National Museums Liverpool
Walker Art Gallery: George Romney
An intriguing site on the life and works of British artist George Romney. There are links to further biographies of important people in his life, including Emma Hart, Sir William Hamilton, and Lord Nelson, and how their lives intermingled.
BBC
Bbc: Uganda's First War Crimes Trial of Lra Commander Opens
This article discusses the upcoming war crimes trial of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander Thomas Kwoyelo. (July 11, 2011)
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Byronic Hero
A descriptive site about the term Byronic Hero as used by Lord Byron in "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage". With background information about the origin of this idealized yet flawed hero.
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Bristol University: Lectures on the French Revolution [Pdf]
This resource presents a series of lectures by one of the most famous British historians (Lord Acton) of the 19th century. He examines the causes and events of the revolution.
University of Pennsylvania
Celebration of Women Writers: One Man Saves the Day
The story of early Roman hero Horatius Cocles by Charlotte Yonge includes the famous poem by Lord Macaulay about the Roman soldier who single-handedly defended a bridge across the Tiber from invading Etruscans.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
This is an image of the compassionate and merciful bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who are destined to become buddhas but postpone that final state in order to help humanity. The name Avalokiteshvara...
English Verse
English Verse: George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788 1824)
The famous Romantic's life is briefly sketched here, and the full text of several poems is included. A book is recommended for further reading.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia Library: Lord Alfred Tennyson, "Lancelot & Elaine"
Read the text to Tennyson's "Lancelot and Elaine," which is accompanied by pictures of an "Elaine," manuscript, held by the University of Virginia.
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The Oscar Wilde Collection: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Read this story, first published in 1891, in html format.
The British Museum
Ancient Egypt: Pharaoh Lord of Two Lands
This site provides a detailed overview of the most powerful person in ancient Egypt, the pharaoh. Content includes a story detailing the creation of the pharaoh, various pieces of ancient artwork, and a learning activity.
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Kelvin Water Dropper Electrostatic Ht Generator
Lord Kelvin (William Thomson) developed electrostatic theory and a range of novel and interesting electrostatic apparatuses. Described here is a reconstruction of a water dropper electrostatic generator. It's capable of generating...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Kelvin Water Dropper
The legendary Lord Kelvin made electricity from water with this ingenious electrostatic generator. (Java tutorial)
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Mirror Galvanometer
Invented by William Thomson (who later became Lord Kelvin for such clever acts as this), the mirror galvanometer was a useful instrument that played a key role in the history of the telegraph. (Java tutorial)
CommonLit
Common Lit: The Lady of Shalott
A learning module that begins with "The Lady of Shalott" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Golding and Lord of the Flies
[Free Registration/Login Required] William Golding's life comes alive in this informative flipchart discussing his early life and writing career.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: William Golding
Web English Teacher site provides a variety of resources to assist in the teaching of William Golding's works.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Poems of Tennyson and Noyes: Pictures in Words
This is a great and informative site. This lesson uses Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade" and Noyes's "The Highwayman" to teach vivid imagery and figurative language. Don't miss out.
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University of South Carolina Special Exhibit: Tennyson
The text of several poems, background information, and illustrations are all part of this centenary exhibit of Tennyson's work.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: The Bee, the Wasp & the Ant
This ebook version of Unknown author's The Comical History Of Lord Flutter Lord Spindle & Sir Harry Hopscotch, Or, The Bee, The Wasp & The Ant" has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Cecilius Calvert
This page gives a detailed biography of the second Lord Baltimore, Cecilius Calvert, and his rule over the colony for almost forty years with an iron hand. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and...
Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: A Stone Keep
A diagram showing how a lord would be protected if his house was attacked.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: The Famous and Remarkable History of Sir Richard Whittington
This ebook version of Unknown author's The Famous And Remarkable History Of Sir Richard Whittington, Three Times Lord-Mayor Of London has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized...
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: Britain and the Scramble for Africa
Briefly describes Britain's motivations for imperializing African regions. Includes the text of a speech given by Lord Cruzon entitled, "The True Imperialism."
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Introduction to Historical Maps of Pennsylvania
This site discusses the beginnings of Pennsylvania and mentions the selling of West part of the colony by Lord John Berkeley.
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