History KS 1 and 2

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Updated 18/03/16

General

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zkqmhyc BBC Key Stage 1 History

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/subjects/zcw76sg BBC Key Stage 2 History

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=102 Key Stage 1 History activities from Topmarks

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=105 Key Stage 2 History activities from Topmarks

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/history/ History activities from Primary Resources

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ BBC History

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/forkids/ BBC History especially for pupils

http://www.britannia.com/history/ British History

http://www.mrdowling.com/ Mr Dowling History

http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html World History

http://www.refdesk.com/history.html History Encyclopaedia

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ The National Archives

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education National Archives resources for schools

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ Eye Witness - History through the eyes of those who lived it

http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/index.htm Various history from Snaith Primary School

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/ Historical maps

Historic Buildings

http://www.camelotintl.com/tower_site/tour/ Virtual tour of the Tower of London

http://www.lincolncathedral.com/ Lincoln Cathedral

http://www.castlewales.com/ The Castles of Wales

http://www.castles.org/ Castles of the World

20th Century

http://www.iwm.org.uk Imperial War Museum

http://www.worldwar1.com/ World War 1

http://www.annefrank.org/ Anne Frank

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2children/ Children of World War 2 - BBC

http://www.edencamp.co.uk/ Eden Camp - World War 2 - a living museum

http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/wwar.htm World War 2 from Snaith Primary School

http://www.1940.co.uk/ All about the 1940s

http://www.winstonchurchill.org/ Winston Churchill

Victorians

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/victorian_britain/ Children in Victorian Britain - from the BBC

http://www.victorianweb.org/ The Victorians

http://home.kendra.com/victorianrituals/ Victorian rituals

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/ The history of the Workhouse

http://www.camelotintl.com/heritage/victorian_school/ The Victorian school

http://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk/ Florence Nightingale

http://www.ushsdolls.com/paperdoll/pdfa.htm Dress the Florence Nightingale doll

http://www.vam.ac.uk/ The Victoria and Albert Museum

Guy Fawkes

http://www.gunpowder-plot.org/ The Gunpowder Plot

http://www.parliament.uk/education/teaching-resources-lesson-plans/gunpowder-plot-part-1/ The Gunpowder Plot form the Parliament website

Tudors

http://www.tudorbritain.org Tudors

http://englishhistory.net/tudor/ Tudor England - includes primary source material

http://www.maryrose.org/ The Mary Rose

http://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/ Hampton Court - Henry VIII's palace

http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/elizabib.htm The writings and speeches of Elizabeth I

Middle Ages

http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/ The Middle Ages

Vikings

http://battle1066.com/ The Battle of Hastings

http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/nordic/ Saxon and Viking gods

Anglo-Saxons

http://www.britannia.com/history/h50.html Anglo-Saxons from Britannia History

Ancient History

http://www.harappa.com/teach/ Teach Indus - Indus Valley Civilisation KS2 History for teachers and learners

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk British Museum's website on Mesopotamia covering Sumer, Babylonia and Assyria

http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/myths.htm Contains information on Roman, Egyptian, Saxon and Viking myths/gods

Ancient Rome

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/topics/zwmpfg8 BBC Primary History - Romans

http://rome.mrdonn.org/ Ancient Rome

http://www.mrdowling.com/702rome.html Ancient Rome

http://www.romansinsussex.co.uk/level1/ Romans in Sussex

http://www.exovedate.com/ancient_timeline_one.html Ancient Rome Timeline

Ancient Greece

http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/GREECE/welcome.html Ancient Greece interactive website

http://mythman.com/ Greek Mythology

http://www.mrdowling.com/701greece.html Ancient Greece from Mr Dowling

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/ Hercules

Ancient Egypt

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk Ancient Egypt from the British Museum

Aztecs

http://www.indians.org/welker/aztec.htm The Aztecs