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Defeat of the Spanish Armada

For Students 9th - 10th
Paper on the defeat of the Spanish Armada includes a Summary, the Objectives and Planning of the Armada, the famous storm, and the aftermath.
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National Marine Museum: Seas and Ships: Sir Francis Drake (1542 96)

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Sir Francis Drake. Read about his exploits as a raider of Spanish ships, circumnavigator of the globe, and hero in the battles against the Spanish Armada. Understand why his voyages increased the English claims in the New...
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Springfield Public School District: Elizabethan England

For Students 9th - 10th
Springfield Public School District provides comprehensive information on England during the Elizabethan time period. Includes historical figures and events, everyday life, arts and architecture, Shakespeare, and it offers links to other...
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Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: On the Death of Anne Bronte

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from Charlotte Bronte, "On the Death of Anne Bronte", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Elizabeth Kim and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Yale University

Open Yale Courses: Modern Poetry

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty-five lectures from Yale course, ENGL 310: Modern Poetry, with a syllabus, handouts, reading assignments, activities, and a final exam study guide. Lectures are available as text transcripts, audio, and video. Poets and topics...
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (24 June 1532~1533 - 4 September 1588) was the long standing favourite of Elizabeth I of England. Robert Dudley was temporarily imprisoned, along with his father and brothers Guilford, John, Ambrose...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bishop Lancelot Andrewes

For Students 9th - 10th
Lancelot Andrewes (1555 - 25 September 1626) was an English clergyman and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served as...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James the First

For Students 9th - 10th
He ruled in Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, when he was only one year old, succeeding his mother Mary, Queen of Scots. Regents governed during his minority, which ended officially in 1578, though he did not gain full control of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Mary, Queen of Scots

For Students 9th - 10th
Mary I (popularly known in the English-speaking world as Mary, Queen of Scots and, in France, as Marie Stuart) (8 December 1542 - 8 February 1587) was Queen of Scots (the monarch of the Kingdom of Scotland) from 14 December 1542 to 24...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Queen Mary Tudor

For Students 9th - 10th
Mary I (18 February 1516 - 17 November 1558), was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death. The fourth crowned monarch of the Tudor dynasty, she is remembered for restoring England to Roman Catholicism...
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Etc: Roanoke Island, Jamestown, and St. Mary's, 1584 1632

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Chesapeake Bay and Pamlico Sound area showing the initial Virginia Colony established by Sir Walter Raleigh and Queen Elizabeth I in 1584 through the European settlements established by 1634, including Roanoke Island,...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: England and Wales, 1485 1603

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of England and Wales during the Tudor Dynasty (1485-1603) founded by Henry VII and ending at the death of Elizabeth I. The boundaries of the Welsh Counties are given as settled by the Laws in Wales Act of 1543 during the reign of...
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Curated OER

Etc: England During the Tudor Period, 1485 1558

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of England and Wales during the Tudor Period, from the ascension of Henry Tudor (Henry VII) in 1485 at the end of the War of the Roses, to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603.
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Curated OER

Frobisher

For Students 9th - 10th
Six poems written by navigators and included by George Peckham, and Richard Hakluyt's argument to promote British settlement in North America. Both documents were directed to Queen Elizabeth I in an effort to promote British involvement...
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Drake

For Students 9th - 10th
Six poems written by navigators and included by George Peckham, and Richard Hakluyt's argument to promote British settlement in North America. Both documents were directed to Queen Elizabeth I in an effort to promote British involvement...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Humphrey Gilbert

For Students 9th - 10th
Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1539 - 9 September 1583) was an English murderer, adventurer, explorer, member of parliament, and soldier from Devon, who served the crown during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Anne Boleyn

For Students 9th - 10th
(1507-1536) Second wife of Henry VIII, Mother of Queen Elizabeth I
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Francis Drake

For Students 9th - 10th
Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c. 1540 - 27 January 1595) was an English privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era. Queen Elizabeth I awarded Drake knighthood in 1581. He was second-in-command of the English...
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BBC

Bbc: History: Walter Raleigh (C.1552 1618)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief article provides a short summary of the life of English adventurer and writer, Walter Raleigh (c.1552-1618), who established a colony near Roanoke Island. Although a favorite of Queen Elizabeth, he was eventually put to death after...
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Agnes Scott College

Alphabetical Index of Women Mathematicians

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the biographies of dozens of women mathematicians who were important in the 1700's, 1800's, and 1900's.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Laura Ingalls Wilder

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learn more about Laura Ingalls Wilder when you visit this site. Check out this comprehensive resource featuring links to her books and life.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ireland, 1494

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Ireland from the latter period of the English Pale (1492) to the time of Elizabeth and James I (1558-1625). The English "Pale" referred to the English controlled lands of Ireland, which by 1492 had been reduced, as shown on the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Ireland, 1558 1652

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Ireland from the ascension of Queen Elizabeth (1558) to the end of the Cromwellian conquest and the Act for the Settlement of Ireland (1652). This map is color-coded to show the territories of the expanded English Pale, the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Walter Raleigh

For Students 9th - 10th
Sir Walter Raleigh, navigator, warrior, statesman, and writer in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I., was the second son of a gentleman of ancient family in Devonshire, and was born in 1552.

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