Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 - 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death.
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Tudor History: The Tudor Monarchs From 1485 1603
A history of the Tudor Kings and Queens who ruled England from 1485-1603. The site contains biographies, cultural, and historical data.
The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: Marriage and Family in Shakespeare's England
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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Renaissance: The Elizabethan World
Get information about life in Elizabethan England, the trial of the Earls of Essex, heraldry, and statutes of Elizabethan England among other topics.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: The English, American Beginnings: 1492 1690
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...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: English Civil War
An in-depth article regarding the English Civil Wars. The article discusses the events leading up to the war, the dispute between Charles II and Parliament, and details on the First, Second and Third Civil Wars.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The Death of Elizabeth I, Queen of England
An image of "The Death of Elizabeth I, Queen of England", created by Paul Delaroche in 1828 (Oil on canvas, 422 x 343 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England
An image of "Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England", created by Nicholas Hilliard from 1575-76 (Oil on panel, 79 x 61 cm).
BBC
Bbc: History: Elizabethan Spying Game
An interactive game in which students try to crack the secret code that incriminated Mary Queen of Scots. Archived.
BBC
Bbc: Burgh Life in Mary's Time
This interactive game leads students through the Royal Burgh of Stirling, Scotland. The students search the burgh for four lost items in an effort to gain entrance to a banquet given by Mary Queen of Scots. There is a non-flash version...
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Shakespeare Resource Center: The Authorship Debate
This site outlines the various "conspiracies" associated with Shakespeare's work.
British Library
British Library: Teaching Resources: The Tempest: Magic
This activity encourages students to explore Shakespeare's presentation of Prospero and his arts in the light of attitudes to magic in the Elizabethan and early Jacobean period. Included are discussion questions, primary sources, links...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Dynasty, Revolution, and the Classical Age
Welcome to Britain, home to one of the biggest empires in history and a rich artistic heritage. We'll start in the 16th through the 18th centuries, years that saw the establishment of Britain and British art as we know it. As you travel...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Mary, Queen of Scots
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
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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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Mary I of England
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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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Mary I of England
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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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Mary I
Mary, the fourth and penultimate monarch of the Tudor dynasty, is remembered for returning England from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism. To this end, she had almost three hundred religious dissenters executed; as a consequence, she is...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Henry Iv Part2
Written during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I the themes in this play still resonate. Read about the characters and themes in this informative site.
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools
Loon Lake Elementary School: Sir Martin Frobisher
A biography of Sir Martin Frobisher (1535-1594), one of the first English navigators to search for a Northwest Passage to India and eastern Asia. He became known as one of the greatest seamen during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He...
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Defeat of the Spanish Armada
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)
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...
BBC
Bbc: History: Walter Raleigh (C.1552 1618)
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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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Francis Drake
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...