Teaching
History Online
Number
36: 7th April, 2002
Introduction
1.
BBC
History Interactive: World War One
2.
Spanish-American
War Centennial Website
3.
Settlement
Houses
4.
Oliver
Cromwell Internet Portal
5.
The
Tudors
6.
Spanish Civil War Fact Book
7.
Don
Henry and the Civil War
8.
Images
of London
9.
Schools
History Image Gallery
Introduction
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BBC
History interactive: World War One: This BAFTA award-winning BBC
History interactive website offers the chance to explore the human
face of the First World War. Discover what life was like in the trenches
and on the Home Front through dramatizations of original diaries,
letters and photographs through interactive movies. Leading academics
such as Gary Sheffield, Joanna Bourke and Stephen Badsey answer the
key questions: why did the First World War start? Were the men really
lions led by donkeys? And, ultimately, what was the impact on society?
You can explore original documents and take a virtual tour of a 3-D
trench system, whilst animated maps of the Western Front highlight
the movements of the armies and the key battles.
Spanish-American
War Centennial Website: The Spanish-American War launched the
United States into the arena of world politics as a major power. Attacked
as an imperialist war by Mark Twain and other members of the Anti-Imperialist
League, it was ended by the Treaty of Paris in December, 1898. This
website includes a chronology, personal profiles, weapons profiles,
action reports and first hand accounts of the war.
Settlement
Houses: The University Settlement in New York City was established
by Stanton Coit and Charles B. Stover in 1886. Others followed soon
afterwards in large cities in the United States. These included Hull
House in Chicago, founded in 1889 by Jane Addams and the Henry Street
Settlement, founded in 1893 by Lillian Ward. Settlement Houses were
established to help the poor and to develop friendly relations between
the educated and the uneducated. This research guide website includes
sections on Biographical Sources & Encyclopedias, Primary Sources
and Bibliographies.
Oliver
Cromwell Internet Portal: Since his death in 1658, Oliver Cromwell's
life, ambitions, motives and actions have been the subject of scholarly
investigation and debate. The Oliver Cromwell Internet Portal is maintained
by the Cromwell Association and the Cromwell Museum in Huntington.
The material is organized under the following headings: Oliver Cromwell's
Life, Antecedents, Politician, Soldier, Religion, Quotes About, Quotes
By, English Civil War, In the News and Bibliography.
The
Tudors: The five sovereigns of the Tudor dynasty are among the
most well-known figures in Royal history. Of Welsh origin, Henry VII
succeeded in ending the Wars of the Roses between the houses of Lancaster
and York to found the highly successful Tudor house. The Tudor period
saw the turbulence of two changes of official religion, resulting
in the martyrdom of many innocent believers of both Protestantism
and Roman Catholicism. This official website of the British Monarchy
provides biographies of Henry VII, his son Henry VIII and his three
children Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.
Spanish
Civil War Fact Book:
Marcus Wendel of Sweden has produced this useful website on the Spanish
Civil War. This includes articles on the Legion Condor Aircraft, Fighter
Aces, the Polikarpov I-I53 in Spain, International Brigades, and Foreign
Support. The website also provides a timeline, glossary, bibliography
and a good collection of links.
Don
Henry and the Civil War: Don Henry, a student at the University
of Kansas, was one of the many young men who joined the International
Brigades fighting in the Spanish Civil War. On 3rd September 1937,
Don Henry, was killed on a battlefield in Spain. This lesson, produced
by Charles E. Schamel and Wayne Schamel, for the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Archives, looks at the reasons why.
Images
of London: This website provides a collection of historic photographs
and watercolours of London's famous tourist locations. The links cover
a broad range of subjects from art, history and culture in London
to educational resources and general information about Britain. There
is also a section on arts & crafts and photography.
Schools
History Image Gallery: The Schools History Image galleries have
recently been redesigned and a number of new galleries added to this
growing collection of picture sources. New additions include galleries
of Venice's famous landmarks, the Manhattan Skyline and the USS Intrepid.
Many of the older pages have seen new resources added to them thanks
to the generous submissions of site users.
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