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Virtual Chat with King Henry VIII: A new and innovative project in which students type questions into the interface, and King Henry answers them! A worksheet is provided which allows students to "interview" the King about his wives, his policies, his hobbies and his whatever else takes their fancy. Any questions which Henry does not understand can be submitted to the webmaster, who can update Henry's "brain" as appropriate. He is getting more clever by the day - give it a go!
The Levellers: During the Civil War some radicals such as John Lilburne began writing and distributing pamphlets on soldiers' rights. He pointed out that even though soldiers were fighting for Parliament, very few of them were allowed to vote for it. Lilburne argued that all adult males should have the vote and that these elections should take place every year. Lilburne was imprisoned for publishing his pamphlets but soon after he was released he joined with John Wildman, Richard Overton and William Walwyn, to form a new political party called the Levellers. Their political programme included: voting rights for all adult males, annual elections, complete religious freedom, an end to the censorship of books and newspapers, the abolition of the monarchy and the House of Lords, trial by jury, an end to taxation of people earning less than £30 a year and a maximum interest rate of 6%. This website provides an overview of the subject and extracts from the pamphlets published by the Levellers.
Diary of Samuel Pepys: This website, produced by Phil Gyford, is a presentation of the diaries of Samuel Pepys, the renowned 17th century diarist who lived in London. A new entry written by Pepys will be published each day, with the first appearing on 1st January 2003. For those involved in historical research there is a useful list of people
British History: 1600-1750: As well as 112 biographies there are articles on important events from this period (The Civil War, Cromwell's Commonwealth, Glorious Revolution, Great Fire of London, Gunpowder Plot, Jacobite Rebellion, Pride's Purge, Putney Debates, Restoration, Rye House Plot, Ship Money, Test Acts); religious and political groups (Anabaptists, Anglicans, Baptists, Congregationalists, Diggers, Fifth Monarchists, Independents, Levellers, Presbyterians, Puritans, Quakers, Tories and Whigs); and military groups and battles (Cavaliers, Culloden, Edgehill, Marston Moor, Naseby, Newbury, New Model Army, Roundheads, Roundway Down). and places mentioned in the text.
Elizabeth I and Tudor Religion: Making innovative use of Flash technology, this online lesson from School History offers a visual presentation of a Tudor Religious Roller coaster followed by a multiple choice assessment quiz. After this, pupils are then able to assess the fairness of the Elizabethan Religious settlement with an interactive drag and drop exercise. The lesson ends with an essay frame within a word document. The author, Andrew Field, would very much welcome feedback and comments to help improve this resource further (mrfield@btinternet.com).
Gunpowder Plot Society: On November 5, 1605, a solitary figure was arrested in the cellars of Parliament House. Although he first gave his name as John Johnson, a startling series of events gradually unfolded under torture. Guy Fawkes, as he was really called, was one of thirteen who had conspired to blow up the parliament, the King, and his Lords, thereby throwing the country into turmoil, out of which these traitors hoped to raise a new monarch, sympathetic to their cause, and return England to its Catholic past. The circumstances surrounding what drove these thirteen disaffected Catholics, led by the charismatic Robert Catesby, to such a desperate act are the focus of the Gunpowder Plot Society. This website covers everything from the history of the period, the various facts and theories, profiles on the conspirators and other key characters, comprehensive genealogical database, sites of historical importance, and an extensive downloadable archive of source material, manuscript and document translations, correspondence, and legal transcriptions (including confessions).
The Tudors: A wide range of resources, pictures and student friendly narratives can be found in the Tudors Section of Schools History. Dan Moorhouse has produced a selection of biographies and descriptions ideally suited to the needs of students in Key Stage 3. This extremely popular and critically acclaimed unit is further supported by a range of teachers resources and quizzes.
Tudor History: Lara E. Eakins established her detailed website on Tudor History in 1995. Sections include Who's Who in Tudor History, Life in Tudor Times, Tudor Architecture, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Six Wives of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Jane Grey, Mary I, Elizabeth I, Genealogical Trees, Topics in Tudor History, Chronologies, Tudor Humour and Tudor Movies.
Tudor England 1485 to 1603: A comprehensive website on Tudor England that includes sections on Tudor Monarchs, Tudor Relatives, Tudor Citizens, Six Wives of Henry VIII, Portraits of the Tudors, Life in Tudor England, Tudor Genealogy, Facts & Figures, Primary Sources, Tudor Quizzes, Tudor Bibliography and Tudor Links.
Tudor Houses: Selly Manor and Minworth Graves are two of Birmingham's oldest buildings. These two beautiful timber-framed manor houses were actually moved and rebuilt in the village of Bournville by the Cadbury family. The Bournville Village Trust has recently created a website where you can take a virtual tour of these two houses. There is also a useful section on everyday life in Tudor Times (Houses & Furniture, Work & School, Food & Cooking, Clothing & Health, Games & Entertainment, Crime & Punishment).
Marie Stuart Society: Formed in 1992 to mark the 450th anniversary of the birth of Mary, the Queen of Scots, the main objective of the Marie Stuart Society is to promote the further study of her life and times. A journal is produced three times a year and is circulated to all members. It contains interesting and sometimes little-known information about Mary, her courtiers, her people and her times. The website includes a great deal of information on Mary organised under headings such as Timeline, Family Trees, the Parents, the Husbands, Childhood & France, Captivity & Plots, Mary & Elizabeth, Mary's Letters and Places to Visit.
English Civil War: The site includes a collection of timelines: Parliament and Constitution 1640-60, The First Civil War 1640-46, The Second Civil War 1647-49, The Third Civil War 1649-51, The Commonwealth 1649-53, Cromwell's Protectorate 1654-58 and The Restoration 1659-60. There is also twenty-four biographies of leading figures in the conflict and descriptions of sixty-two battles and sieges.
Tower of London: This website has been created in association with the Yeoman Warders of the Tower. The producers of this website have attempted to capture some of the magic and excitement that you get when visiting the Tower in person. They have also tried to bring you as much information as possible about the tower and show you some of the areas that are not accessible when you visit in person.
Encylopedia of the English Civil War: A comprehensive encyclopedia of the conflict between the monarchy and parliament. Most entries contain a narrative, illustrations and primary sources. The text within each entry is hypertexted to other relevant pages in the encyclopedia. In this way it is possible to research individual people and events in great detail. The sources are also hypertexted so the student is able to find out about the writer, artist, newspaper, organization, etc., that produced the material. There are sections on Military Leaders (36), Political and Religious Figures (40), Writers and the Civil War (14), Artists and the Civil War (6), Events, Issues and Organizations (18), Battles (6) and Religious Groups (10).
Oliver Cromwell: This comprehensive site has been produced by the Cromwell Association and the Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon. The material has been organized under the following headings: Calendar of Key Events, Oliver Cromwell's Antecedents, Oliver Cromwell as Politician, Oliver Cromwell's Military Career, Oliver Cromwell's Views on Religion, Words Said About Oliver Cromwell, Words Said By Oliver Cromwell, English Civil Wars and Cromwell: A Select Bibliography of Books and Articles.
Glorious Revolution: The term Glorious Revolution refers to the bloodless English revolution that took place between the removal of James II and his replacement by William and Mary. In this unit of work pupils learn about the causes of the Glorious Revolution and the diverse reactions to it from within Ireland and Scotland. Pupils have the opportunity to assess the impact of the Act of Union 1707 in Scotland and to examine the reasons for the final defeat of the House of Stuart in 1745.
Jousting developed to allow knights to practice fighting with lances and shields. Knights used their heraldry to identify them in jousts and a system of rules and regulations was developed under officers called the marshal and constable. Jousts were carefully organised events overseen by heralds. Teams of challengers and defenders dressed in spectacular armour and fought agreed numbers of courses on horseback with lances and sometimes swords or axes. The object was to break the lance of the opposing knight rather than deliberately injuring him, and points were scored for this display of skill and grace. In this simulation students get the chance to take part in a joust.
Tudor Biographies: A large collection of Tudor biographies including Kate Ashley, Thomas Audley, Anthony Babington, Anthony Bacon, Francis Bacon, Charles Blount, George Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, Thomas Boleyn, Eleanor Brandon, Frances Brandon, Arthur Brooke, Anthony Browne, Thomas Butler, Edmund Campion, George Carew, Robert Carey, Adriano Castelli, Robert Catesby, Robert Cecil, William Cecil, Anne Clifford, Henry Compton, Thomas Cranmer, Thomas Cromwell, Robert Devereux, Everard Digby, Francis Drake, John Dudley, Robert Dudley, William Fiennes, John Gerard, Hugh O´Neill, Mathew Parker, Thomas Sackville, Edward Seymour and Mary Sidney.
Tudor Encyclopedia: A collection of articles on the Tudor period. As well as 42 biographies there are articles on the Battle of Bosworth, Act of Union, Agriculture and Enclosures, Anglicans and Puritans, The Babington Plot, Catholics and Protestants, Elizabethan Theatre, Elizabeth and Marriage, Henry VIII and the Pope, Kett Rebellion, Poverty in Tudor England, The Protestant Reformation, Pilgrimage of Grace, The Ridolfi Plot, The Spanish Armada, Sports and Pastimes, The Throckmorton Plot, Tobacco in Tudor England, Tudor Artists, Tudor Heretics, Tudor Monasteries, Tudor Parliaments, Tudor Wales and the Tyndale Bible.
Spanish Armada: After the Spanish Armada rounded Scotland it headed south for home. However, a strong gale drove many of the ships onto the Irish rocks. Thousands of Spaniards drowned and even those who reached land were often killed by English soldiers and settlers. Of the 25,000 men that had set out in the Armada, less than 10,000 arrived home safely. This website provides an insight into how this military disaster is taught in Spanish schools. It also includes a series of classroom activities that raises issues about how nationalism influences the writing of school textbooks.
Gerrard Winstanley: In January, 1649, Gerrard Winstanley published the The New Law of Righteousness. In the pamphlet he wrote: "In the beginning of time God made the earth. Not one word was spoken at the beginning that one branch of mankind should rule over another, but selfish imaginations did set up one man to teach and rule over another." Two months later Winstanley and about thirty followers took over some common land on St George's Hill in Surrey. Digger groups also took over land in Kent (Cox Hill), Surrey (Cobham), Buckinghamshire (Iver) and Northamptonshire (Wellingborough). Local landowners were very disturbed by these developments. Instructions were given for the Diggers to be beaten up and for their houses, crops and tools to be destroyed. These tactics were successful and within a year all the Digger communities in England had been wiped out. This website provides a good overview of the political and religious ideas of Gerrard Winstanley.
Elizabeth, Portrait of a Queen: This one hour lesson from History on the Net, focuses on the portraits Elizabeth commissioned of herself. After a brief explanation and quiz about Elizabeth's early life students are told why portraits were painted, shown some of the portraits and invited to guess when they were painted, informed about the propaganda benefits of releasing 'nice' portraits and invited to answer questions about the Armada portrait.
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