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History: Sample Web links
Battle of Hastings
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Incredibly detailed and well-designed account of the battle of 1066 which is divided into sections on the various claimants to the English throne at the time, followed by an account of the battle itself. The site also includes a glossary, time line, and details about the Bayeux Tapestry.
Hyper History
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Project that attempts to provide an interactive account of the history of the world. This very detailed site contains time lines of events from prehistoric times to 1998, and is divided into colour-coded categories.
Japanese History
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Detailed chronology of Japanese historical events, from 8,000 BC to modern times. It has a separate section for each major historical period, from the Jomon period to the post-war era. It also includes sections on the effect of the atomic bomb on the country, as well as details of Japanese religion, and also includes a selection of links to related sites.
Kennedy Assassination
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Hundreds of pages of elaborate reconstruction of the events of the fateful day in Dallas. There is comprehensive treatment of all the manifold theories explaining the assassination of JFK but sympathy for the view that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Among the many links are those to the specialist newsgroups pondering the merits of the various explanations of events.
Martin Luther King Jr Papers Project
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Archive of documents associated with Martin Luther King, with a biography, detailed chronology, and feature articles. The documents held here are mainly transcripts of speeches he gave, and include the famous 'I have a dream' speech.
Odyssey in Egypt
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Interactive archaeological dig, recorded and arranged week by week during the excavation of a 4th-century Coptic monastery at Wadi Natrun, Egypt. Learn about daily life on the dig, as well as science, archaeology, and Egyptian history and culture.
Pompeii Forum Project
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'Clickable' map of the Forum at Pompeii provides the interface to this virtual reconstruction of the Roman town, analysing the archaeological evidence and materials found on the site of Pompeii. The project aims not just to look at how Pompeii was in the
Roman world, but also to fit this picture into a broader context of urban development, drawing parallels with modern urban studies.
Six Wives of Henry VIII
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Good general resource on the six wives of Henry VIII, from a much larger site on Tudor history. The site contains a profile of each wife, culled from a variety of historical sources, following on from an introduction illustrated with contemporary portraits.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Created and maintained by the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC, USA, this site includes a series of detailed online exhibitions. In the museum library you can also find information on how to trace people who were involved in the Holocaust.
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