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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Life of Elizabeth, Queen of England

For Students 6th - 8th
A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of Life of Elizabeth, Queen of England by Jacob Abbott, a nonfiction book for children.
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BBC

Bbc Scotland: Mary Queen of Scots

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore key events from the life of Mary Queen of Scots. There are many easy to use interactive exercises to help test your knowledge of the information you have just read. Great biographical overview, a timeline, and links to...
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Other

Englishhistory.net: Mary, Queen of Scots

For Students 9th - 10th
Mary, Queen of Scots is profiled, who was beheaded by order of Queen Elizabeth I in 1587. Content includes a biography, chronology, numerous images, quizzes of Tudor England, and more.
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Other

Kings and Queens of England

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete list of every King and Queen in English history from Egbert to Queen Elizabeth II.
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Project Britain

Timeline of the Kings and Queens of England

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information and a timeline about the British Monarchs.
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Queen Elizabeth I: Elizabeth Tudor

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Biographical information about Queen Elizabeth I of England is shared on this reference. Additional information is presented about her connection to Willaim Shakespeare's plays.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: The Queen's Own: Stamps That Changed the World

For Students 9th - 10th
A selection of extraordinary materials from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's personal philatelic holdings.
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Other

Royal Collection Trust: Photographs to Celebrate 80th Birthday of Hm the Queen

For Students 9th - 10th
A vast collection of photographs that highlight the life of Queen Elizabeth II in celebration of her eightieth birthday. Click on 'Contents' then 'The exhibition' to access the photographs by decade.
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BBC

Bbc History: British History: Tudors: Mary, Queen of Scots, and Bothwell

For Students 9th - 10th
An article that tells of new historical evidence of Mary's plotting with her lover James Hepburn, the Earl of Bothwell. Archived.
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Robin Chew

Lucidcafe: Elizabeth I, Queen of England

For Students 9th - 10th
This biographical resource for Queen Elizabeth I can help students collecting background information or for use in classroom discussion and assignments.
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Folger Exhibitions: Elizabeth I, Then and Now

For Students 9th - 10th
Tour artifacts from the Folger Shakespeare Library that tell story of Elizabeth's life, times, and reign.
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Other

Queen Elizabeth I: Semper Eadem Always the Same

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Queen Elizabeth I's (1533-1603) tumultuous life, examine portraits of the time period and read primary source documents.
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BBC

Bbc: Mary, Queen of Scots

For Students 3rd - 8th
Poor Mary, Queen of Scots. Read about her life as Queen of a religiously divided country and find out how that affected her reign and death. Archived.
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Other

Genuki: Rulers of England and Great Britain

For Students 9th - 10th
Chronology of British rulers arranged by family and year, spanning from Egbert in 829 to Elizabeth II in 1952.
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Danuta Bois

Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Elizabeth Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A short article on Elizabeth II, who became Queen of England after her father, King George VI, died in 1947.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Library Exhibit: Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend

For Students 9th - 10th
Full-featured online exhibition about Elizabeth I, her reign, and Elizabethan times.
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Other

Elizabethi.org: Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth I

For Students 9th - 10th
This Queen Elizabeth I of England site features many resources, both text and illustrations, about the life and times of the Tudor monarch who lived from 1533-1603.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Elizabeth I of England

For Students 9th - 10th
Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 - 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Queen Elizabeth I of England

For Students 9th - 10th
(1533-1603) Queen of England 1558-1603
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Other

Britannia History: Elizabeth I: A Queen With the Heart of a King

For Students 9th - 10th
Very informative site about Elizabeth I including her religious and political reform, political strategies and her effect on English society during her reign. Contains links to other British history sites.
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Woodlands Junior School

Project Britain: The British Queen: Queen Elizabeth Ii

For Students 3rd - 8th
Biographical facts on Queen Elizabeth II in an easy to read question/answer format. Helpful for doing a research paper and includes links on the left with much additional information on the Royal Family.
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Royal Collection Trust (UK)

The Royal Collection: A Royal Wedding

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibition that celebrates the Diamond Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Includes photos from their early lives, wedding, honeymoon, and gifts received.
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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Marriage and Family in Shakespeare's England

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning modules explores the concepts of marriage and family in Shakespeare's England, 16th-18th Centuries. Students examine Shakespeare's work and the work of others and gain a sense of familial roles, obligations and how family was...
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Other

Queen Elizabeth 1: Europe in the Age of Elizabeth

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief synopsis of England's relationship with Spain is included in this overview of Queen Elizabeth's dealings with the rest of Europe.

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