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Bbc History: British History: Victorians: Queen Victoria and Her Prime Ministers

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Victoria's approach to working with the prime ministers who served during her long reign. Archived.
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Bbc: History: Women's Work in Victorian England

For Students 9th - 10th
A good examination on how many women in Victorian England supported their families with jobs outside the home and how this helped the British economy. Archived.
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Bbc: History: Edmund Burke (1729 1797)

For Students 9th - 10th
A one-page summary of the life and philosophy of influential eighteenth-century Anglo-Irish Parliamentarian Edmund Burke, whose theories of government led him to sympathize with the American colonists against the British crown, to...
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Bbc History: World Wars: World War One: Daily Mirror Headlines: Ypres

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of excerpted headlines and news reports published in the "Daily Mirror" on April 23 and 24, 1915, relates events of the fighting at Ypres, including the German use of poison gas.
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Bbc History: World Wars: World War One: Daily Mirror Headlines: Jutland

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of excerpted headlines and news reports from the "Daily Mirror" published on June 3, 1916, about the British naval engagement at Jutland.
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Bbc History: World Wars: World War One: Origins of World War One

For Students 9th - 10th
A five-part overview of the causes of World War I.
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Bbc History: World Wars: World War One: Shell Shock During World War One

For Students 9th - 10th
Article examines the serious wartime trauma shell shock, which affected over 80,000 men in the British armed forces during World War I.
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Bbc History: World Wars: World War Two: Battle for the Atlantic

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reviews the principal elements associated with Britain's lengthy struggle with Germany for control of the Atlantic during the Second World War.
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Bbc: Ancient History in Depth: Mesopotamia

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at many aspects of the Mesopotamian culture. Click through the slide show to see the image and additional information and resources. A good overview of the contributions of an early civilization. Archived.
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Bbc History: British Bombing Strategy in World War Two

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the bombing strategy of the RAF during World War II, but primarily at the end of the war and the bombing of Dresden.
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Bbc History: Animated Map: The Italian Campaign

For Students 9th - 10th
This animated map gives a good visual of the Italian Campaign which began in Sicily in 1943. Each map has a description of the action, a key is provided, and just the map animation can be replayed, or view the entire site again.
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Bbc: History: An Introduction to Marine Archaeology

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good introduction to the discipline. Provides details on how it is different from land-based archaeology, how wreck sites are investigated, issues regarding "treasure" wrecks, conservation, and much more.
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Bbc: History: Dig Deeper Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students examine archaeological sites and treasures from Britain's past. The learning game tests students' knowledge of ancient history and archaeology. The resource consists of an interactive timeline, learning game, articles, and...
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Bbc: History: Archeology: D Day: The Untold Story

For Students 9th - 10th
An underwater archaeologist writes about the landings that took place at Omaha Beach and how the best laid plans went very wrong.
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Bbc History: Archaeology: Hunt the Ancestors

For Students 3rd - 8th
Role-playing game lets players explore many facets of archaeology by attempting to rescue a prehistoric burial site from destruction. Players quarry and analyze artifacts and are constrained by both time and budget. Archived.
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Bbc: History: Ages of Treasure Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Students examine archaeological sites and treasures from Britain's past. The resource consists of an interactive timeline, learning game, articles, and related links.
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Bbc History: Archaeology: Napoleon's Lost Army: The Soldiers Who Fell

For Students 9th - 10th
The captivating story of the recent find of a mass grave in Vilnius, Lithuania, that holds the remains of Napoleon's Lost Army. Site recounts the Russian withdrawal disaster of 1812.
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Bbc History: Historic Figures: Samuel Johnson (1709 84)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of English writer and critic Samuel Johnson, including personal background, career information and important works.
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Bbc History: Historic Figures: Rudyard Kipling (1865 1936)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Rudyard Kipling, English writer and Nobel Prize recipient.
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Bbc History: Historical Figures: Macbeth (Ca. 1005 57)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Mac Bethad mac Findlaich (Macbeth), eleventh-century Scottish king and title character in William Shakespeare's tragedy.
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Bbc History: Historic Figures: George Orwell (1903 50)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of British journalist and author George Orwell, including personal background and history as a writer.
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Bbc History: Historic Figures: Siegfried Sassoon (1886 1967)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of English war poet Siegfried Sassoon.
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Bbc History: Historic Figures: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 1822)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of English romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, including personal background and history as a writer.
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Bbc History: Historic Figures: Virgil (70 19 Bc)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Roman poet Virgil, with information on important works including his most famous work entitled the Aeneid. Archived.