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content of third party sites.
There are hundreds of websites on the
Ancient Egyptians, Romans and Greeks, but not so many on the
Victorians. Here are some that you may find
useful:
1) http://www.channel4learning.net/sites/victorians/
This is another C4 website on the Victorians but it is not tailored
to A Victorian Diary and looks at the age in a much more general
way. It includes sections on Victorian toys, Victorian schools,
Victorians who helped people and a timeline setting the Victorian
era in the context of the last 2000 years.
2) http://learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/snapshots/default.htm
The Public Record Office has a very useful site that includes a lot
of archive photos. In particular try
Site 5 - 'Past Pleasures - how did the Victorians have fun?'
Site 14 - 'Was there much difference between the homes of the
Victorian rich and poor?'
3) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUmatchgirls.htm
This is all about the Matchgirls Strike and contains a lot of
primary source material. It is really intended for secondary pupils
but it is highly relevant to Programmes 3-4 of A Victorian
Diary.
OTHER USEFUL WEBSITES
a) Consolidating what we have
learned:
1) Images of Queen Victoria: A good
simple to use site for images charting the
life of the Queen.
http://www.ni85.dial.pipex.com/
2) The 1900 house: Diaries and images
from the TV series about a modern family
trying to live in 1900 conditions.
http://www.channel4.com/1900house/
3) Quotes from the diary of Queen
Victoria: First hand evidence from key
moments during her reign. Well selected quotes for KS2.
http://www.victorianstation.com/queenquotes.htm
4) BBC Online: Walks through history
for KS2. Explore well matched exercises
about life in Britain at various periods including Victorian
times.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/history/walk/index.shtml
b) Extending what we have learned:
1) Victorian Web: A very detailed,
quite advanced analysis of Victorian Times.
Some extremely extending material here accessed in the form of a
topic web.
http://landow.stg.brown.edu/victorian/victov.html
2) Victorian Station: A vast site,
quite extending, with a huge array of topic
areas to explore.
http://www.victorianstation.com/sitemap.htm
3) Museum of London: Good general
history site. Approaches history in themes
that trace origins back to Roman Times. Good context work here and
the
chance to research Victorians from a more general resource.
http://www.museum-london.org.uk/MOLsite/menu.htm
c) Searching for
yourself:
Try searching for the words:
Victorian, Victorians, Britain, Museum,
History at -
http://yahooligans.com
http://ajkids.com
http://www.eduweb.co.uk/netsearch/netyah.asp
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