Archive & history websites for children
The following selection of sites is aimed at young historians and focuses on the Romans, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, Victorians and the two World Wars of the twentieth century.
Follow the links for a colourful adventure into history!
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| Archives, libraries & virtual museums |  | |
Learning Curve, from the National Archives
Take a virtual tour of Inveraray Jail
Learning Resources at the British Library
Priory House, Virginia - find out about what was on the record office site before the record office was built.
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| General history | | Britain's early history |
Headline History
Explore historical newspapers packed with true stories and find out about grim and gruesome facts. Write your own front page stories!
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Find out about Roman roads, their army, invasions, rebellions and much more on the BBC Romans web site.
Learn about life as a Viking from the BBC Vikings web site.
Find out about Anglo Saxon pastimes, beliefs and life from the BBC's Anglo Saxons web site
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| Victorian Britain | | World Wars I & II |
Children in Victorian Britain - BBC website
Virtual Victorians at Tiverton Museum
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World War One - BBC website
Children in World War 2 - BBC website
Westall's War
Find out more about Britain's worst aid raid disaster in North Shields on 3 May 1941.
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| Historic photographs | | Fun things to print and do |
Images of England Learning Zone
Windows on Warwickshire
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Fun things to print and do
Why not try your hand at making your own door hanger or designing a dinosaur with these fun activities?
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