| Kings and Battles arranged by date - simple webpages with pictures and a few facts | |
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| Kings and Queens of England | A simple guide for those who don't know them! |
| Battles involving England | Simple descriptions of important battles, within Britain and elsewhere. With pictures and maps. |
| Kings and Queens of Scotland | The monarchs that came before James I and VI |
| Social History - these webpages are probably too dull for children! | |
| Imperial units and old British money | Tables and facts about what was used in the 1950s. |
| Gwydir Street, Cambridge, UK | About the street where I live, including its history |
| A look back at two World Wars | The war diaries of Edward Packe (my grandfather). It includes his time in the trenches, and flying in the Royal Flying Corps (which pre-dates the RAF). |
| A Victorian railway engineer in India | Frederick Dibblee, my great grandfather. |
| The Binney Family | The Canadian family of my great grandmother. |
| Myths about gods of olden cultures - simple webpages suitable for young children | ||
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| Romans | Roman gods | Only the main gods are covered. There is a picture and story or fact for each one. |
| Roman numbers | Understand how Roman numbers work. Includes a convertor to and from ordinary numbers. | |
| Design your own Roman mosaic | Plus designs to copy. | |
| Roman mazes | As shown on Roman mosaics. | |
| Our month names | How they are derived from Roman gods and words. | |
| The solar system | The names of the planets, and how they are connected to the days of the week. | |
| The Seven Wonders of the World | Photos, what they were, where they were, how old and how long they lasted. | |
| Merels | Roman games that you can play online | |
| Tabula | ||
| Egyptians | Egyptian gods | Only the main gods are covered. There is a picture and story or fact for each one. |
| Ancient Egyptian numbers | How Egyptian numbers work. How to multiply using them. Egyptian fractions. | |
| Nordic people (Saxons and Vikings) | Nordic gods | Only the main gods are covered. There is a picture and story or fact for each one. |
| Our week day names | How they are derived from Saxon gods. | |
| Nordic runes | The story of Beowulf | |
| People's names | Modern names derived from Germanic, Old English (Saxon) or Old Norse. | |
© Jo Edkins 2010