Yale University
Avalon Project Yale Law School: Charter to Raleigh
Text of the Royal Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh (1584) signed by Queen Elizabeth I of England granting him lands and rights in the New World.
Other
History on the Net: Elizabeth I (Lesson Plan)
This lesson plan teaches some basic facts about Elizabeth I's early life and provides information about her painted portraits.
BBC
Bbc: Mary, Queen of Scots
Poor Mary, Queen of Scots. Read about her life as Queen of a religiously divided country and find out how that affected her reign and death. Archived.
Other
Springfield Public School District: Elizabethan England
Springfield Public School District provides comprehensive information on England during the Elizabethan time period. Includes historical figures and events, everyday life, arts and architecture, Shakespeare, and it offers links to other...
Other
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.
British Library
British Library: Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada
Through short frames with pictures and narrative, the story of the Armada unfolds. A good background to the battle is also provided. Click on the sources on the index to pull up each frame.
Robin Chew
Lucidcafe: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Ii
This profile of the United Kingdom's Queen Elizabeth II features biographical information about her life and reign.
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).
Curated OER
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: British History: Tudors: Anne Boleyn and the Downfall of Her Family
This six-part article describes the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, the first English queen to be publicly executed by her husband, Henry VIII. Five hundred years after her death, her tragic tale is still the subject of historians and the...
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.
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.
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...
Curated OER
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...
Curated OER
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...
Curated OER
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...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I of England
Shakespeare Online
Shakespeare Online: William Shakespeare
This is a comprehensive biography of William Shakespeare. It is divided into sections with multiple listings under each section to explore various time periods and events in Shakespeare's life and England during his life. The two major...
Other
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.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII, by Anne Boleyn. Her reign is one of the most remarkable in English history. It lasted from 1558 to 1603, and in those years England's glory was brighter than it had ever been before....
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Mary Queen of Scots
Queen of Scotland. Executed by Queen Elizabeth of England.
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...