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1. BBC Legacies

   Read about local history in the U.K. and see how that history has an impact across the entire country (and world, for that matter).

   http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/

   
   

2. History Essentials

   Click on a timeline to learn more about ancient Egypt, the ancient Greeks, Roman and Viking settlers in Britain, the Tudor period, and children in Britain during World War II.

   http://www.channel4.com/apps26/learning/microsites/E/es...

   
   

3. Tower of London

   This fabulous site is almost as good as visiting the tower yourself! Learn the history, talk to a Yeoman Warder, read speeches from the scaffold, and much, much more.

   http://www.camelotintl.com/tower_site/

   
   

4. Airport Delays After Terror Plot

   Read a news story about the terrorist plan that was stopped at Heathrow Airport in England in August 2006 and how this event has changed airport security rules. From CBBC Newsround.

   http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4770000/newsid...

   
   

5. Britannia

   Read about the history of Britain from the expedition of Caesar to the Norman conquest of the Anglo-Saxons.

   http://itsa.ucsf.edu/~snlrc/britannia/

   
   

6. Conkers and Ghosts

   Explore traditions, myths, and superstitions including a folklore calendar and seasonal holiday customs. Send your additions too! From British online magazine Kids Ark.

   http://web.ukonline.co.uk/conker/conkers-and-ghosts/

   
   

7. Cornish Myths and Legends

   Read some of Cornwall's mysterious legends about mermaids, faeries, standing stones, and ghosts!

   http://www.connexions.co.uk/culture/

   
   

8. English Bill of Rights 1689

   Read the text of this historical document that dealt with the rights and freedoms of British subjects and the succession of the Crown.

   http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/england.htm

   
   

9. Great Fire of London

   /directory/Around-the-World/Countries/United-Kingdom/Hi...

   
   

10. Greenwood's Map of London 1827

    Check out this interactive map of central London created from a survey carried out from 1825-1827. You can click around and zoom in to see the details.

    http://users.bathspa.ac.uk/greenwood/

    
    

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