20th Century
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
The 20th Century DVD features 3 films: Heroes & Villains, Race in the 20th Century and Women in the 20th Century. HEROES OR VILLAINS: Drawing on ITN's unrivalled news film archive, these programmes build up portraits of 8 of the most influential people of the twentieth century. Curriculum Connections: World Study after 1900, The Twentieth-Century World, and Modern Studies. Features 8 x 20 minute programmes: Mao Tse Tung (Unit 22), Ho Chi Minh (Unit 22), Martin Luther King (Unit 22), Fidel Castro (Unit 22), Yasser Arafat (Unit 22), Mikhail Gorbachev (Unit 22), Nelson Mandela (Unit 22), Mahatma Gandhi (Unit 22). RACE IN THE 20TH CENTURY: These programmes present historical film in a critical context, seeking to challenge the ‘one view’ interpretation of history. The programmes ask questions about who product the films, when, why, and for whom? Curriculum Connections: The Twentieth-Century World, British Social and Economic History, Civil Rights in the USA, Modern Studies. Features 3 x 20 minute programmes: Empire (Units 14, 15), Migration (Unit 15), Civil Rights (Unit 15). WOMEN IN THE 20TH CENTURY: These programmes present the changing roles of women in history through footage that today’s students will find fascinating. Curriculum Connections: The Twentieth-Century World, CCEA Syllabus: Germany 1918-1939, Russia 1914-1941, USA 1914-1941, Peace, War and Neutrality, Modern World History. Features 3 x 20 minute programmes: War (Units 16, 17), Family (Unit 16), Work (Unit 16). Using video footage in the classroom will help you to improve results. It supports many different learning styles. DVDs offer greater flexibility and control, making them easy to incorporate into your lessons. Can be used on computers with DVD-ROM drives and ideal for use on interactive whiteboard. Fully searchable, allowing you to go straight to what you need. FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 14-19
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Ancient Wonders Series: A Journey Back in Time
Publisher: Cromwell Productions Ltd
Spectacular location footage, 3D animation sequences, authoritative comment & analysis, provide introduction to lost treasures of ancient civilisations. Titles: Ancient Rome, Aztecs & the Mayans, Carthage, Great Pyramids, hadrian's Wall, Pompeii, Romans in Europe & Palestine, Romans in North Africa, Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Stonehenge. Running time 30 mins ea.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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Anne Frank House
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
The Anne Frank House is on the Prinengracht, Amsterdam, where Anne wrote her now world-famous diary 'The Annex' during World War 2. After the war the entire building was turned into a museum. Provides complete picture of everything involving Anne Frank, her family, the House, 2nd World War, hiding from occupying forces, holocaust. All presented in clear language, using unique images & film material. Features: virtual journey through Anne Frank House as it was when she wrote her diary; Frank family album photos, 1500+ historical photos; 15 video films; 300+ slide shows; 3+ hrs spoken text, audio, music; explanatory list of words. Book and CD Pack. No network version.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM Print
Key stage: 3
Age range: 12+
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Arcventure Series
Publisher: Sherston Software Ltd
Dig into the past and bring history to life. Exciting simulation in which pupils take part in an archaeological dig and travel back to Roman and Viking times to investigate found objects that they have no information about. Here they are able to explore the area, talk to and ask questions of the people who live and work in and around the villa. Pupils are also able to access a Journal throughout the adventure, which enables them to make notes about their progress and findings. Contents: simulated archaeological dig, 20+ artefacts to excavate, 6 exciting expeditions back to Roman Times or Viking York. Database of information about found objects, Journal feature allows pupils to make notes on their findings, Printable resources designed to support and extend pupils knowledge. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Titles available: Egyptians, Romans, Vikings.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2
Age range: 7-11
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Armies of the Crown
Publisher: Naval and Military Press Ltd
The Bibliography of their Regimental Histories of Great Britain, The Empire and the Commonwealth. This CD is aimed primarily for public libraries and institutions. It contains a complete listing of all histories produced dealing the British and Commonwealth Armies. Fully searchable by title, author, publisher, date etc.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
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Army Roll of Honour: Soldiers Died in the Second World War 1939-45
Publisher: Naval and Military Press Ltd
Complete and searchable digital database. The Naval & Military Press in conjunction with the Public Record Office have produced The Army "Roll of Honour" in the same acclaimed format as SDGW 1914-19. Information contained on CD is available in its entirety for the first time and can now be used by researchers, genealogists and military historians alike.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
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Athenian Life: an adventure in Ancient Greece
Publisher: 4Mation
Karla and Jack travel back in time to Ancient Greece where they are sold as slaves and need your help to return home. Features: ideal for use with National Curriculum History Study Unit 4, brings Ancient Greece to life, informative adventure simulation, Athens, Sparta, arts, architecture, myths, legends, beliefs, achievements, customs, way of life, tools etc. Activity sheets included on CD.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 8-11
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Become a History Explorer
Publisher: DK Interactive Learning
Covers 8 exciting periods in world history, from Ancient Egypt to a 1920s city, turning historical discovery into a captivating adventure. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 7-11
ISBN: 751331317
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Betsi - The Tudor Dog
Publisher: 4Mation
Interactive adventure set in England at the end of the Tudor period. Betsi meets all manner of folk from different backgrounds, sees interiors of various buildings, hears the things people were concerned about at that time. Set of photocopiable resource sheets contains 200 questions which allows teachers to assess childrens progress. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 8-11
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Britain 1750-1900: Expansion, Trade and Industry
Publisher: AVP
Introduces life during this period, implications this radical change had for 20th Century. See contemporary documents, pictures related to all themes Core Study Unit 3 History: changes in agriculture, industry, transport, impact of economic change on families etc. Scottish: D-S4.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 3
Age range: 11-14
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Britain Since 1930
Publisher: AVP
Looks at changes in industry and transport including the effect of new technologies like motor cars, computers and space travel; and the impact of the Second World War on the people of Britain. Pictures are accompanied by fully descriptive text, all material can be printed. Scottish B-E.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Chronicle Encyclopedia of History
Publisher: DK Interactive Learning
Enter the living past in this multimedia guide to world history that reports events "as they happen". Experience headline news from the beginnings of time to the present day, in 3500+ stories that explore world history in an immediate and enthralling environment. Comprehensive coverage of political, cultural and technological developments are accompanied by top quality video, animation and sound. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
ISBN: 751330116
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Chronicle of World History
Publisher: Park Lane Books Ltd
Fascinating new book which provides the reader with ways of organizing history's raw material. First, chronologies containing 5000+ annalistic entries provide the frame upon which important events and personalities can be placed, while at the same time providing a timeline that allows the reader to draw out the relations between contemporaneous developments and events in different regions. Second, in-depth essays treat important subjects in a more detailed way. Here the reader is invited to look more closely at topics such as Pre-Columbian societies, the rise of the great empires and religious movements, and key periods of innovation and discovery. These resources are preparations for the main part of the book, 1500 fully illustrated articles that serve as a detailed chronicle of the events, people, movements, social and environmental conditions that have combined to bring us to this present moment in time. From initial entries describing the invention of cuneiform and hieroglyphics to the final ones dealing with global warming and the 2008 US election, these articles focus on the noteworthy occurrence, the telling detail, and, to quote Churchill, the "hinges" upon which history turns. Finally a complete index of people and places ensures the book's ease of use. Assembled by a team of historians, The Chronicle of World History is intended for the serious student as well as those who are curious and want to know more. It is the indispensable reference for understanding the world of yesterday today. Single hardback volume, 672 pages, 235 x 295mm, full colour cover, colour photographs throughout.
Format: Print
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
ISBN: 9781848040298
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Cold War 1945-1969
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
Interactive video clips, text, links to selection of websites and maps of events during the Cold War including confrontations between superpowers in Europe, USA, USSR. Historical news footage from ITN Archive shows reports of mounting tensions, international incidents between superpowers including Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Berlin Wall, USSR intervention in Eastern bloc countries. Birth of the peace movement in a nuclear age is also examined. Video clips can be networked or shown on whiteboard to whole class, or used for individual study. Combines assets of video, textbook, encourages ICT skills, provides radical new approach in learning materials. 30-40 mins video clips. Also available as part of 5 History CD-ROM set including: Cold War 1945-69, USA 1919-80, Vietnam War, World War 1 Nazi Germany & Europe 1919-39, World War 2.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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Crusades
Publisher: Cromwell Productions Ltd
For nearly two centuries, generations of knights from England and western Europe marched to do battle with Saracen armies occupying the Holy Land. Most famous was Richard the Lionheart's struggle with Emperor Saladin on burning sands of Palestine in 1190. Expert comment, analysis; atmospheric reconstruction footage, maps, graphics. Running time 55 mins.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Dark History of the Popes
Publisher: Park Lane Books Ltd
The papacy is the longest lasting elected office in the world, and the vast majority of the 265 popes since St Peter have been wholly good and honest Christians. However, not every pontiff has acted in an entirely admirable and saintly manner. A Dark History of the Popes reveals the darkest deeds of the papacy: the murky and immoral past of the throne of St Peter. For example the life of Alexander VI - formerly Rodrigo Borgia (1492-1503) was a riot of promiscuity, corrupt practices and nepotism, not to mention the huge bribes that earned him election as pope in 1492. Similarly un-saintly was Pope Benedict IX (1032-1046) who sold the throne of St Peter to his godfather for a fortune in gold, but the darkness of the papal history goes a great deal further than bribery, nepotism and other vices. There were also atrocities perpetrated by the Church under papal orders, such as the medieval crusade against the dissident cathars, which ultimately amounted to genocide. Popes committed, or at least sanctioned, murder. Popes were themselves murdered. By the order of Pope Urban VIII (1623-1644), the astronomer Galileo Galilei was persecuted by the Inquisition and kept under house arrest for 10 years. Pope Pius XII (1939-1958) remains controversial today for his actions, or lack of them, during World War II. Author Brenda Ralph Lewis is a profile writer with 70+ books to her name. In 1997-1998 she wrote a complete part-work celebrating the life of Dianna, Princess of Wales. Formerly royal correspondent for four British newspapers, she has contributed regular articles for Royalty magazine and appeared in TV documentaries about the monarchy. Single hardback volume, 256 pages, 235 x 330mm, full colour cover, colour photographs throughout.
Format: Print
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
ISBN: 9781906969004
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English Civil Wars
Publisher: Cromwell Productions Ltd
It was a time of bitterness and hatred, a war which pitched father against son, brother against brother in the bloody battle for the soul of the nation. It was winner takes all. After seven years of turmoil, even the dramatic execution of King Charles I could not bring peace, more bloodshed still lay ahead. The most tragic and dramatic chapter in English history is recorded in this spectacular and entertaining DVD. It features superb battle re-enactments and reconstructions, dramatized "eyewitness" accounts and delightful period imager to chronicle the events, the major personalities and the battles of the war. The programme also includes 3D computer graphics and expert analysis from leading historians to tell the story of the English Civil Wars. 80 mins approx.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
ISBN: 5022802201213
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Era of the Second World War
Publisher: AVP
Learn about causes, nature, immediate consequences of the 2nd World War. Examine contemporary photos, documents related to all themes in Core Study Unit 5: developing conflict between democracies & dictatorships in 1930s Europe, impact of war on soldiers & civilians, post war reconstruction. All material can be printed. Scottish D-E.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 3
Age range: 11-14
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Evacuees
Publisher: 4Mation
Provides fascinating experience, via an interactive adventure, of the First Evacuation during the early days of World War 2, 1939. Children will find the program challenging and informative. Some links between scenes are obvious, others have to be discovered. Fully descriptive user guide assists with educational planning; providing quick route through the adventure for busy teachers. Activity sheets included on CD. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Famous Faces from History
Publisher: AVP
Provides huge library of portraits with basic biographical detail such as birth and death dates and the reason for fame or notoriety of the individual concerned. User Notepad allows you to add as much further information as you wish. Scottish A-E.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3
Age range: 5-14
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Fire and Fever
Publisher: Cromwell Productions Ltd
Story of Plague of 1665 and Great Fire of London 1666. 17th Century saw London rocked to its foundations by double disaster. Hardly had victims of Great Plague of 1665 been buried when Great Fire of September 1666 destroyed five-sixths of the city. In 4 days the blaze rendered 100,000 Londoners homeless. Running time 55 mins.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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First World War DVD
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
First World War DVD features 3 films: Letters from the Trenches, Weapons of War, and War Game. LETTERS FROM THE TRENCHES. These programmes draw on private letters and diaries, most of which have never been made public, the stories of ordinary men and women caught up in one of the greatest conflicts in history are told in their own words. Features 2 x 20 minute programmes: All in the Game (Unit 18), Dead and Dying Heroes (Unit 18). WEAPONS OF WAR: Looks at the history and evolution of the weapons and machines that shaped the beginning of last century. Features 1 x 20 minute programme First World War: Trench warfare, the machine gun, howitzer, gas warfare, the tank, the first fighter aircraft and the early submarines. (Unit 11). WAR GAME: Follows the story of Will, Lacey and Fredies, 3 young Suffolk lads who leave their idyllic country lives to fight in the trenches of the First World War. Features 1 x 30 minute programme: On Christmas Day a football game is started between the Germans and the English. But joy has no place in the war and the men are soon recalled to the trenches to continue the battle. Features the voice of Kate Winslet. Curriculum Connections: World study after 1900, Modern world history, S Grade history Unit 11, The twentieth century, Events, people and changes in the past, Interpreting the past. Using video footage in the classroom will help you to improve results. It supports many different learning styles. DVDs offer greater flexibility and control, making them easy to incorporate into your lessons. Can be used on computers with DVD-ROM drives and ideal for use on interactive whiteboard. Fully searchable, allowing you to go straight to what you need. FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 2, 3, 4
Age range: 9-19
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First World War and Its Consequences
Publisher: AVP
Compiled from 250+ contemporary photos, maps, diagrams, artists' impressions, posters, other documents all illustrating aspects of the War. Examine and analyse this resource material by using the database to search for themes. Pictures and documents are accompanied by fully descriptive text, and sound files. All material can be printed. Scottish D-E.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 3
Age range: 11-14
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Flying Through History DVD
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
Features 6 x 30 minute programmes: 1. The Romans in Britain. 2. Medieval Realms (units 2, 3, 4). 3. The Tudors (unit 5). 4. The Industrial Revolution (unit 11). 5. The Victorians (units 11, 12). 6. Britain Since 1930 (unit 18). Curriculum Connections: British history, changing landscape and architecture, roman times to present day, ideal for an overview of the six key curriculum periods, from pre Roman to Britain since 1930, England, the KS3 History Schemes of Work are given alongside each programme. The DVD observes how the landscape of Britain has evolved over two thousand years. Filmed entirely from a helicopter, the programmes offer a unique opportunity to visit key sites of the past. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 9-14
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French Revolution and Napoleonic Era
Publisher: AVP
Concentrates on events in Revolutionary France from 1789-1795, social, economic background to Revolution, eventual rise to power, subsequent career of Napoleon Bonaparte seen from French & British perspectives. Pictures & documents accompanied by fully descriptive text, sound files. Teachers can add text, specific keyword trails. All material can be printed. Scottish D-E.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 3
Age range: 11-14
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Gunpowder Plot
Publisher: Cromwell Productions Ltd
Commemorated annually on 5th November, Guy Fawkes' plan to blow up Houses of Parliament will live forever as one of history's most audacious acts of treason. Murder of newly crowned James I was plotted in 1605 by group of high-born 'Papist Malcontents'. Examines Guy Fawkes' actual role in the plot. Running time 55 mins.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Heinemann Explore
Publisher: Heinemann Library
It's all about finding and learning, not just searching. Heinemann Explore Online Modules contain a wealth of written and pictorial resources and offer interactive tests and activities, biographies, key dates and in-depth articles on specific themes covered by students. Covering all the areas of study at KS2 or 3, the online modules offer: thousands of specially written articles matched to the National Curriculum; core text written at 2 levels, perfect for mixed ability classes; interactive tests and activities get the most from the material; thousands of high quality images, written sources, biographies and key dates; web links to relevant sites, saving on research time. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Available for: KS2 Explore Active Science, KS2 Geography, KS2 History, KS2 Science, KS2 Young Explorer, KS3 History, KS3 Science, History for Scotland. See also separate entries for Heinemann Explore CD-ROMs available for: Young Explorer, Science, History, History for Scotland and Geography. Discounts available for multiple year subscriptions - please contact us for prices
Format: Online
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 11-14
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Heinemann Explore History for Scotland
Publisher: Heinemann Library
CD-ROM SERIES: Structured, integrated approach to history & ICT. Specially commissioned differentiated new text follows requirements of National Curriculum. Contains thousands of articles, relevant images, tests, web links, biographies, written sources. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Titles: Ancient World, Middle Ages, Renaissance Reformation & Exploration, Age of Revolutions, Twentieth Century. Also available Online - see Heinemann Explore Online - 991408 - for details and prices.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Heinemann Explore History KS2
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Structured, integrated approach to history & ICT. Specially commissioned, differentiated new text follows requirements of National Curriculum. Contains thousands of articles, relevant images, tests, web links, biographies, written sources. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Titles: Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Britain Since 1930, Romans Anglo-Saxons & Vikings in Britain, Tudor World, Victorian Britain. Also available Online - see Heinemann Explore Online - 991408 - for details and prices.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2
Age range: 7-11
ISBN: 431099804
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Heinemann Explore History KS3
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Structured, integrated approach to history & ICT. Specially commissioned, differentiated new text follows requirements of National Curriculum. Contains thousands of articles, relevant images, tests, web links, biographies, written sources. Titles: Britain 1066-1500, Britain 1500-1750, Britain 1750-1900, Europe before 1914, World before 1900, World after 1900. Also available Online - see Heinemann Explore Online - 991408 - for details and prices.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 3
Age range: 11-14
ISBN: 431099529
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History of the World
Publisher: DK Interactive Learning
Contains extra 250,000 words tracing world history from prehistoric times to present day. Filled with in depth articles, biographies, maps, country histories, full screen video, interactive features, improved navigational controls, powerful search facility. Features dynamic new interface and link to DK Web site. Comprehensive, entertaining, indispensable reference source. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 10+
ISBN: 751315591
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Historical Atlas
Publisher: Park Lane Books Ltd
Presents significant events in the history of the world to date. Ranging throughout recorded time, it moves effortlessly through the eons of our existence illustrating the path of our origins, development, and culture. This atlas gives an insight into the world events of each time period, allowing neighbouring cultures to be compared and the contrasts between distant cultures to be examined. With hundreds of full colour maps each event is significantly chronicled showing the area where events occurred and the impact these made on our lives. Accompanying the maps are carefully selected images chosen to reveal the true nature of the period and a timeline that shows the events occurring at the time. Filled with fresh and exciting text, and stunning images, each page is a visual and intellectual feast. In addition to the annals of each episode. A unique element has been added to bring the event alive. Learn everything from the detail of Nero's torture of Christians to the methods used by Kublai Khan to select his concubines; who did Marco Polo meet along the Silk Road an dhow did a lowly carpenter influence so much of the world's religion The Historical Atlas presents the human journey from the beginning of time to today, and undoubtedly it will be a constant reference for families and institutions. Single hardback volume, 512 pages, 260 x 325mm, full colour cover, colour photographs and maps throughout.
Format: Print
Key stage: 3, 4
Age Range: 11-16
ISBN: 9781921209239
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History Study Centre for Schools
Publisher: ProQuest Information and Learning Ltd
History Study Centre is a resource aimed at meeting the needs of students and their teachers and contains over 40,000 separate documents covering world history, from medieval to modern. From the first Viking raids and the rise of Charlemagne, to the Seattle riots and the fall of Milosevic, History Study Centre opens the door on the study of history. It offers historians a vast and cross-searchable collection of digitised primary and secondary sources that make it one of the most extensive resources of its kind. The Journal Library offers cover-to-cover access to 47 key history-related journals including History Today, Journal of Social History, Presidential Studies Quarterly. Contains newspaper articles, rare books, parliamentary papers, journal articles, video clips, criminal trial records, diaries, radio and television news, maps, statistics and a comprehensive bookshelf of respected reference titles. Additionally, the history Web Gateway provides links to hundreds of reliable and informative websites elsewhere on the internet. In total, it provides access to 40,000+ separate documents and articles organised within 515 widely-studied curriculum topics, and links to 2000 websites. New topics and content are added regularly to take in new areas of study and the latest scholarship. Enhance your research - easy to use and offers an extensive and authoritative library of primary and secondary sources that will be used by all history students and researchers. It offers: A rich library of rare texts delivered to your desktop, Quick answers to queries on dates, facts and figures, The latest scholarship from history journals, Intuitive navigation to the subjects you need using the Topic Tree, Coverage spanning world history from 757 to 2000, Documents from over twenty classic primary sources including the New York Times 1851-1977, Early English Books Online 1473-1700 and The Annual Register 1758-2000, The largest online anthology of sources for history, A 'one-stop shop' resource for all historians - with clear reference material and relevant, often rare, primary sources, An opportunity for a wider audience to examine key primary sources. Please contact us for 30 day Free Trial.
Format: Online
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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History Topic Boxes
Publisher: Folens Ltd
Wealth of information and media looking at historical evidence, for 11-14 year olds to make their won interpretations. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Titles available: The Battle of Hastings, Thomas Becket, The Peasants Revolt, Medieval Monarchs.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 3
Age range: 11-14
ISBN: 1841914231
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Home Beats: Struggles for Racial Justice
Publisher: Institute of Race Relations
Covers entire history of the struggle for racial justice, tracing connections between slavery, imperialism and modern day racism. Story of how black communities were built in the UK is told with case studies of key locations in Britain. Information is presented using audio, video, animation, soundtrack by Asian Dub Foundation. Features searchable database with huge amount of contemporary and historical text material. Complete with extensive teacher's notes.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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KS3 History Activities
Publisher: Pearson Publishing
Real support for KS3 History. Aimed specifically at the delivery of the six KS3 areas of study, these packs are broken down into manageable self contained units. They can be used to form the basis of a course, integrated by section into any scheme of work, or used as a bank of activity ideas to be dipped into. Detailed teachers notes are provided and the range of activities help cover the required knowledge, skills and understanding. . Pack 1: Medieval Realms, Britain 1066-1500. Pack 2: Crowns, Parliaments and Peoples, Britain 1500-1750. Pack 3: Britain 1750-c1900. Pack 4: The Twentieth Century World. Pack 5: The Roman Empire. Pack 6: Black Peoples of the Americas. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 3
Age range: 11-14
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KS3 History Homeworks
Publisher: Pearson Publishing
Devising suitable homework can often prove challenging and time consuming. Each of these packs offer a bank of 30 carefully prepared and varied activities providing balanced coverage of the National Curriculum. Answers and indicators of Level are provided within the teachers notes. PACK 1 MEDIEVAL REALMS and Crowns, Parliaments and Peoples, Britain 1500-1750. Covers: 1066 The Events. The Peasants Year. The Medieval Monastery. Medieval Towns and Villages. Tudors, Stuarts and Hanoverians. Henry VIII and the Reformation. Why did The Spanish Armada fail. Poverty in Elizabethan England. The Restoration and the Glorious Revolution. PACK 2 The 20TH CENTURY WORLD and Britain 1750-c1900. Covers: The Agricultural Revolution. Britain, the First Industrial Nation. The Causes of the First World War. The Treaty of Versailles, 1919. Why did the Germans Support Hitler. An Outline of the Second World War. Holocaust, The Final Solution. The Cold War. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 3
Age range: 11-14
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Life in Modern Wales and Britain
Publisher: AVP
Contains resource materials which enable pupils to learn about life in Wales and Britain in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Select and examine contemporary documents and pictures related to all themes in Study Unit 3 of the Welsh National Curriculum for History. Scottish B-E.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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London Docklands
Publisher: AVP
The London Docklands Development Corporation was set up in 1981 to undertake this massive urban regeneration programme. This educational CD closely linked to the National Curriculum summarises the history of the area, the regeneration process, the ecological achievements, the rebuilding of a community. Scottish B-S4.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3, 4
Age range: 7-16+
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Making of the United Kingdom 1500-1750
Publisher: AVP
Resource material relevant to Study Unit 2 of History National Curriculum (Scottish B-E). Major political, social, religious changes that shaped Britain from 1500-1750. Search contemporary pictures, engravings, portraits, cartoons of leading figures, events; examine contemporary maps, plans of battles, sieges which bring the era to life. Scottish D-S4.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Military Operations Maps
Publisher: Naval and Military Press Ltd
From the Official History of the Great War, Military Operations. FRANCE & BELGIUM 1914-18: 197 maps. Features outline dispositions, situation maps, colour-layered topographical maps represent, in reduced simplified form, vast production of British military cartography (32+ million trench, tactical, strategic & topographical maps) during 1914-18. Provides powerful, revealing picture of stages of operations. Required viewing for all students of the Great War. OTHER THEATRES 1914-19 - 152 maps covering: Italy 1915-19; Egypt & Palestine Vol I-II; Gallipoli; Mesopotamia Campaign 1914-18 Vols I-IV; Macedonia; German South West Africa 1914-15; Togoland & Cameroons; East Africa Aug 1914-Sept 1916.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
ISBN: 1843420082
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Millennium 20th Century Day by Day
Publisher: DK Interactive Learning
Fully updated and re-jacketed version of Chronicle of 20th Century for the millennium. Combines immediacy of TV reportage with indepth coverage of a newspaper: comprehensive, entertaining guide to the century. From current affairs to sporting achievements; news trivia to cultural events; regular online updates bring you the latest headlines. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. No network version.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
ISBN: 751315885
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Napoleonic Wars
Publisher: Cromwell Productions Ltd
30 minute video explores the glories and tragedies of the Napoleonic era to present a vivid, comprehensive and fully interactive picture of warfare in the age of martial splendour. Suitable for Key Stage 4, A Level and Undergraduates.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
Ref: 497
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Oliver Cromwell
Publisher: Cambridgeshire Software House
Produced in conjunction with Cromwell Museum. Takes you on a journey around the British Isles, with 20+ different 'Quests' to follow, discovering Cromwell on the way! Features: cameos on 100+ people, life in 16th century, substantial support resources, original source material, school literacy hour, 800+ pictures with text, information on 300+ places. No network version.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3, 4
Age range: 9-18
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Origins and Identity DVD
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
IN SEARCH OF THE TARTAN TURBAN: Features 1 x 25 minute programme. Hardeep Singh Kohli is a Sikh Scottish Londoner. As Hardeep retraces his steps back to Scotland via Yorkshire in search of his cultural origins he gains all sorts of unexpected insights into what it means to be a citizen of the UK today. Curriculum Connections: Mutual Respect and Understanding, Changes in Societies and Cultures, National Identity. TALKING ABOUT RACE: A mixed group of young people discuss their attitudes and approaches to a multi-ethnic Britain. Features 3 x 25 minute programmes: Who Are We? Identity; Mixing It? Multi-culture; Futures. RACE IN THE 20TH CENTURY: These programmes present historical film in a critical context, seeking to challenge the ‘one view’ interpretation of history. The programmes ask questions about who product the films, when, why, and for whom? Curriculum Connections: The twentieth-century world, British social and economic history, Civil rights in the USA, Modern Studies. Features 3 x 20 minute programmes: Empire (Units 14, 15), Migration (Unit 15), Civil Rights (Unit 15). ORIGINS: Features 1 x 30 minute programme. Told through moving narrative, animation, interviews and poetry, these stories are about living in a new land with an unfamiliar culture, about searching for a lost identity and about human dignity and survival. Curriculum Connections: Political changes causing migration, Autobiographical writing, Social and community issues, Minority nationalities in the UK. Includes Polish refugees (Second World War), Caribbean migration (1958), Irish migration (1976), a Vietnamese boat family (1975) and a Pakistani restaurant owner (1959). Using video footage in the classroom will help you to improve results. It supports many different learning styles. DVDs offer greater flexibility and control, making them easy to incorporate into your lessons. Can be used on computers with DVD-ROM drives and ideal for use on interactive whiteboard. Fully searchable, allowing you to go straight to what you need. FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-19
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Oxford Scholarship
Publisher: Oxford University Press Online
Combines excellence with innovation, a unique and invaluable tool for both teaching and research. The most important scholarly books that Oxford University Press publishers in the humanities and social sciences are now accessible online for a one-time purchase fee or by annual subscription. The following subject modules are available: Biology, Business & Management, Classical Studies, Economics & Finance, History, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Music. Special features make research easier and results more relevant. Oxford has commissioned keywords, book and chapter abstract for each work. Vast majority are written by the original author, alongside journal abstracts through a variety of online services. Reference linking from bibliographies and footnotes to available online content, such as journals from wide range of publishers, helps scholars and students discover new resources. Classic works of scholarship and newly published works are more accessible than ever before, making this a unique and invaluable research tool for scholars and students. Includes: full text of 1000+ carefully selected titles, 250,000+ book pages, 100+ million words, with at least 200 new books added each year. Each book has to be approved by a board of leading academics from Oxford University. Bundle deals also available on whole range of Oxford Schools Online titles - please contact us for details. Authority wide pricing, and free trials available, please contact us for details.. Prices increase on 1st April each year.
Format: Online
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
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Oxford Scholarship : FE, HE & Public Libraries - pricing available on request
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Rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party
Publisher: Birchfield Interactive plc
3 CD pack contains highly visual, ready to use software program, complete with comprehensive information on topics supported by images, tests, activities. For individuals, groups, whole class with Interactive Whiteboard. Library of digital resources to create lessons, websites, worksheets for lesson plans, export to PowerPoint or other applications. All resources SCORM compliant, can be uploaded to any Virtual Learning Environment. Assessment feature enables monitoring and tracking of pupils performance. Pupils results can be displayed in graphs, charts, exported to Excel. Offers: Straightforward user friendly interface, Assessment tracking, Extended question zone containing examination style questions, Library of digital content, High quality 3D animations, Challenging interactive exercises, Quiz zone, Teachers zone, Printable certificates, Mask/unmask and show/hide text features. Topics covered: Defeat for Germany and birth of Weimar Republic, Adolf Hitler and birth of Nazi Party, Streseman years: Nazi frustration, Wall Street Crash and Great Depression, Hitler secures control. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
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Roman Invasions of Britain
Publisher: Cromwell Productions Ltd
Arrival of the Roman legions in Britain marked the beginning of a period of occupation which would endure for almost 500 years. This film is largely concerned with first two Roman attempts to conquer British tribes. Within a few short years, the mighty Roman war machine tamed Celtic society, transformed it into a Roman province. Running time 55 mins.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
Ref: 114
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Scorched Earth: Combat on the Russian Front
Publisher: Cromwell Productions Ltd
On the Russian Front there were no rules; no code on honour; no decency or humanity. It was the largest and most brutal war in history, a barbaric struggle to the death. It contained the most immense tank battles ever fought and also recorded the most casualties, as whole armies were swallowed up by men, machines and Mother Nature. Enormous distances boggled the mind and the constantly changing seasons brought either mud and rain, heat and dust or ice and snow. All brought misery. This DVD attempts to describe the indescribable, the experience of combat at the sharp end of this most vicious of conflicts. Features incisive comment and analysis from Professor John Erickson, the world's foremost authority on the conflict on the Eastern Front, and Dr Robin Clifton from Warwick University. Narrated by Graham McTavish. Approx running time: 50 mins.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
Ref: 204
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Scottish People Series
Publisher: Learning and Teaching Scotland
HISTORY of the SCOTTISH PEOPLE 1450-1840: contains information on political, social, economic, cultural, religious life of Scotland. Includes suggested classroom activities. Themes covered: Scotland's relations with England & other parts of Europe, government of Scotland, place of Highlands & islands in the kingdom of Scotland, religious change & conflict. SOCIAL & ECONOMIC HISTORY 1840-1940: contains information on economic, social, cultural developments in Scotland. Charts development & decline of industrialisation. Narrative seeks to develop an understanding of economic growth through scientific & technological change, with concomitant effects on peoples lives. No network version.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3
Age range: 5-14
Ref: L00JEW
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Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-19
Publisher: Naval and Military Press Ltd
Searchable digital database contains complete set of 81 volumes with software that allows searching of every element in each record. Each of the 703,000 names is a life lost, most were young, some were very young; one was just 14 years of age. We cannot emphasise too greatly that this essential reference work has now been transformed into a fully searchable cross reference relational database. Let us remember them and never forget their sacrifice.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
ISBN: 1897632940
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Time Lines
Publisher: SoftTeach Educational
Chronology is an important part of history. Time Lines allows students to bring information from different sources, your own CDs, the internet old pictures and text, and to place them on an active time line. Features; Collect information from CDs or the Internet. Use family photographs, letters, any digitised image. Zoom from 1 to 100,000s of years and more. Print spectacular time lines for class displays
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Trench Maps
Publisher: Naval and Military Press Ltd
Captured World War I German Trench & Operations Maps: 192 large scale maps, detailed viewing notes with each map, pin-sharp images, simple and easy to operate sophisticated cartographic software, WWI as seen from the other side of the wire, zoom, print; explore history using unique archive, great reference resource. Useful databases for historians, GCSE & A Level students, battlefield tours, family history researchers, etc.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
ISBN: CD04
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Twentieth Century World
Publisher: AVP
Overview of some of main events, personalities, developments of 20th Century and how they, and total war in particular, have shaped modern world relating to themes in Study Unit 3 History National Curriculum. Pictures are accompanied by fully descriptive text; themes & topics for research can be selected by keywords. Add your own text, keywords; all material can be printed. Scottish D-E.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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United States at War: Understanding Conflict and Society
Publisher: ABC CLIO Ltd
Developed y a team of military historians and expert educators, this database helps students learn to evaluate 14 major conflicts that have formed our nation from its earliest beginnings to today. Whether scanning a Revolutionary War timeline or comparing the beginnings of U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia with the recent Iraq War, United States at War helps researchers develop a deeper critical understanding of America's History.
Format: Online
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
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USA 1919-80
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
Interactive video clips & text, links to selection of websites and maps about history of USA from 1920s-1980s including section on Civil Rights movements in 1960s. Historical news footage from ITN Archive shows boom & bust era of 1920s-1930s. Roosevelt's New Deal, 1960s period of civil unrest, emergence of vocal black protest movements. Video clips can be networked or shown on whiteboard to whole class, or used for individual study. Combines assets of video & textbook, encourages ICT skills, provides radical new approach in learning materials. 30-40 mins video clips. Text, images & maps can be copied & pasted into student presentations & reports. Also available as part of 5 History CD-ROM set including: Cold War 1945-69, USA 1919-80, Vietnam War, World War 1 Nazi Germany & Europe 1919-39, World War 2.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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Victorian Britain
Publisher: AVP
Introduces pupils to life in Victorian Britain and its legacy to the present day. Select and examine contemporary documents and pictures related to all the themes listed in Core Study Unit 3 of the History National Curriculum. Scottish B-E.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Victorian Britain
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Provides motivating support for KS2 history and literacy. Made up of 2 components, the Virtual Burton CDs and linked Victorian Britain Online website. Virtual Burton evokes the sights and sounds of Burton upon Trent in 1881, including faithful reconstruction of 450 buildings. Pupils can question 13 characters about their different backgrounds as they go about their daily lives. Exceptional graphics make an immediate impact with pupils when you explore Virtual Burton using a whiteboard. The 2 CDs include a wealth of resource material, plus teacher notes and pupil worksheets. The linked Victorian Britain Online website enables pupils to connect with a series of interactive, illustrated stories.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2
Age range: 7-11
ISBN: 9781845650247
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Vietnam War
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
TV-ROM contains interactive video clips, text, links to selection of websites, maps about Vietnam War, some of the events leading up to the war. Historical news footage from ITN shows early US army involvement in South Vietnam in 1965, developments of the war, withdrawal of US military forces, fall of Saigon in 1975. Video clips can be networked, shown on whiteboards to whole class, or used for individual study. Contains 30-40 mins of video clips; text, images and maps can be copied & pasted into student presentations & reports. Biographies: printable data on leaders and personalities. Gallery: images from clips can be copied & pasted. Wordbank: glossary of terms used. Also available as part of 5 History CD-ROM set including: Cold War 1945-69, USA 1919-80, Vietnam War, World War 1 Nazi Germany & Europe 1919-39, World War 2.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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Virtual Visits: History
Publisher: Pearson Publishing
These resources give the feeling of visiting a special site without major expense. Delivered through standard Web browsers and suitable for use on a network, with the whole class having simultaneous access, these Virtual Visits are designed to be very simple to use even for the non-specialist. Virtual Visits can be used to reinforce what was learnt on a real visit or as a means of introducing students to places that are otherwise out of reach. Using these simple resources, your students will be able to explore and learn about sites important to History. Unlike a real visit, there are no time constraints, students are able to revisit particular features and to study them for as long as they like. VISIT 1: HADRIAN'S WALL: Ideal for studying the Roman Empire with KS3. With falling budgets, it is not always easy for schools to provide authentic visits. Use this Visit as an accompaniment to KS3 study of the Roman Empire. Importantly, it features not only information on Hadrian's Wall, but also on Roman fortifications, as well as the lives of the soldiers and other people living in Roman Britain. VISIT 2: PICKERING CASTLE: An exciting way to find out about medieval British history and castles. Ready-made to contribute to the study of Medieval Realms, this visit enables students to view each part of a medieval castle and learn about its function and use through photographs and drawings. They also learn about the different lifestyles of everyone who lived and worked in the castle. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 3
Age range: 11-14
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Worksheets: History
Publisher: Virtual Image
Series designed for primary school pupils. Each title includes 15 sections, with 5 separate types of content: Teachers Notes, Key Facts, Multiple Choice Worksheets, Labelling Activities, Ordering Activities. After completing worksheets on CD pupils are encouraged by Reward screen which checks questions answered incorrectly. They are then directed to review the topic in Key Facts and do the worksheet again. Upon successful completion, pupils can print out certificates to record progress. Worksheets Wizard provides template for teachers to produce their own multiple choice worksheets. Once completed it is automatically added to Worksheet Catalogue. Supports teaching of QCA Scheme of Work for History, National Curriculum Programme of Study for History KS1&2. Titles available: Vol 1: Famous People & Events, V2: Vikings Romans & Anglo-Saxons, V3: Tudor England, V4: World War II, V5: Victorian Britain, V6: Ancient Egypt , V7: Ancient Greece. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 5-11
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World History
Publisher: ABC CLIO Ltd
WORLD HISTORY: THE MODERN ERA - Encompasses the evolution of modern Europe since the Renaissance; concurrent developments in Asia, Africa and the Islamic world; the global impact of the Industrial Revolution; and the last hundred years of conflicts and international co-operation. It offers a comprehensive electronic library of historical reference materials and interactive curricular units, plus tools for enhancing lectures, creating research lists, developing student activities, and addressing the learning styles of all students. Organised chronologically and thematically, it is correlated to state and national standards, assessments, and textbooks, and supports a variety of instructional approaches. It has everything students need to explore the dramatic history of the last five centuries. Highlights: Provides in-depth coverage on the history of all regions of the world from 1500 to the present, aligned to curriculum guidelines. Living History, This Day in History, and other current events features are continually updated to help students understand developments in today’s world in their historic content. Includes thousands of primary and secondary sources of exceptional variety and authenticity, including: treaties and proclamations; book excerpts and recorded interviews with key figures; illustrations of people, places, and events; textual and graphical timelines; specialised maps; and more. WORLD HISTORY: ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL ERAS - Ranging from the dawn of prehistory through the great ancient empires to the beginning of the renaissance, this website combines easy-access researching with interactive lessons, study tools, and librarian and teacher support features. Students can explore important events and historical themes in every corner of the globe from humankind’s origins to the year 15000. Chronologically organised Topic Explorations provide overviews of time periods. Special current events features reveal connections between the present and the past. With reliable content from authenticated sources, compliance with curriculum standards, and content that complements frequently used world history textbooks, this website supports middle & high school students in their exploration of the ancient world. Highlights: A worldwide perspective, the website ranges beyond Western civilization to explore ancient Africa, the Muslim world, and the Orient. More than 1400 biographies cover the lives of important figures from around the globe. Content follows social studies standards and was developed in accordance with commonly used world history textbooks. Topic overviews and activities are enhanced with thousands of authoritative primary and secondary sources. Regularly updated feature stories draw connections between the history being made today (the Middle East peace process, the quest for a unified Iraq) and its ancient and medieval origins. Free Trial available
Format: Online
Key stage: 2, 3, 4
Age range: 10-18
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Ref: WOR-991276-02
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World History : Complete World History (Modern Era & Ancient & Medieval Eras) - Schools Subscription: Unlimited User Access - contact us for price
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World of Robert Burns
Publisher: Cambridgeshire Software House
Designed for children and adults as part of the Burns bi-centennial celebrations in 1996. Covers the life and works of Burns plus personal cameos of 400+ people associated with the region, and information on 300+ places. Complete with many ready made trails that can be adjusted to suit your own needs. No network version.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3, 4
Age range: 8-18
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World War 1 Nazi Germany and Europe 1919-39
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
TV-ROM contains interactive video clips, text, with links to selection of websites, maps about Great War, rise of Nazi Germany, birth and failure of League of Nations. Historical news footage from ITN shows how World War 1 affected all Europe's peoples in the trenches, battlefields, at home. After 1919, filmed news reports show Hitler's rise to power, his success in making Nazi Germany a military, expansionary force, and League of Nations failure to stop rest of the world becoming drawn into another World War. Video clips can be shown on whiteboard, for individual study or networked. Combines assets of video & textbook, encourages ICT skills, provides radical new approach in learning materials. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Also available as part of 5 History CD-ROM set including: Cold War 1945-69, USA 1919-80, Vietnam War, World War 1 Nazi Germany & Europe 1919-39, World War 2.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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World War 2
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
Interactive video clips and text, links to selection of websites and maps about events of World War 2 fought on land, sea, air, on several fronts across the globe. Historical news footage from ITN Archive shows early part of the war including Dunkirk, Battle of Britain, Churchill's speeches, the Blitz, changing roles of men & women at home. Later in the War, news reports cover Pearl Harbour, Pacific war, bombing & surrender of Germany, Hiroshima. Video clips can be networked or shown on whiteboard to whole class, or used for individual study. Combines assets of video & textbook, encourages ICT skills, provides radical new approach in learning materials, 30-40 mins video clips. Also available as part of 5 History CD-ROM set including: Cold War 1945-69, USA 1919-80, Vietnam War, World War 1 Nazi Germany & Europe 1919-39, World War 2.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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