BBC
Bbc: History: Why Churchill Lost in 1945
How did Winston Churchill, a national hero, lose the general election of 1945 to a landslide victory of the Labour Party? This article examines how Churchill's fame as a war leader worked against him and made him redundant resulting in...
BBC
Bbc History: British History: Empire: British Anti Slavery
A five-part article describing the British antislave trade movement. All major figures in the abolition movement discussed. Archived.
Nations Online Project
Nations Online: Scotland
Excellent online resource that provides a country profile and travel guide to the European nation of Scotland, background details, and numerous links to key information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment,...
Library of Congress
Loc: Primary Documents in American History: Treaty of Ghent
This web page from the U.S. Library of Congress includes a brief bibliographic record and a link to a digital copy of the original. The Treaty of Ghent was negotiated in Belgium and it ended hostilities between the United States and...
Other
The Churchill Centre: Winston S. Churchill
This resource from the Churchill Centre includes the British prime minister's speeches, debates, and biographical information.
East of England Broadband Network
History's Heroes: Thomas Fowell Buxton (1786 1845)
This website explores the lives of people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Thomas Fowell Buxton. Find out who he was, what he did, his achievements, and his legacy.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Global Edge: United Kingdom: Introduction
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the island country of the United Kingdom in Western Europe.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.
CRW Flags
Flags of the World: United Kingdom
This Flags of the World site displays a picture and description of the flag of the United Kingdom. It also includes a history of the flag.
This Nation
This Nation: Proclamation of Neutrality (1793)
Read the text of the Proclamation of Neutrality issued by George Washington in April, 1793, showing his effort to keep his new nation safe from unhealthy alliances.
Other
Victorian Context: The Rise of England's Middle Class
This site from Victorian Context is an article that talks about the politics of reform in England. It gives information about how these politics effected the influence on the Victorian Literature. It is an informative article that goes...
Other
Primo History: Geographic Background and Concepts: Industrial Revolution [Pdf]
Geography played an important role in shaping patterns of early industrialization. Industrialization, in turn, played a major role in reshaping the geography of those regions in which it occurred.
Other
Nettlesworth Primary School: Child Labor and the Industrial Revolution
This resource provides information about child labor and the Industrial Revolution.
Other
Uboat.net: Fighting the U Boats: The Lend Lease Act
This site provides an abbreviated history of the Lend-Lease Act and its importance in WWII.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Convention of 1818 and the 49th Parallel
Learn about the Convention of 1818 when the 49th parallel was set as the border with Canada and established joint occupation of Oregon with the British for ten years.
Robin Chew
Lucidcafe: Sir Henry Bessemer, English Inventor & Engineer
Brief biography of Sir Henry Bessemer.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Guiana Territory Dispute, 1902
A map from 1910 showing the territorial disputes in the Guianas at the time. The map shows the Schomburgk Line (1840) between Venezuela and British Guiana, the disputed territories claimed by both Venezuela and Great Britain and occupied...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: War of 1812 Map of Main Operations, 1812
A map of the Great Lakes region showing the main operations during the War of 1812 (1812-1814). It also shows some of the inland waters. This war was between the United States and Great Britain because of "Great Britain's attitude in...
Curated OER
Eyewitness to History: Battle of Britain, 1940
A riveting eyewitness account of an RAF pilot describing his participation in a dogfight over Britain when the Germans were attempting to bomb Great Britain into surrender at the beginning of World War II. Included is an audio of Winston...
Curated OER
Eyewitness to History: Battle of Britain, 1940
A riveting eyewitness account of an RAF pilot describing his participation in a dogfight over Britain when the Germans were attempting to bomb Great Britain into surrender at the beginning of World War II. Included is an audio of Winston...
Curated OER
Eyewitness to History: Battle of Britain, 1940
A riveting eyewitness account of an RAF pilot describing his participation in a dogfight over Britain when the Germans were attempting to bomb Great Britain into surrender at the beginning of World War II. Included is an audio of Winston...
Curated OER
Etc: French Expansion and British Conquests in North America , 1700 1763
A map of eastern North America showing the British and French territorial expansion in the region between 1700 and the end of the French and Indian War in 1763. The map shows the principal stages in the acquisition of Eastern North...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Oregon Country, 1818 1846
A map of the Oregon Country showing the adjustments to the boundaries between 1818-1846, including the boundary established in 1818 to the east of the jointly controlled territory (Great Britain and the United States), the southern...
Curated OER
Etc: The Territory of the United States, 1846 1848
A map showing the territory of the United States after the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the acquisition of the Oregon Country by treaty with Great Britain in 1846. The map is color-coded to show the possessions of the United States,...
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