BBC
Bbc: History: Elizabethan Spying Game
An interactive game in which students try to crack the secret code that incriminated Mary Queen of Scots. Archived.
Other
Tudor History: The Six Wives of Henry Viii
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.
Other
Tudor History: Jane Seymour
Provides a good overview of the life of Jane Seymore, third wife to Henry VIII. Content also includes an image gallery of the queen.
University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: Shakespeare's Life and Times
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.
Britain Express
Britain Express: Tudor: Elizabethan Theatre
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.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: The Six Wives of Henry Viii
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...
Other
English history.net: The Six Wives of Henry Viii
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.
BBC
Bbc: History: Columbian Exchange
A page describing the Columbian Exchange lists the articles of the exchange and the wider scope of the impact on the world.
British Library
British Library: Language & Literature: Books for Cooks: 1500s Food
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...
Other
National Portrait Gallery: Artists a to Z: Nicholas Hilliard
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,...
Other
Elizabethi.org: Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth I
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.
Other
English history.net: Anne of Cleves
Two accounts of the life of Anne of Cleves from EnglishHistory.net, portraits of her, and primary witness accounts of portions of her life.
Other
Historic Royal Palaces: Discover the Palaces: Hampton Court Palace
Learn about the place of Hampton Court Palace in English history and its rise to greatness as a Tudor favorite.
Project Britain
Timeline of the Kings and Queens of England
This resource provides information and a timeline about the British Monarchs.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Middlel Ages: Clothing
Clear and concise overview of the kinds of clothing worn during the medieval period by different classes of persons: peasants, royalty, clerics.
Curated OER
Portrait of Katharine of Aragon by Michael Sittow, C1502
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.
BBC
Bbc: The Spanish Armada
An article about Elizabeth I and the defeat of the Spanish Armada. Archived.
BBC
Bbc: Elizabeth's Spy Network
An article about the plots around Elizabeth I and her sophisticated spy ring. Archived.
BBC
Bbc: Vasco Da Gama
A nice biography of the great explorer focusing on how da Gama's voyage and discoveries changed the makeup of the world. Archived.
University of Victoria (Canada)
Internetshakespeare: Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex
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...
Curated OER
Portrait of Edward Vi's Mother, Jane Seymour
A history of the life of King Edward VI, son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour is provided at this site from EnglishHistory.net.
Curated OER
Miniature Portrait of Jane Seymour by Horenbout
A history of the life of King Edward VI, son of Henry VII and Jane Seymour is provided at this site from EnglishHistory.net.
Curated OER
Edward Vi's Beloved Stepmother, Katharine Parr
A history of the life of King Edward VI, son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour is provided at this site from EnglishHistory.net.