"I'm Henry VIII, I am"

A humorous introduction to Henry VIII with great musical accompaniment from classic British 1960s group Herman's Hermits.



On a more serious note, here is a excellent site which will fill you in about life during Tudor times. You can see real documents and objects from the times and you can play a series of games related to the period.

The Battle of Hastings

William Conqueror and his Norman army defeated Harold and the Saxons at Hastings in 1066 in one of the most significant battles in British history. Here is a chance to play a game re-enacting the events of that famous day and here is a video of the 2006 re-enactment of the battle.

 

You can see the first part of the Battlefield Britain episode on the Battle of Hastings below:

Entrepreneurs in the Industrial Revolution

Entrepreneurs (people who set up businesses during the Industrial Revolution) played an important part in making Britain an important industrial power. Play the Victorian business game to see if you have got what it takes to become an industrial enterpreneur.

The Domestic System

The domestic (or cottage) system was the traditional method of producing goods prior to the Industrial Revolution. This article looks at how the system worked.

The causes of the Industrial Revolution

Here is a short video on what caused the Industrial Revolution



The History Channel also has a webpage looking at the causes of the Industrial Revolution.

Here is an interesting article on the causes

The Tudors

Woodland Junior School has got a great website with some invaluable information on the Tudors. Check it out and learn all about Tudor kings and queens, the way people lived and what they believed.

The Middle East Conflict

A timeline of important dates in the Middle East conflict. This timeline is a great starter for the Year 11 IGCSE topic.

A series of useful maps tracing the history of Israel and Palestine.

More background on the Middle East including profiles, documents and information on the key players.

Emily Davison and the Suffragettes

The Bayeux Tapestry

William the Conqueror

William the Conqueror was the first Norman king of England. He took power in England after winning the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Click here to find out more about him.

The Terrible Tudors

Every wanted to find out some foul facts about the Terrible Tudors? Have a look at this site.
Terrible Tudors

History Words

Chronology: putting people, periods and events in the order in which they happened. You could do this as a timeline for example.

A period of History – a chunk or section of the past, e.g The Medieval period lasted from approximately 1066 to 1500.

BC – “Before Christ” – the time in the past before Jesus Christ is estimated to have been born.

AD – “Anno Domini” (“The Year of Our Lord”). The years after the birth of Christ.

A decade – a period of 10 years.

A century – a period of 100 years. We often refer to events as taking place in a certain century, for example Henry VIII was King of England between 1509 and 1547, but we often say he reigned in the 16th century. Remember that the first century started in the year 1.

A millennium – a period of 1000 years.

An anachronism is something that is out of place. It is in the wrong place or period.

Sources are the things that are left over from the past. Historians use sources to find evidence about the past.

A primary source is one that comes from the time a historian is studying.

A secondary source is one that comes from after the time a historian is studying.

A fact is something we know happened for sure, for example that the first man walked on the moon in 1969.

An opinion is someone’s view about something, eg that Henry VIII was a bad king.

Bias is when something is one-sided. The verb is “to be biased”. Biased sources can still be very useful to historians because they tell us about people’s opinions.

Hypothesis – a possible explanation of something that happened.

Interpretation – A particular version of explaining what happened in the past.