Chartism Encyclopaedia : The People's Charter was drawn up by William Lovett and Francis Place in 1838 and included a political programme of six points: universal male suffrage, no property qualifications for Members of Parliament; annual parliaments; constituencies of equal size, payment of MPs; and vote by secret ballot. This website is an account of the most important working-class political movement in Britain in the nineteenth century and includes sections on Chartist Biographies, Chartist Tactics, Chartist Newspapers and Parliamentary Reform Acts.

Power, Politics and Protest: Produced by the Public Record Office this website explores the political changes that took place in Britain during the 19th century. It contains nine different investigations that tell the story of the political history of Britain between 1800 and 1914 (Radicals, Luddites, Captain Swing, Peterloo, Great Reform Act, the Chartists, Reform After 1850, White Slavery and the Suffragettes). The sources in these investigations have been chosen to highlight the role of important individuals, the broad pattern of changes and the different causes of those changes.

Politics in Britain: 1750-1950: An encyclopedia of politics in Britain between 1750 and 1950. The website includes sections on Parliamentary Reform: 1750-1832, Political Parties & Election Results: 1832-1951, Parliamentary Legislation: 1715-1948. The website also contains biographies of Members of Parliament: 1750-1820 (34); 1820-1880 (47); 1880-1920 (80) and 1920-1950 (79).

The Peterloo Massacre: In this activity, produced by Learnall, students use the Spartacus Historical Encyclopaedia to investigate the tragic events surrounding the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. After investigating the causes, course and consequence of the conflict, students are put into groups representing the different types of people involved (Ordinary people of Manchester, Radicals politicians, Magistrates, Soldiers of the Yeomanry, National Politicians).They then use the site to produce a newspaper report from the point of view of their characters, thereby gaining a deeper understanding of biased reporting. Homework and extension tasks are provided, and the entire lesson is closely targeted at fulfilling key National Curriculum Objectives. Students and teachers wishing to make use of the LearnAll site have to first get themselves registered on the site and thereby gain a username and password.

Chartism: The People's Charter, drafted in 1838 by William Lovett, was at the heart of a radical campaign for reform in Britain. This website produced by Glenn Everett, Associate Professor of English at the University of Tennessee, and part of the Victorian Web Project, provides an overview of the Chartist movement and a list of links to other useful websites on the subject.

Thomas Paine: The Thomas Paine National Historical Association's website commemorates the life of the man they call "America's greatest revolutionary and journalist". He was also Britain's greatest revolutionary but his ideas were so dangerous he was forced to flee for his life. Although his support for universal suffrage, a free press, child benefit, retirement pensions, etc. don't seem so revolutionary now, his work still has relevance to anyone interested in politics. The website includes an archive of Thomas Paine's work including Common Sense, The Rights of Man and The Age of Reason.

Political Cartoons: The Political Cartoon Society is a non-profit making organisation for those interested in History and Politics through the medium of cartoons. The website, which is open to both members and non-members, exists to promote the political cartoon by way of amusing, informing and educating. Facilities include a Home Page with information on the Society; an Exhibition and Events Page to advertise forthcoming exhibitions of original cartoon art based on political and historical themes; a Research Library for students and researchers, a Cartoon Gallery of original cartoon art by leading cartoonists both past and present, a Cartoon History page with a growing selection of essays for cartoon enthusiasts and students of history and politics; a Bulletin Board to voice opinions; and a Cartoon Book page for the sale of cartoon books both new and used.

British Politics: This site is designed for those studying British politics to an Advanced level. Topics studied in depth include the British electoral system; proportional representation; pressure groups in the UK, the concept and various forms of democracy; political parties; devolution (theory of) and Wales and Scotland; citizenship; politics and rights; party systems; referendums; the reform of the House of Lords; arguments for and against the Euro; constitutional reform.

Presidential Elections 1860-1884: This website has been compiled and prepared as a public service by HarpWeek. It features cartoons from Harper's Weekly, especially by Thomas Nast, and from Vanity Fair, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, Puck, and the Library of Congress Collection of American Political Prints: 1766-1876. The website covers the seven presidential elections of 1860-1884. In addition to explanations of each cartoon, the site contains biographies, explanations of the issues, campaign overviews, and other relevant information.

American Politics: This site is aimed at those students studying American Politics at an Advanced level (17 to 18 year olds) and most sections have been updated to include the 2000 election result and issues that have arisen in the current government of George Bush. Topics included are: Federalism; the President; Congress; the role of the Supreme Court; elections in America; voting patterns in elections; political parties at a state and local level; pressure groups in America and public attitude towards politics in America. There is also a section for links to relevant and useful sites on American political issues.

Political Cartoonists: A website that contains the biographies and work of 152 cartoonists who have commented on important political and social issues over the last 300 years. Artists featured include Cornelia Barnes, George Cruikshank, Victor Deni, Will Dyson, Daniel Fitzpatrick, James Gillray, Olaf Gulbransson, Thomas Heine, Joseph Keppler, Rollin Kirby, John Leech, Robert Minor, Thomas Nast, Louis Raemaekers, Boardman Robinson, John Tenniel, Eduard Thony, F. W. Townsend, Boris Yefimov and Philip Zec.

Watergate: This amazing website is the work of Malcolm Farnsworth, a secondary school teacher from Loreto Mandeville Hall in Melbourne, Australia. It covers in great detail the complex web of political scandals in the United States between 1972 and 1974. The material is organised under the headings: Chronology, Richard Nixon, The Tapes, Impeachment, Gerald Ford, Aftermath, Writings on Watergate, Watergate Links and Watergate News.

European Citizenship: This lesson is focused on two main subjects. Firstly, the process of European integration, from the Inter-war period (Koudenhove-Kalergi’s Movement Pan-Europa, Aristide Briand’s initiatives, etc.) to the Treaty of Nice and the current challenges that the EU has to face (enlargement, badly needed reforms, a possible European constitution, etc.). Secondly, the lesson tackles the new legal notion of European citizenship, established by the Maastricht treaty. The legal features of the citizenship of the Union, supporters and detractors, the possible birth of a sort of European identity. A glossary with the main concepts to understand the subject, a collection of biographies, an extended chronology and a selection of links to webs in different languages complement the lesson. This lesson is available in three languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese.

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