hand accounts of key events such as Becket's murder in Canterbury Cathedral
 
Historylearningsite
Clear, student-friendly text on topics frequently studied at KS3, GCSE and A Level. Also a good section on A Level Politics.
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Ancient History
 
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Interactive site that enables you to explore the key tombs in the Valley of the Kings and watch short video commentaries.
   
Medieval
 
   
Netserf
Specialist portal clearly organised links to sites on medieval topics. You can even to subscribe to a medieval RSS feed.
   
Fordham University - Internet MedievalSourcebook
Rich array of sources relating to all things medieval, including society, intellectual life and exploration.
   
Wars of the Roses
Detailed biographies of Kings and leading figures. Useful map of key sites.
   
Renaissance
 
   
Renaissance: The Elizabethan World
Facsinating specialist portal with links to all sorts of obscure as well as mainstream topics. Excellent for those who want to consult primary sources as part of their research.
   
English Civil War
 
   
Oliver Cromwell Association
Site for Cromwell officiandoes. Details on Cromwell's life as well as chance to enter Cromwell essay writing competition - once won by a student at Invicta.
   
Stuart England
 
   
Pepysdiary.com
Get a Restoration RSS feed with regular updates on the comings and goings of Samuel Pepys. Notes on the text and background information as well.