An interactive examination of artifacts from Mesopotamia. Find out about early writing, the code of Hammurabi, and cylinder seals.

Over the years, many cities were California's Capital before Sacramento. Learn what these cities were and background information on each move.

A reference page describing the seige of Aston Hall. Learn about the history of Aston Hall through information about who built it, life at the time it was built, and the reconstruction after the seige.

Learn about Aston Hall during the Victorian Age! Reference page includes background information, Victorian artefacts, and a Victorian quiz.

Pick the right material for the images shown then learn the origin of that material.

Learn more about the Georgian Era of British history with this reference page! Page includes information about the homes, clothes, religion, transportation, inventions, and much more during this time period.

A reference page that explores the Stuarts time period. Learn about their homes, religion, events, inventions, and much more.

A look into life during the Victorian Era! Learn about the clothing, inventions, plants, and much more about life during this time period in England.

Review the history of England in the twentieth century. Look into the homes, religion, clothes, events, and transportation of the time.

A look at the faces or grotesques that are found on the Great Dining Room ceiling of a home found in England.

A reference page that list items that may have been found in a house in the seventeenth or eighteenth century. Also included is a companion worksheet.

A look inside Aston Hall's kitchen. This kitchen was built in the 14th-century and is located in England. Also included is a worksheet that students can fill out as they explore the diagram of the kitchen.

A diagram showing how a lord would be protected if his house was attacked.

A diagram of Weoley Castle which is located in southwest Birmingham, England. Diagram is labeled with important features of the castle.

A diagram of Blakesley Hall, a house built in 1590 by a merchant family in Birmingham. Diagram identifies major portions of the wooden house.

A diagram of Ashton Hall showing the location of key parts of the home. The home was built over 400 year ago in Birmingham, England.

Get a look at a house that was built in England over 200 years ago. This site shows a diagramof the Soho House.

A diagram of the Highbury house built over 150 years ago by a member of Parliment for Birmingham.

Explore how people with money live in the present day!

Too cute for words, here is a picture and description of the Elf Owl, the smallest owl in the Sonoran Desert.

A look into life in England, Wales, and Ireland during the rule of the Tudor family. Website includes PowerPoints about the War of the Roses, Aston Halls, and the Tudors family tree.

A look into life in Normandy during the time of the Normans. Website includes information about the homes, animals, role of women, and much more.

Take a virtual seat in the chairs that can be found in Aston Hall. The page includes a picture and description of these unique chairs.

Explore kitchen equipment from the Victorian period of late nineteenth century England.