World History
BBC History: Before and After the Great Fire of London - An interactive animation comparing key landmarks of the London skyline before and after the Great Fire, from panoramic etchings made by Wenceslaus Hollar in 1647 and 1667.
From the site:
What did London look like before and after the Great Fire in 1666? View the animation above to see etchings of the London skyline made before and after the event.
In the aftermath of the Great Fire of London, Sir Christopher Wren was entrusted with the task of rebuilding St Paul's Cathedral, the greatest building project of the age. View Wren's changing designs for St Paul's.
In 1666 the Great Fire devastated the City of London. But was it an accident or a Papist plot?
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World History
BBC History: Before and After the Great Fire of London
BBC History: Before and After the Great Fire of London - An interactive animation comparing key landmarks of the London skyline before and after the Great Fire, from panoramic etchings made by Wenceslaus Hollar in 1647 and 1667.
From the site:
What did London look like before and after the Great Fire in 1666? View the animation above to see etchings of the London skyline made before and after the event.
In the aftermath of the Great Fire of London, Sir Christopher Wren was entrusted with the task of rebuilding St Paul's Cathedral, the greatest building project of the age. View Wren's changing designs for St Paul's.
In 1666 the Great Fire devastated the City of London. But was it an accident or a Papist plot?
- Convicts To Australia
Convicts to Australia. This is a neat site which includes information for Australians (and others) who are researching convict ancestors. It includes a chronological list of all the convict transports sent from England to Australia, convict tales, timeline,...
- The General Slocum Disaster
The General Slocum Disaster. An account of the June 15,1904 steamboat fire which killed more than 1,000 people on New York City's East River. Includes photographs, scanned documents, and other primary sources, as well as recent news. From the site:...
- "the Walls Of Constantinople" From Teded
Here's an engaging clip from TedEd about the cultural legacy of Constantinople. The creator, Lars Brownworth, reviews the the building of the city's walls, the development of its system of moats, and libraries, and the numerous attacks, one...
- London Blitz: Bbc Retrospective
St Paul's Cathedral survives the Blitz, December 1940 (© IWM)BBC News Magazine has a great pictoral review of the Nazi bombing of London from the autumn of 1940 to the spring of 1941. It's the 75th anniversary of the blitz which killed over 43,000...
- City Of London
This is a fantastic short video on the City of London and its counterpart London (watch the video to see the difference) and the influence of the Romans on the British. If you are teaching summer school, this is worth showing the kids to get psyched...