World History
Britain's National Archives launched a great site for the 100th anniversary of World War I. This week they launched the first batch of digitized war diaries. You'll also find pod casts and videos and much more worth investigating.
My thanks to my colleague, Jeff Feinstein, for sending me the link.
- French Revolution Images
Stanford University Libraries and the Bibliothèque nationale de France have digitized over 14,000 French Revoltuion images. You can search the images by event. For example, you can search for events related to religion, or to the king, or to France...
- Awesome Animation Of 17th Century London
Ever wonder what 17th century London looked like? This cool award-winning animation lets you see block after block, as it might have looked just before the great fire of 1666. According to Open Culture where you can find the story, university students...
- German Bombs Change British Golf Rules In 1940
Thanks to my colleague, Jeff Feinstein, for sending me the link to this tweet originally posted by @HistoricalPics. Please let your students know that they can ask for a penalty shot if their original stroke is affected by a bomb!...
- Byzantine Art At The National Gallery
If you teach in the Washington, DC area, send your kids to the National Gallery of Art in October to see their collection of Byzantine art. The exhibit opens on October 6th and continues until March. According to the museum, "the exhibition explores...
- 20th Century Heroes And Villains From The National Archives
My colleague, Jeff Feinstein, who teaches US and European history, sent me this awesome link to the UK's National Archives. It deals with 20th century heroes and villains: Winston Churchill and the bombing of Dresden,...
World History
World War I Anniversary: National Archives
My thanks to my colleague, Jeff Feinstein, for sending me the link.
- French Revolution Images
Stanford University Libraries and the Bibliothèque nationale de France have digitized over 14,000 French Revoltuion images. You can search the images by event. For example, you can search for events related to religion, or to the king, or to France...
- Awesome Animation Of 17th Century London
Ever wonder what 17th century London looked like? This cool award-winning animation lets you see block after block, as it might have looked just before the great fire of 1666. According to Open Culture where you can find the story, university students...
- German Bombs Change British Golf Rules In 1940
Thanks to my colleague, Jeff Feinstein, for sending me the link to this tweet originally posted by @HistoricalPics. Please let your students know that they can ask for a penalty shot if their original stroke is affected by a bomb!...
- Byzantine Art At The National Gallery
If you teach in the Washington, DC area, send your kids to the National Gallery of Art in October to see their collection of Byzantine art. The exhibit opens on October 6th and continues until March. According to the museum, "the exhibition explores...
- 20th Century Heroes And Villains From The National Archives
My colleague, Jeff Feinstein, who teaches US and European history, sent me this awesome link to the UK's National Archives. It deals with 20th century heroes and villains: Winston Churchill and the bombing of Dresden,...