An archive (1895 to the present) of photographs, correspondence, artist profiles, recordings, and documents that chronicle Britain's participation in the prestigious international Venice Biennale. Click into a timeline to see art that...

Official site of Boston's historic Freedom Trail, a 2.5-mile, brick-lined route that leads you to 16 historically significant sites - each one an authentic treasure. Explore museums and meetinghouses, churches, and burying grounds. Learn...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An excellent essay explaining the roots of the anit-slavery movement in the United States in the early 1830s and its evolution over the next twenty-five years. Read about the abolitionists, both white...

This resource aims to teach the history of computing and the effect of landmark moments in computing history on today's world. Crosses different curriculum areas. Explanations of many of the world's significant computers were provided by...

This website from England explains the role of myth and legend in every culture and gives many reasons for the importance of the retelling in myth, especially to children. There are links to other interesting spots on the general website.

William Blount was the great-grandson of Thomas Blount, who came from England to Virginia soon after 1660 and settled on a North Carolina plantation. William, the eldest in a large family, was born in 1749 while his mother was visiting...

Brearly (Brearley) was descended from a Yorkshire, England, family, one of whose members migrated to New Jersey around 1680. Signer Brearly was born in 1745 at Spring Grove near Trenton, was reared in the area, and attended but did not...

Great biography of James Watt, covering his younger days in Scotland through his accomplishments in England. Includes many images and supplemental links for better understanding.

A dictionary of words used in Medieval England, many of which are no longer part of the modern, everyday English we speak. This collection of terms also includes words we use now. You can learn the Medieval definitions, and compare them...

Joseph Henry was an American scientist who pioneered the construction of strong, practical electromagnets and built one of the first electromagnetic motors. During his experiments with electromagnetism, Henry discovered the property of...

Sir William Blackstone, prominent English attorney, is featured in this article. Discover critical points to Blackstone's view of common law and why it may be "dangerous" to bash him for what his Commentaries on the Laws of England...

Take a journey scene by scene through this replica of Britain's Bayeaux Tapestry. Learn the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England engrained in each panel and take part in the activities and interactives at the end of your...

Discover what experts view as the top weather related events of the 20th century, get background information on them and see photos. Some of the events covered are the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the 1930s Dust Bowl, Hurricanes Camille...

This lesson focuses on map coloring and the problem of proving that 4 colors would work for all maps. Francis Guthrie had to color a map of counties in England. He observed that four colors seemed to suffice for any map he tried, but he...

Dickinson, "Penman of the Revolution," was born in 1732 at Crosiadore estate, near the village of Trappe in Talbot County, MD. He was the second son of Samuel Dickinson, the prosperous farmer, and his second wife, Mary (Cadwalader)...

Few was born in 1748. His father's family had emigrated from England to Pennsylvania in the 1680s, but the father had subsequently moved to Maryland, where he married and settled on a farm near Baltimore. William was born there. He...

A short history of the Industrial Revolution, the reasons that it began in England, some of the significant inventions that had a major impact, changes in transportation, the rise of labor unions, its spread to the United States, and the...

An ecxiting account of Superbowl 51, when the New England Patriots overcame the Atlanta Falcons in overtime.

In 1885, Rodin was commissioned by the French city of Calais to create a sculpture that commemorated the heroism of Eustache de Saint-Pierre, a prominent citizen of Calais, during the Hundred Years' War between England and France. View...

Charles Darwin's famous journey is chronicled here in this online book. Read it just as it was published in 1845.

This uncompleted novel by Charles Dickens is reproduced here in its 1912 edition. The thorough transcription indicates the revisions that both Dickens and his executor made. Be sure to read the message about copyright and permissions.

The period between 1660 and 1785 was a time of amazing expansion, when Britain became an empire and its society and literature had to adapt to circumstances for which there was no precedent. The topics in this Restoration and Eighteenth...

An interactive series of pages on the many treasures found at Sutton Hoo, the burial site of an ancient Anglo-Saxon king.

Access the museum's collection of portraits by the sixteenth-century goldsmith and painter Nicholas Hilliard. Find miniature portraits of many well-known figures from the Tudor and Stuart periods in British history, including Elizabeth,...