Homework help: History

Ancient Egypt

Impressive site from the British museum exploring all aspects of Ancient Egypt.

4 Learning: History Essentials

Channel 4 has produced this brilliant site for primary aged children. There are worksheets and an image bank about different topics including World War Two, Victorians, Tudors, Henry VIII, Vikings, Romans, Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt.

BBC: History

These history pages from the BBC have lots of useful content. You'll find articles, bite-size material like timelines and short biographies of historic figures. Visit the multimedia section for games, animations and virtual tours.

Visit the BBC History for kids pages for school sites, fun and games.

Headline History

Fun-packed and free! Become a reporter in Victorian Times, read stories in virtual newspapers, interview 30 characters through streaming video who have 'witnessed' the featured events and save your own work on the site.

MythWeb

This site is devoted to the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology.

Spartacus

This site includes information about people and events in British, European and American history which support the National Curriculum.

Victorian Web

Huge and comprehensive British history resource, with time-lines from the Civil War to the twentieth century, and details of significant people and events, under headings that include political and social history, gender matters, philosophy, religion, science, technology, and the arts.

School History Online

History lessons, games, worksheets and quizzes.

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Reference Online

Use your library card to get free access to information books online in your library or from home.

Visit Reference Online and choose your library from the list to see what's available to you.