Tudors And Stuarts
Renaissance: The Elizabethan World
An insight into everyday life - food, occupations, games, pastimes, religion, fashion, manners, attitudes, and education in the time of Elizabeth I.
Show Me: Tudors
Colourful and interactive site that explores Tudor life and culture.
Tudor Hackney
Explore the world of 1601 through a virtual reality reconstruction of the lives of John and Jane Daniell who fell foul of the law and had their house and goods seized by the Crown.
Tudor Joust
A fun online activity where you learn to joust against a variety of opponents.
Tudor Exploration
Discover where the Tudors lived in the context of world history and what they contributed using illustrated and interactive timelines.
Mary Queen of Scots and the Scottish Reformation 1542-87
Explores in detail six key dates of Mary's life, including her eventual capture and the Catholic plots that surrounded her.
The Tudors
What was Tudor Britain really like? See real documents and objects from Tudor times and test your skill against the best knights in the kingdom.
The Spell Binder
In the Elizabethan world, magic and science were one and the same. Discover the subtleties of Elizabethan magic, try your hand at alchemy and test out some old magic tricks.
Time Traveller's Guide to Tudor England
Everything the adventurous traveller needs to journey to the time of Henry VIII, Bloody Mary and the Virgin Queen.
Elizabeth's Pirates
Due to England's relatively empty treasury, Elizabeth I supported privateers - licensed pirates - such as Sir Francis Drake to plunder Spanish treasure ships.
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
What did it take to be the wife of Henry VIII? Discover the women behind the legends.
Tudor History
Excellent site profiling the monarchs of the Tudor dynasty and life in Tudor England. Includes features on maps, recipes, table manners and even a section on Tudors in film and television with related links to the Internet Movie Database.
The Mary Rose
The story of Henry VIII's ship now on display in Portsmouth.
Time Traveller's Guide to Stuart England
All you need to know to survive the filthy, dangerous streets of Civil War, Restoration London and beyond.
Civil War
The 17th century was an extraordinary time for England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Find out more about the civil wars and the people who lived through them - in their own words.
Samuel Pepys Diary
Learn about the famous diarist and read his first-hand accounts of Stuart life which included the Great Fire and the Plague.
William III: Bigot or Hero?
Discover the truth about Britain's least loved and least understood king in this excellent tabloid-style site .
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
Tells the story of Guy Fawkes and the failed Gunpowder Plot using documents, objects and pictures dating back hundreds of years. But be warned, it's a grisly tale of murder, secrets and lies.
The Gunpowder Plot: Parliament and Treason 1605
Discover how religious and political divisions generated a conspiracy that ended in failure but is still remembered after four hundred years.
Plague
The Great Plague stalked England in 1665 - and by the year's end some 100,000 people had died. This site explains the disease and displays its spread throughout England.
Fire
Tels the story of how much of London vanished in the Great Fire of 1666 and shows how the devastation spread.
War
For a decade from 1642, England was wracked by civil wars and ended with the execution of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector. This site tells the story of the civil wars and examines the controversy surrounding Cromwell.
Treason
What would have happened if the Gunpowder Plot had succeeded? You can also find out about gunpowder itself through an entertaining quiz.
Cromwell
Devoted to the champion of the English Civil War, one of the most troubled periods of British history.
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