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Going further, Year 7.............
Useful websites & digital resources..........................................................
General | Normans | Castles | Becket | Magna Carta | Black Death | Medieval Church | Peasants' Revolt | Life in Tudor times| Age of Elizabeth
| Interactive site that enables you to explore the key tombs in the Valley of the Kings and watch short video commentaries. | |
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| Introduction to the life and key achievements of England's last Anglo-Saxon king. | |
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| Interactive government site on Edward. | |
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| Accessible, student-friendly site on Edward and other medieval monarchs. | |
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| Clear breakdown of key events with links to other pages. | |
| A clear and well structured site that takes you through the main contenders to the throne in 1066 and the strengths and weaknesses of their claims. | |
| Encyclopedia site, with lots of details about key players, dates and events. Good links to other areas such as the Bayeux Tapestry or castle building | |
| Like most BBC history sites this one is excellent. Again there is a lot of detail here, and you have to be selective, but you will also find a host of images, maps and interactive games and activities. | |
| High-resolution images from the entire length of the Bayeux Tapestry with fascinating facts about its history and how it was made. | |
| Explores the influence of Norman French on the language of native English people. | |
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| Scene by scene examples from the Bayeux tapestry. | |
| Wide-ranging information about life and conditions in a medieval castles. There is also a monthly castle quiz. | |
| A superb castle web site, where you tour the grounds of a later medieval castle and investigate themes such as jousting, falconry and even how to put on armour in the correct order! | |
| The official site for Dover Castle . Just type in the name of the castle in the search box and you will be taken to the appropriate page. Good images and overview of Dover Castle's fascinating past. | |
| Good starting point for the key events and backgroun to Becket's murder. | |
| Much more detailed, and especially good on the background to events such as tensions between the church and state. Links to a range of sites on the middle ages including some excellent multi-media, interactive ones. | |
| Read a translation into English from Latin of Edward Grim's famous account of Becket's murder. | |
| Interactive website that includes sound clips of accounts by actual witnesses to the plague. Very good maps showing the progress of the plague through Europe. | |
| This site provides a range of info. about people and living conditions in the middle ages. Click on the section ‘Hazards and Dangers’ to find out about medieval diseases. | |
| Good starting point for more general research into social and economic change brought about by the huge loss of life. | |
| Gory details on the fleas that carried the deadly Black Death virus across Europe | |
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| Accessible introduction to medieval monasticism and monastery sites in Britain | |
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| Detailed desrciption of daily life in a medieval monastery | |
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| Good on international monasticism and links to specific aspects of life in a monastery such as lay brothers | |
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| Take a tour of a typical Christian Church and see how many parts of the church you can correctly identify. | |
| Find out how medivela masons built stone arches. | |
| Find out about life today in a Cistercian monastery in Leicestershire. | |
| Useful pool of digital images of churches and religious artefacts. Useful for illustrating project work or group presentations. | |
| Another accessible overview site. Good starting point. | |
| Handy overview of the history of monasticism, with links to digs by the Team. | |
| Turn the pages of the Magna Carta usiong state of the art viewing software. Read a translation and focus in on details using a special magnifier. | |
| Read a clear and accessible translation of the key terms of this crucial document. | |
| Introduction to the key reasons why Magan Carta is so important in British history. | |
| Clear and incisive introduction to the contents and significance of Magna Carta. It does exactly what it says on the site! | |
| Good overview of the key events as always from this site, which is a bit like a history encylopaedia for students at Key Stage Three. | |
| Very detailed site - but contains some facsinating insights into the character of the king who was at the heart of the action. | |
| A contemporary chronicle account of the last moments of Wat Tyler's life. | |
| Very good site for researching costume, food and cultural changes. Also good on some of the key personalities like Katherine of Aragon. | |
| Good place to look for high quality images of Tudor personalities. Also good source for primary sources. | |
| Excellent high resolution images which can be used for PowerPoint presentations or Photostory documentaries. | |
| Very detailed information on courties, events & issues as well as the monarchs themselves. | |
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| Detailed site, with excelent links to picture galleries, multi-media activities and other sites | |
| Elizabeth section of a very good site about the Tudors. Have a look at Elizabeth childhood letters to gain a fascinating insight on this great queen. | |
| Useful source for Elizabethan portraits, with notes about major paintings. Good on the meaning of the strange symbols often used. | |
| Officlal Mary Queen of Scots website. Include gory picture of her death mask and details about her life. | |
| Bit 'texty' but hand site, covering a range of key issues both political and social. Includes useful 'who's who' to Elizabethan England. |