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History for Kids: Canute the Great
History for Kids provides an overview for elementary students on Canute the Great, who was king of Denmark, Norway and England in the 11th Century AD. Links to teacher resources include worksheets, quizzes and activities.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Alfred the Great
History of Alfred the Great, who was an Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex in England, reigning from 871-899 AD. Site includes links to activities, worksheets and quizzes.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Piers Gaveston
Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284 - 19 June 1312) was the favorite, and possibly lover, of King Edward II of England. A Gascon by birth, Piers was the son of Sir Arnaud de Gabaston, a soldier in service to King Edward I of...
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Neighborhood of York to Illustrate Battle of Stamford Bridge, September 25, 1066
A map of Yorkshire, England, in the neighborhood of York, showing the location of the Battle of Stamford Bridge (25 September, 1066). The battle was fought between and allied army of Norwegians and Northumbrian rebels under King...
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Etc: Reorganization of the Plymouth Company, 1606 1620
A map of eastern North America in 1620 showing the King James Patent of the Plymouth Company to the north and London Company to the south. In 1620, the Plymouth Company was reorganized as the Plymouth Council for New England, or the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bishop Lancelot Andrewes
Lancelot Andrewes (1555 - 25 September 1626) was an English clergyman and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served as...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Cardinal Wolsey
Thomas Cardinal Wolsey (c.1470~1471 - November 28 or November 29, 1530), who was born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, was an English statesman and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Wolsey's affairs prospered and by 1514 he had...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style- 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style- 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord Protector...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell (born April 25, 1599 Old Style, died September 3, 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making England into a republican Commonwealth and for his later role as Lord...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James the First
He ruled in Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, when he was only one year old, succeeding his mother Mary, Queen of Scots. Regents governed during his minority, which ended officially in 1578, though he did not gain full control of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Simon De Montfort
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208 - August 4, 1265), was the principal leader of the baronial opposition to King Henry III of England. After the rebellion of 1263-1264, de Montfort became de facto ruler of England and called...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George Bryan Brummell
Beau Brummell, ne George Bryan Brummell (7 June 1778, London, England - 30 March 1840, Caen, France), was the arbiter of men's fashion in Regency England and a friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV. He established the...
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Etc: The Battlefield Near the River Idle, Ad 616 617
A map of the area around the River Idle and Humber River in Nottinghamshire, England at the time of the battle between the East Angles under Raedwald and the Northumbrians under King Athelfirth around AD 616-617. This map shows the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Bishop Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor (1613 - 13 August 1667) was a clergyman in the Church of England who achieved fame as an author during The Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell. He is sometimes known as the "Shakespeare of Divines" for his poetic style of...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Intercolonial Wars, 1689 1713
A map of eastern colonial North America showing the struggle for supremacy between England, France, and Spain in the region, from the King William's War (1689-1692) to Queen Anne's War (1702-1713), a period also known as the...
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Etc: Maps Etc: The Thirteen Colonies at the End of the Colonial Period, 1774
A map of the British Thirteen Colonies at the end of the colonial period in 1774. The map shows the boundaries of the colonies and notes the uncolored territory east of the Mississippi and south of the Great Lakes as claimed by Georgia,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Norfolk County, 1908
A detailed travel map of eastern England from 1908, showing Norfolk County and the northern portions of Suffolk and Cambridge counties. The map shows first class and secondary roads, railways, cities, towns, coastal and terrain features...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Battle of Naseby, June 14, 1645
A map of the Battle of Naseby in Northamptonshire, England, during the First English Civil War. The battle was between the Parliamentarian New Model Army under Fairfax and Cromwell, and the Royalist Army of King Charles I. This battle,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Battle of Naseby, June 14, 1645
A map of the Battle of Naseby on 14 June, 1645, near Broad Moore in Northamptonshire, England during the First English Civil War (1642-1646). The battle, between the Royalist army under King Charles I and the Parliamentarian New Model...
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Eastern Part of Coast of Sussex to Illustrate Battle of Senlac, Oct 14, 1066
A map of coastal Sussex, England, at the time of the Norman Invasion (1066). This map shows Senlac Hill, battle site of the Battle of Hastings (14 October, 1066) between the Normans under William of Normandy (William the Conqueror) and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Cardinal Fisher
John Cardinal Fisher (c.1469 - 22 June 1535), from 1935 Saint John Fisher, was an English Catholic bishop, cardinal and martyr. He shares his feast day with Saint Thomas More on June 22 in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints and 6 July...