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Kenneth Spencer Research Library: Great Exhibition, 1851
Online exhibit with details of the international exhibition held in Hyde Park in 1851, the Great Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, a testament to industrial growth in the Victorian era.
BBC
Bbc: The Welfare State 1945 2002
A timeline of the welfare state in Britain from 1945-2002. Highlights key events. Detailed and thorough resource.
Curated OER
Etc: Clip Art Etc: King George I of Great Britain
George I (28 May 1660 - 11 June 1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire from 1698. George was born in Lower Saxony in what is now Germany, and...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Modern Great Britain, 1889
A map of Great Britain in 1889, showing major cities, boundaries of Scotland, England, and Wales, rivers, Ben Nevis, and the Grampian and Cheviot Hills.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Great Britain and Ireland, 1789
Map of Great Britain and Ireland in 1789 showing rivers and major cities.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Queen Anne of Great Britain
Anne (6 February 1665 - 1 August 1714) became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union 1707, England and Scotland were united as a single state, the Kingdom of Great Britain. Anne...
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 7 4 16: Britain's Decision to Leave the e.u. Roils Markets
On June 23, residents of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom (UK)- England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales - went to the polls to determine if the country should leave the European Union (EU). Most experts believed...
University of Groningen
American History: Biographies: Lord North (1713 1792)
Lord North was Prime Minister of Great Britain from January, 1770 to March, 1782. His early successes as Leader of the House and his efforts to cut the national debt brought him the confidence of a faction-ridden Parliament and the favor...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: 54 40 or Fight
See how James Polk's plan to claim the Oregon Territory, which had been shared with Great Britain since 1818, led him to victory with the slogan, Fifty-four forty or fight. Read about the settlers who traveled the Oregon Trail and why...
East of England Broadband Network
History's Heroes: Princess Sophia Duleep Singh (1876 1948)
This website explores the lives of people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, an important figure in the movement to secure the vote for women in Great Britain. Find...
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: War Atlas: Great britain/u.k.
Chart providing the names, ranks, and service dates of those who led British forces in World War I. Includes link to further information on George V (King from 1910-1936), Prime Ministers Herbert Henry Asquith and David Lloyd George,...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Louisiana and Britain
One of Jefferson's acts doubled the area of the country. At the end of the Seven Years' War, France had ceded to Spain the territory west of the Mississippi River, with the port of New Orleans near its mouth -- a port indispensable for...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Great Square Headed Brooch From Chessell Down
Because buttons and zippers hadn't been invented, clothes in Anglo-Saxon England were fastened with pins or brooches. This fine silver-gilt and niello brooch is perhaps the most beautiful of all surviving great square-headed brooches....
Digital History
Digital History: Isolationists, Internationalists and Lend Lease [Pdf]
Read about the German incursion into France and the Low Countries and the bombing of Great Britain which caused much discussion in the United States. Should the US stay out of affairs in Europe, or intervene to help their long-time ally,...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Becoming American: The British Atlantic Colonies, 1690 1763
Primary source documents on how the political relationship between the colonies and Great Britain changed from 1690 to 1763 and how the colonists responded.
National Archives (UK)
The Great Plague of 1665 1666
A lesson plan for English history: the Great Plague that killed nearly 15% of the population of London during the Restoration Period. Primary sources include letters, copies of the orders issued by the government top try to stop the...
Britain Express
Britain Express: Alfred the Great Biography
This site provides information regarding Alfred the Great, including a short biography with related links. Includes basic but also specific and little-known information about Alfred the Great and the time period during which he lived.
BBC
Bbc History: Ancient History: Romans: Discovering Roman Technology
Article examines the technology the Romans brought with them when they invaded Britain in AD 43. From their missile-throwing machines to surveying materials and signaling flags, it's easy to see how the Romans quickly overtook the native...
National Archives (UK)
National Archives Learning Curve: Britain 1906 18: Civilians and War
This section of the National Archive's Learning looks at primary evidence in relation to The Great War. Reviews how the experience of war affected civilians in Britain 1914-1918.
BBC
Bbc: Victorian Britain
An interactive, diverse site that provides the student with lots of great information about Britain during the Victorian era. Discover the Victorian way of life through narrative, pictures, and games.
National Archives (UK)
National Archive: The Great War: 1914 1918
Students can examine original sources and how these have been used to support different viewpoints and perspectives on the Great War.
Other
National Theatre: The History of the National Theatre
history of Britain's National Theatre from 1848 to the present. Provides a number of downloadable resources.
British Council
British Council: Uk at the Venice Biennale
An archive (1895 to the present) of photographs, correspondence, artist profiles, recordings, and documents that chronicle Britain's participation in the prestigious international Venice Biennale. Click into a timeline to see art that...
Other
Berger Collection Educational Trust: Berger Art Collection
At the online home of the Berger Art Collection, which comprises two hundred works of British art and spans more than six centuries (earliest work dates from 1395), find access to information about and analysis of all the art in the...
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