Useful Websites for Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3

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1 Useful Websites for Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 Year 6 1JJ The Roman Empire. Superb site with wide range of different resources for teachers and students. Very easy to navigate. Fun for students. The Roman Empire. A good account of the Roman Empire including map of ancient rome and timeframe. A useful American site on Ancient Rome with good links to other Daily Life sites (inc. Greece, Egypt, China etc) The Jorvik Viking Centre in York. Useful information especially if considering taking a field trip. Viking site. Anglo Saxon England. A comprehensive site covering all aspects of the Anglo Saxons.

2 Year 7 1 st Form Wharram Percy. A detailed look at the medieval village using modern photographs and past paintings to get a visual account. The Battle of Hastings 1066AD. A fantastically detailed site. Easy to navigate and understand archive site of the Norman Conquest. An excellent school pupil friendly site on 1066 and the Norman Conquest. Useful Battle of Hastings Game, useful for classwork and prep. Invasion of England A superb site with plenty of detail. Illustrated throughout with the Bayeux Tapestry. nd.html Medieval England. Extensive list of links to sites relating to this topic. The Middle Ages. An easy to navigate site presenting life in the middle ages in a simple and easy to understand format. The Plague. A detailed account of the black death from its origins to its attack on Europe and Britain in particular. Includes illustrations.

3 Year 8 2 nd Form Tudor England. Covers all issues concerning tudor history, even a tudor humour page! An outstanding site, well illustrated with its galleries. Well worth a visit. King Henry VIII. An account of the King's reign and information on all his wives. King Henry VIII. Links to relevant information and text books. Spanish Armada site The Glorious Revolution of A useful resource covering some topics relevant in this study unit. Includes features such as the death of Charles II and Coronation of James II through to the dissolution of parliament. The Great Fire of London. A fantastic newspaper account of the Great Fire of London. Well worth a look. The Great Fire of London. Purely text giving a detailed diary of events. A good site. The English Civil War. Covers a wide range of issues relating to this topic. A very good site. Site about the English Civil War Oliver Cromwell. A site detailing Oliver Cromwell's life. A chronological approach to Cromwell's life and his rise to power. The Execution of King Charles I. Newspaper account of the King s execution. The Gunpowder Plot -High treason in Covers all the issues surrounging the Gunpowder Plot. Well worth a visit. nt.html Crime and Punishment. A detailed and well illustrated look at crime and punishment during this period of history. Site for the only 16 th century warship on display anywhere in the world.

4 Year 9 3 rd Form French Revolution Public Record Office snapshot - using primary sources it encourages students to investigate the British reaction to events. British responses to the French Revolution An American College site but probably the best site available on the French Revolution which is suitable for KS3 pupils. You can browse images, text, maps, songs, a timeline and glossary of terms used. There are also essays about different stages of the Revolution. Link to some very useful resources very good American PBS site on Marie Antoinette The First World War

5 The Russian Revolution

History programmes of study: key stage 3

History programmes of study: key stage 3 National curriculum in England Purpose of study A high-quality history education will help pupils gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of Britain s past