This list is not a comprehensive list of resources available on the site, merely some of the most popular games and quizzes. Worksheets, lesson plans, PowerPoint Presentations etc are not listed here. |
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Fling the Teacher
Answer 15 questions correctly on your chosen topic and fling the teacher!
(Whole range of topics covered!) |
| free sample |
Head2Head Interactive Interviews
Interview Martin Luther King, Jr., Henry VIII or Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin or the Medicine Through Time Expert!
An award winning activity! |
| free samples |
Manic Miner
Based on the classic platform game, a furious game of skill and knowledge!
(Whole range of topics covered!) |
| free samples |
CannonBall Fun
Angle the cannon, choose your velocity, hit the correct answers!
(Whole range of topics covered!) |
| free samples |
Historical WordShoot
Test your reflexes as well as your knowledge in this fun quiz!
(Whole range of topics covered!) |
| free sample |
Splat!
How many historical characters can you splat in 60 seconds?!
(Whole range of topics covered!) |
| free sample |
Play your Dates Right
Test your knowledge of historical topics of your choice in this fun game!
(over a dozen topics covered!) |
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The Dating Game
Can you earn yourself a date with a gorgeous celebrity?
(Whole range of topics covered!) |
1000-1500
(Year 7) |
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The Battle for the throne: 1066
Will you survive the challenges to your throne as King Harold Godwineson? |
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Castles: Defence and Attack!
A game of strategy: Spend your budget on your choice of features, then read a story of how your castle fares when faced with attack! Complete with worksheet and extension activities. |
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Time Machine journey to the Middle Ages!
Explore a medieval town and village trying to find the missing pieces of your time machine! |
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The Peasants' Year
Match the pictures to the events described and use them to decide whether life was good or bad in the Middle Ages |
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Careers Advice, Medieval Style: are you on a Stairway to Heaven or a Highway to Hell?
Answer a series of questions about your beliefs and interests, and get a full assessment about whether you are a saint or a sinner! |
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The Murder of Archbishop Becket!
Develop skills of sourcework analysis with this activity. |
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Who Killed King William Rufus?
Analyse and categorise the evidence to solve this medieval mystery! |
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Bayeux Tapestry Matching quiz
Piece together the story of the Battle of Hastings in this self-marking exercise |
1500-1750
(Year 8) |
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Have a one-to-one interview with King Henry VIII!
A unique opportunity to have a chat with the great man himself!
An award winning activity! |
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Time Machine Adventure to Renaissance Florence
Learn about the key individuals, places, discoveries and creations of the Renaissance in this innovative decision-making game! |
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Decision making adventure - Don't lose your head!
Can you avoid dragging England into a Civil War as King Charles I? |
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What is the message of 'The Ambassadors'?
Analyse this mysterious Tudor painting and decide for yourself! |
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The Tudor Portrait Mystery
What is the message of the deathbed painting of Henry VIII? |
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Are you a Lutheran or a Catholic?
An online simulation. There is also a follow-up lesson plan and worksheet. |
1750-1900
(Year 9) |
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Decision making adventure - Living through the French Revolution
Could you have prevented Louis XVI getting the chop? |
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Coalbrookdale interactive database
Learn about social conditions in 19th Century Britain in an interactive way! |
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You be the Judge! - Crime and Punishment in the 19th Century
Pass verdicts on 10 nineteenth century crimes, then compare them to the decisions actually reached. |
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Adventure Game - The Home Front in World War Two!
How successfully would you have been as a wartime leader of Britain? |
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A Victorian Entrepreneur?
Do you have what it takes to succeed in the world of Victorian business? |
1900-2000
(GCSE) |
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Interview Adolf Hitler!
Interview the German dictator face to face!
An award winning activity! |
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New Liberalism, New Britain
An interactive decision making game to help teach the British Depth Study |
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The Strange Death of Emily Davison
Did she really intend to commit suicide in 1913? - An interactive investigation |
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What were the arguments for and against giving women the vote?
An interactive online activity. |
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Life in the Trenches: Simulation
An decision making game, complete with worksheets and activities. |
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Old Wulfrunians who died in WW1
An interactive memorial, complete with tasks. |
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World War One Summary Pages
Complete with activities. |
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What caused the Bolshevik Revolution?
Improves your understanding of cause and effect. |
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How would you have run the League of Nations?
Be in role as an ambitious civil servant on the make! |
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Can you survive the Wall Street Crash?
Play the stock market and see if you make your fortune! |
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What Caused World War Two?
An interactive guide which will also develop your essay writing skills |
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Basic Game: Can you save the Weimar Republic? - 1918-33
Detailed Game: Weimar Germany Decision-Making Game - Part 1: 1918-21
Detailed Game: Weimar Germany Decision Making Game - Part 2: 1921-29
How would you have handled the trials and tribulations of post-war Germany? |
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James Spod: Undercover in Nazi Germany!
Learn all about the Third Reich as you go on a mission to blow up Hitler! |
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Vietnam War: Online Simulation
Learn about events, personalities and concepts as you try to survive! |
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Virtual Interview with Martin Luther King, Jr!
A major project in which he answers questions in his own words! |
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GCSE Modern World History: Sourcework Tips
Some useful pointers to consider! |
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How to Analyse Cartoons: 1919-39
Designed specifically for GCSE revision! |
| A-Level |
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Decision Making Game: The Reign of Henry VII!
How would you fare as an Early Modern ruler? |
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The Field of the Cloth of Gold
An interactive investigation of a famous Tudor painting. |
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Decision-Making Adventure: The Henrician Reformation
Learn about the causes and events of the Schism and the Reformation under Henry VIII in this activity |
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Adventure Game: At the court of Edward VI!
Can you survive the ups and downs of Tudor politics? |
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Virtual Field Trip: The Ottoman Empire
Can you survive the rough and tumble of politics at the court of Suleiman? |
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A Virtual Field Trip to Tsarist Russia
Journey around the political, economic and social landscape of Tsarist Russia on the eve of the First World War |
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What are your Political Beliefs?
An interactive decision making game: are you left or right-wing?! |
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Should we reform the Electoral System?
An interactive decision making game, complete with worksheet. |
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What is History all about?
Designed to get you thinking about the nature and purpose of history. |
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How should you have voted in the 2005 General Election?
Decide which policies mean most to you, decide what you think of party policy on each, and get a profile! |
