USEFUL WEBSITES -- YEAR 8
| TOPIC | INFORMATION | CLICK ON BUTTON TO ENTER THE WEBSITE |
| HOMEWORK HELP | Type in a question -- such as What happened to the wives of Henry VIII -- and it will search for the answer. |
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| CHANNEL 4 HISTORY SITE | A detailed source of historical information from Channel 4 | |
| CRIME AND LAW AND ORDER IN ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND | Interesting account of crime and punishment in Elizabethan times |
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| TREATMENT OF CAPTURED CATHOLIC PRIESTS | Account of the torture and execution of Father John Gerard |
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| MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS | BBC site on this tragic queen |
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| EXECUTION OF MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS | Eyewitness account of the execution |
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| A MEETING WITH ELIZABETH | An account by the French Ambassador of a meeting with Elizabeth in 1597 -- very different impression from the official portraits |
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| THE EXECUTION OF CHARLES I | An eyewitness account |
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| THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON | Pepys account of the Fire of London |
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| SALEM WITCH TRIALS | Eyewitness account of the Salem Witch trials |
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