China
The Silk Route
From traders in salt and lapis lazuli 6,000 years ago to the adventurer Marco Polo in the 13th century, merchants and others journeyed to and from China and the Middle East on ancient highways collectively known as the ‘Silk Route’.
- The First Emperor
The story of the ruler who unified China in the 3rd century BC, built the Great Wall and left us the Terracotta Army in his necropolis. - Japan at War: A beginner's guide
Books and websites – from the seizure of Manchuria in 1931 to the atomic bombs that ended the war in the Pacific in 1945 – reveal the conflict from a mainly Japanese perspective. - Mao Zedong
The Communist dictator whose rule – and whims – led to disaster for the Chinese. - ORIGINATION
Brings together the wealth of web resources that record and celebrate the contributions of immigrant cultures to British history. - Space disasters and near misses
A chronology of the disasters (and some near misses) of the space programmes of the US and Soviet Union, plus those of such relative newcomers as the European Space Agency, China and Brazil. - The Tank Man
The story of the lone protester in Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 1989 and his legacy. - The War of the World
According to historian Niall Ferguson, from the Russo-Japanese war of 1904/5 to the aftershocks of the Cold War, the 20th century was by far the bloodiest in history. In this website, Ferguson explains why this came about, and there is an extensive chronology of the events that made this the ‘age of hatred’. - 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.
