Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Columbus' Letter to the King and Queen of Spain
Fordham University provides the full text of a letter written about 1494 from Christopher Columbus to the King and Queen of Spain regarding the Islands of Hispaniola.
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland: Digital Archive: Last Letter: Mary, Queen of Scots
Digital facsimile, with transcriptions in English and French, of the last letter written by Mary, Queen on Scots. Addressed to Henry III, the French king, it tells of her impending execution, just hours away.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: King Menkaure (Mycerinus) and Queen
Serene ethereal beauty, raw royal power, and evidence of artistic virtuosity have rarely been simultaneously captured as well as in this breathtaking, nearly life-size statue of the pharaoh Menkaure and a queen. Read descriptions of this...
Discovering Egypt
Discovering Egypt: The Woman Who Was King
A brief article describing Queen Hatshepsut's rise to power and her 20-year reign.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Kings, Queens and Pawns by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1915, one work featured is Kings, Queens And Pawns by Mary Roberts Rinehart. This work is a personal account of her experience as a war correspondent...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Kings and Queens
A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of Kings and Queens by John Stevens Cabot Abbott, a nonfiction book for children.
Other
Kings and Queens of England
A complete list of every King and Queen in English history from Egbert to Queen Elizabeth II.
Library and Archives Canada
The "Four Indian Kings"
This exhibit focuses on four Iroquois leaders who went to London to meet Queen Anne in 1710 and caused quite a stir in London society. Each of the Iroquois had their portrait done while in England. This resource is archived, and not...
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
Britannia History: Elizabeth I: A Queen With the Heart of a King
Very informative site about Elizabeth I including her religious and political reform, political strategies and her effect on English society during her reign. Contains links to other British history sites.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "The King of Clubs and the Queen of Hearts" by Louisa M. Alcott
Text of the short story "The King of Clubs and the Queen of Hearts" by Louisa May Alcott. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Ducksters
Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: Kings and Court
Kids learn about the kings and their court from the Middle Ages and Medieval times including coronations, queens, taxes, laws, and wars on this site.
Project Britain
Timeline of the Kings and Queens of England
This resource provides information and a timeline about the British Monarchs.
BBC
Bbc History: British History: Tudors: Anne Boleyn and the Downfall of Her Family
This six-part article describes the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, the first English queen to be publicly executed by her husband, Henry VIII. Five hundred years after her death, her tragic tale is still the subject of historians and the...
BBC
Bbc: History: Kings and Queens Through Time Timeline
Each British monarch beginning with Henry III is represented in this timeline. Click on the monarch's portrait to access "fast facts," the monarch's family tree, and links to further information about the monarch's life or reign. Archived.
University of Calgary
Imperial Spain Castile & Aragon
This site provides information on the joining of the Spanish kingdoms of Castile and Aragon under Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand. It includes a map of the Spanish empire and several other graphics.
TES Global
Tes: The Tudors: Classroom Image Bank
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a collection of images of the kings and queens of the Tudor dynasty and a genealogy from Henry VIII. A notes page of objectives and uses for the resource is also provided.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Restoration and Eighteenth Century: Augustan Age 1689 1745
This lesson focuses on the Augustan Age and Alexander Pope, who coined the term. It featues links to a Pope biography, "The Rape of the Lock," text, notes and questions, and "The Rhetorical Organization of the Neoclassical Couplet."
Danuta Bois
Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Elizabeth Ii
A short article on Elizabeth II, who became Queen of England after her father, King George VI, died in 1947.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Stela of King Ahmose the First
This limestone stela was dedicated by King Ahmose the First, who expelled the Hyksos from Egypt, to his grandmother Queen Tetishery. It shows scenes of the king making offerings to the queen.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Bed of Queen Hetepheres
This marvelous bed, which belonged to Queen Hetepheres, rests on four gilded wooden supports in the form of lion's legs. Her son, King Khufu, transferred her funerary bed from Dahshur to Giza to provide more security.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Sarcophagus of Queen Kawit
The sarcophagus of Queen Kawit, who was the wife of King Montuhotep the Second, was one of the most noteworthy in terms of the low-relief sculpture in the Theban court. The outer faces of this limestone sarcophagus are decorated with...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: King's County, 1908
A detailed travel map of Ireland in 1908, showing all or portions of counties Westmeath, King's, Galway, and Queen's. The map shows first class and secondary roads, railways, cities, towns, ports, rivers, lakes, terrain, and coastal...
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