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Bbc: History: Elizabethan Spying Game

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive game in which students try to crack the secret code that incriminated Mary Queen of Scots. Archived.
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Tudor History: The Six Wives of Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting information provided about the six wives of Henry VIII. Click on each wife for extended information about their lives, their relationship with Henry, and their deaths. Includes links to other sites as well.
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Tudor History: Jane Seymour

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a good overview of the life of Jane Seymore, third wife to Henry VIII. Content also includes an image gallery of the queen.
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Tudor History: Elizabeth I

For Students 9th - 10th
Good biographical entry on Queen Elizabeth I.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: Shakespeare's Life and Times

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource deals with Shakespeare's life, society, drama, art, music, politics and history of that time. The full text to many of Shakespeare's plays is also included.
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Britain Express

Britain Express: Tudor: Elizabethan Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
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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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: The Six Wives of Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS series about Henry's six wives, which originally aired in 2003, tells each wife's story in her own words. Includes background information about each woman, why she was chosen to be queen, her role as queen, her struggles with her...
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Other

English history.net: The Six Wives of Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
If you're looking for a good resource on the six wives of Henry VIII, then you've found the right place. This site presents detailed biographies on each of Henry's wives plus links to other resourceful information.
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BBC

Bbc: History: Columbian Exchange

For Students 9th - 10th
A page describing the Columbian Exchange lists the articles of the exchange and the wider scope of the impact on the world.
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British Library

British Library: Language & Literature: Books for Cooks: 1500s Food

For Students 9th - 10th
View a series of extracts from sixteenth-century cookbooks written in English and learn what people ate during Tudor times. Accompanying essays explain various aspects of the English diet of the period, including the foods eaten when...
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National Portrait Gallery: Artists a to Z: Nicholas Hilliard

For Students 9th - 10th
Access the museum's collection of portraits by the sixteenth-century goldsmith and painter Nicholas Hilliard. Find miniature portraits of many well-known figures from the Tudor and Stuart periods in British history, including Elizabeth,...
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Elizabethi.org: Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth I

For Students 9th - 10th
This Queen Elizabeth I of England site features many resources, both text and illustrations, about the life and times of the Tudor monarch who lived from 1533-1603.
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English history.net: Anne of Cleves

For Students 9th - 10th
Two accounts of the life of Anne of Cleves from EnglishHistory.net, portraits of her, and primary witness accounts of portions of her life.
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Historic Royal Palaces: Discover the Palaces: Hampton Court Palace

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the place of Hampton Court Palace in English history and its rise to greatness as a Tudor favorite.
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Project Britain

Timeline of the Kings and Queens of England

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information and a timeline about the British Monarchs.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Middlel Ages: Clothing

For Students 3rd - 8th
Clear and concise overview of the kinds of clothing worn during the medieval period by different classes of persons: peasants, royalty, clerics.
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Curated OER

Portrait of Katharine of Aragon by Michael Sittow, C1502

For Students 9th - 10th
Two brief accounts of the life of Katharine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife from English History. Site also includes letters written by Katharine.
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BBC

Bbc: The Spanish Armada

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about Elizabeth I and the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Archived.
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BBC

Bbc: Elizabeth's Spy Network

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the plots around Elizabeth I and her sophisticated spy ring. Archived.
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BBC

Bbc: Vasco Da Gama

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice biography of the great explorer focusing on how da Gama's voyage and discoveries changed the makeup of the world. Archived.
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University of Victoria (Canada)

Internetshakespeare: Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, who was the Queen's favourite during her declining years. His excessive popularity and his blatant attempts to misuse royal patronage brought an inevitable fall from grace. A brief but...
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Curated OER

Portrait of Edward Vi's Mother, Jane Seymour

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the life of King Edward VI, son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour is provided at this site from EnglishHistory.net.
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Curated OER

Miniature Portrait of Jane Seymour by Horenbout

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the life of King Edward VI, son of Henry VII and Jane Seymour is provided at this site from EnglishHistory.net.
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Curated OER

Edward Vi's Beloved Stepmother, Katharine Parr

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of the life of King Edward VI, son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour is provided at this site from EnglishHistory.net.

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