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Websites: Richard III to Charles II
Time Traveller's Guide to Tudor England
www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide16/
Visit the dangerous, filthy streets of 16th-century London and beyond during the reigns of King Hal, the child monarch Edward, Bloody Mary and the Virgin Queen.
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
Good selection of essays and primary sources that cover the Reformation, Tudors, Stuarts and the Civil War in England, among many other, more international issues.
What the Tudors and Stuarts Did for Us
www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/tudors_stuarts/
From the BBC History, this website, navigated via timelines, features in-depth articles, multimedia content and a good selection of external links relating to the Tudor and Stuart eras.
HyperHistory
www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
Find out what was going on outside Britain during the 16th and 17th centuries. This site has an excellent timeline and world map.
Elizabeth's Pirates
www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/pirates/index.html
During the reign of Elizabeth I, England was a relatively poor state and open to invasion. Elizabeth's solution was to support privateers – licensed pirates such as Sir Francis Drake. This site tells the story and has a fun game: Spanish Invaders.
John Guy – History
www.johnguy.co.uk/history.php
Website of historian John Guy who aims to dispense some of the most up-to-date information on Tudor England with online lectures and papers.
Life of Women in Tudor England
http://tudors.crispen.org/tudor_women/
Gives an overview of women’s lot in Tudor England, covering education, marriage, childbearing and the law.
Luminarium
www.luminarium.org/lumina.htm
Award-winning site that covers literature in the Middle Ages, Renaissance and 17th century, including the life, works and speeches of such individuals as Henry VIII, Thomas More, Elizabeth I and James I.
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 good biographies of Calvin, Knox, Galileo, Erasmus and Thomas More.
The Tudors
www.tudorbritain.org
Educational website produced by the National Archives and 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 England Quizzes
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/tudor1.html
A fun way to test your knowledge of Tudor England and the key players in 16th century England.
Tudor History
www.tudorhistory.org
Provides an extensive overview of the Tudor period, including people and daily life.
Time Traveller's Guide to Stuart England
www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/guide17/
Experience the 17th century – from the Gunpowder Plot and the Great Fire of London to the Glorious Revolution, with the agonies of the Civil Wars and Great Plague in between.
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