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Ducksters

Ducksters: Quiz: Wars of the Roses in the Middle Ages

For Students 1st - 9th
History Questions: Wars of the Roses Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: Wars of the Roses

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students explore the civil war between the English houses of York and Lancaster known as War of the Roses on this site.
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Other

Henry the Seventh: King of England, First of the Tudors

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Henry VII of England, the first king of the the English Tudor line. Henry ascended to the throne after defeating Richard III on the battlefield at Bosworth Field.
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PBS

Pbs: The War: At Home

For Students 9th - 10th
From the extensive PBS site accompanying Ken Burns' The War, read about America at home during World War II. Read about war mobilization, censorship, how families dealt with the war, and the abrogation of civil rights as Japanese...
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University of Victoria (Canada)

Shakespeare's Life and Times: History and Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
This section on the life and times of Shakespeare addresses the stories behind his 'histories'.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Play Hard, Play Fast, Play Ball!

For Students 9th - 10th
In the years following World War 11, the story of Nova Scotia's most exciting baseball league is profiled. Communities that played and players who rose to major league status are reviewed. The exhibit includes archival photographs and...
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Play Hard, Play Fast, Play Ball!

For Students 9th - 10th
In the years following World War 11, the story of Nova Scotia's most exciting baseball league is profiled. Communities that played and players who rose to major league status are reviewed. The exhibit includes archival photographs and...
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PBS

Pbs: Arguing the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Portrait of : Irving Kristol, Irving Howe, Daniel Bell, and Nathan Glazerwho carried on a lifelong radical political argument as post-war critics of American life. Each rose politically in his time.