Africa
Ancient
Egyptians
An extract from Anton Gill's book, in which he discusses the Egyptians' religion
and the rituals of their priests.
- Ancient Egypt: A beginner's guide
A selection of the best websites and books to help you discover all aspects of this fascinating society. - Ancient Surgery
Surgery is not a modern phenomenon but has its roots in the ancient world. Developments in India, Egypt, Greece and Rome many centuries ago meant that operations that are common now were also performed then. - The British Slave Trade: A chronology
From the first British slave trader Sir John Hawkins to the Slavery Abolition Act and US Emancipation Proclamation. - Children and war
The history of child warriors is a long and bloody one that extends from the youths of Sparta in the 1st millennium BC to the young people engaged in military activity around the world in the early years of the 21st century. - Combatant states: Rhodesia
Facts and figures arising from World War I. - Combatant states: South Africa
Facts and figures arising from World War I. - Death,
Deceit and the Nile
The story of the search for the source of the White Nile in 1857-8 by Sir Richard Burton and John Speke. Includes information on slavery and travel tips to the area. - The Empire Pays Back
Should the companies and other institutions that profited from the slave trade apologise and pay reparations? - Escape
to the Legion
This site about an experiment that challenged young men to endure a month of French Foreign Legion training contains a section on the history of this unique institution. - Gamal Abdel Nasser
The Egyptian leader whose nationalising of the Suez Canal led to an abortive invasion by Western powers. - Haile Selassie
Ethiopia's last emperor, now best remembered as the Messiah of the Rastafarian religion. - Idi Amin Dada
The brutal dictator of Uganda, who died in obscurity in Saudi Arabia. - Julius Nyerere
Tanzania’s first president who abandoned democracy and Communism in favour of government that reflected African society. - Kwame Nkrumah
The first black African to lead his country – Ghana – to independence. - The
Meteorite that Vanished
The search by two British scientists for a giant meteorite in the Sahara, rumoured since 1916 when a French consular official claimed to have discovered a huge iron hill in Mauritania. - Nelson Mandela
The black activist who, after 26 years’ imprisonment, became president of South Africa. - Not Just Fade Away: Idi Amin
The ruthless Ugandan dictator who ruled throughout the 1970s. - Not Just Fade Away: Jean-Bédel Bokassa
The fate of bloodthirsty ‘emperor’ of the Central African Republic. - The Nuremberg Trials
Examines the origins of the Nuremberg trials and their counterparts in Tokyo, how they were carried out, the sentences they passed and their legacy. - Origination
Brings together the wealth of web resources recording and celebrating the contributions of immigrant cultures to contemporary Britain. - The Road to 9/11
A chronology that investigates the ‘humiliation and disgrace’ that, according to Osama bin Laden, the Middle East suffered for ‘more than 80 years’ before the bombing of the World Trade Center. - The
Science of Secrecy: Hieroglyphs
How ancient Egyptian writing was deciphered by Jean-François Champollion. - The Slave Trade and the Industrial Revolution
How the slave trade helped Britain become the 'workshop of the world' while reinforcing a racist view of Africans. - Tutankhamun
Exhumed
The results of a CT scan carried out in 2005, which allowed scholars to carry out the most ambitious forensic investigation ever undertaken on the pharaoh's remains. - World War II: A chronology
Every aspect of the conflict, including all the major events and personalities and all theatres of war, accompanied by links to relevant websites.
