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HyperHistory Online
www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
Excellent site covering 3,000 years of world history, navigable
via a timemap that shows what was happening where in the world at any
given time. Also has biographies of the key players of the 16th century.
The History Channel
www.historychannel.com
For an American site, this has a good overview of world history, with
a comprehensive timeline of the world, biographies and bibliographies.
History On-line
www.history.ac.uk/ihr/Resources/Period
/sixteenth.html
Gateway site that includes history links from the 16th century. Main
focus is on European and Western history.
16th Century – Literary history
http://classiclit.about.com/od/16thcenturyinliterature
Links to good articles on English and German literature of the period.
British History: Tudors
www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/
Part of the extensive BBC History website. Links to many articles, divided into categories: Henry VIII and the Reformation, Mary Rose, Elizabeth I, Shakespeare, daily life, the age of exploration, art and architecture.
The Tudors
www.tudorbritain.org
Educational website produced by the National Archives and the Victoria & Albert
Museum. After an interactive exploration of the court of Henry VIII,
you can examine Tudor life, trade, religion and fun. There is also a
great 'Joust!' game.
Tudor History
www.tudorhistory.org/
Provides an extensive overview of the Tudor period, including people,
architecture and daily life.
Renaissance: The Elizabethan World
http://renaissance.dm.net/
More than 70 pages of insight into everyday life in Tudor England
– food, occupations, games, pastimes, religion, fashion, manners,
attitudes and education in the time of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare.
World Civilizations: Discovery and Reformation
www.wsu.edu:8000/~dee/REFORM
/CONTENTS.HTM
A thoroughly engaging account of the Reformation and the age of discovery.
The author gives a truly European account of the 16th century.
An Overview of the Protestant Reformation
www.newgenevacenter.org/west
/reformation.htm
Gives an analysis of the early reforms in the Roman Catholic Church,
then looks at how the Protestant Reformation developed throughout Europe
beginning with Luther. Very readable with some good biographies of Calvin,
Knox, Galileo, Erasmus and Thomas More.
16th-century Renaissance English literature
www.luminarium.org/renlit/renaissanceinfo.htm
Original content and well-researched links provide brief biographies
of key 16th-century figures plus a general resource page on everything
from food and drink to trade and exploration.
The Spell Binder
www.channel4.com/science/microsites/S/
spellbinder/index.shtml
Discover the mysteries of Elizabethan science and magic – part
of Channel 4's Science website.
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