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 The Age of Empire
This site contains lots of information about British history
(lots more than just the Victorians). A lot of it is written
by grown ups for grownups so you will need to read carefully.
Blists
Hill Victorian School
This one will be of special interest to children who are going
on the Year 5 visit to Ironbridge. You can have a virtual look
around the school at Blists Hill (that you will actually visit
in real life) and find out about the games that Victorian
children played in the school playground. (Watch the video and
Listen to the instructions first)
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
This is really nice. Simple and informative. Highly recommended!
Cadbury's Learning Zone
Cadburys, the chocolate people, have produced a colourful
site with information about life in Victorian times.
The site focuses on Cadbury's factory and what it was
like to
work there. There is also useful information about
Victorian cities. When the site opens, click on
The Learning Zone.
Children in Victorian Britain
These stylish and well produce pages are part of the BBC's
History section. You are offered two versions, standard
or interactive. The site deals with 3 aspects of the topic:
Children at Work, Children at Play and Children at School.
Four Famous Victorians
Information about four famous Victorians: Florence Nightingale,
Charles Dickens, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Benjamin Disraeli.
Queen Victoria - Images of her World
Lots of pictures of Queen Victoria and her family.
Rev.
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson - Photographer
Charles
Lutwidge Dodgson, was the real name of Lewis Carroll,
who wrote Alice in Wonderland. He was a keen photographer
in
the days when photography had only recently been invented.
You can see some of his photographs (including photos
of the real Alice) and read a jokey poem he wrote about photography.
Schools in Victorian London
The Holnet site is part of the London Grid for Learning.
There is lots of useful and interesting information
here.
A
Step Back in Time - Victorian House
This is another website from the BBC. It is an animated
cartoon adventure in which a modern girl visits her
house as it was in Victorian times.
The Victorians
This is part of Snaith Primary School's excellent website.
There is lots of information and it is presented in
an interesting and fun way.
The Victorians
This one is part of Nettlesworth Primary School's website.
There is lots of information here, too.
A
Victorian Childhood in Wales
Photos and pictures of items from Victorian times, with
information about them. (With downloadable stuff for teachers,
too).
Victorian Children
This website is from Channel 4. There is information
about Victorian Schools, Victorian Timelines, People Who Helped Children
and A Victorian Toyshop.
Victorian Christmas
The modern way of celebrating Christmas with Christmas trees, Christmas
cards, holly, Christmas pudding, turkey dinner and so on was invented
during Victorian times. This site has lots of information about how
Victorians celebrated Christmas.
A Victorian Diary
This website has been produced by Channel 4 to go with a TV series,
but you don't need to have seen the series to use the site. There
is information and there are activities. This is well worth a look.
What came First?
Walk through a Victorian street and spot the mistakes? This little
game will help you develop you knowledge of Victorian times. (Click
on the bit which says Victorian Street).
Victorian
Timeline (1) &
Victorian Timeline (2)
2 different timelines telling you when things happened during
Victorian times.
Virtual Victorians
This is excellent. Lots of information and things to do on the
screen. Produced by Tiverton Museum in Devon, this site looks in
detail at the life of a Victorian family in 1874. Spend time in
the company of 12 year old Alice Poslett, her mum, dad, brothers
and sisters. Learn about their lives, ask them questions, play
with some of Alice's toys. There is an extensive collection of
images of everyday objects, some of them animated. Some parts of
the site require free registration with the museum.
The Workhouse
Lots of interesting information about workhouses, but you may need
adult help to find it.
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