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Britain Express: English Cathedrals
A complete A-Z guide to learning about medieval cathedrals in the UK. Contains a one- to two- paragraph description of each cathedral accompanied with a picture.
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Britain Express: Myths and Legends of Great Britain
Website source with links to the myths and legends of Great Britain.
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Britain Express: Prehistoric Britain: Bronze Age Britain C. 2500 600 b.c.
A brief history of the Bronze Age in what is now Great Britain. It focuses on the arrival of the Beaker People, and how their lives and customs differed from the Neolithic people who inhabited Britain at the time.
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Britain Express: History: Tudor: Elizabethan Life
This site contains small paragraphs with information about different aspects of Elizabethan life.
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Britain Express: Alfred the Great Biography
This site provides information regarding Alfred the Great, including a short biography with related links. Includes basic but also specific and little-known information about Alfred the Great and the time period during which he lived.
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Britain Express: Architecture: Romanesque Architecture in England
This website has information about the Norman Romanesque period. Included are drawings of that type of architecture. Includes links to related sites.
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Britain Express: History: The Victorian Age: Chartism
A history of the Chartist Movement in England from its origins in 1838 with the "People's Charter," to its demise in 1848.
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Britain Express: Roman Britain: The Roman Invasion
Good information about the history of Romans in Britain. Begins with the first invasion by Julius Caesar in 55 B.C. and goes through the eventual conquering by Claudius. Highlights the evolution of London as a civic center and the...
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Britain Express: Architecture: Gothic Revival Architecture
This article on Gothic Revival architecture of the 19th century describes the style, as well as some individual buildings in England that were built in Gothic Revival style.
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Britain Express: History: Tudor: Act of Supremacy
This site explains the Act of Supremacy (as established in both 1534 and 1559) that would "firmly establish the English monarch as the official head of the Church of England."
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Britain Express: History: Medieval Britain: Medieval Monasteries in England
This site provides details on monastery life in Medieval England.
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Britain Express: Anglo Saxon Churches
This site describes the Anglo-Saxon influence on the development of medieval church architecture. Information about where some of the churches are today and the styles of the windows, crosses, and towers. Has links to more information on...
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Britian Express: Anglo Saxon Life Kinship and Lordship
Explains the Anglo-Saxon's social obligation, the King's powers, the King and religion, Wergilds, and the women's role.
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Britain Express: Tudor: Elizabethan Theatre
This is a general information site on the history of Elizabethan theatre, and points out that Shakespeare and Marlowe were two of the playwrights of the time.
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Britain Express: Myths and Legends: Robin Hood
Brief, general background of the Robin Hood Legend, with links to two Robin Hood sites.
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Britain Express: Roman England: King Arthur
A brief and general examination of the myth versus the reality of King Arthur.
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Britain Express: Medieval Britain: Who's Who in Medieval Britain
Thumbnail sketches of important figures of medieval England and Wales, including royalty, such as Richard III; religious figures, such as Thomas Becket; and writers, such as Langland and Chaucer. Most of the sketches also contain links...
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Britain Express: Queen Victoria and Victorian England the Young Queen
This describes Victoria's achievements in the early years of her reign. It discusses reforms, the first "World's Fair", the Crimean War, and the Indian Mutiny.
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Britain Express: Richard Trevithick Biography
This site by Britain Express gives a biography of inventor Richard Trevithink (1771-1833 CE).
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Britain Express: George Stephenson Biography
This site from Britain Express provides a biography of George Stephenson (1781-1848 CE), inventor of the the railway system in Europe.
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Britain Express: Prehistoric Britain: The Neolithic Era (C. 4000 2000 Bce)
This article looks at the Neolithic period in England, hallmarked by the rise of farming, stable communities, and domesticating animals.