History websites for children

Boudicca's Revolt - BCC/Netmedia 
This resource is aimed at the K.S. 2 National Curriculum. It looks at the revolt through the eyes of four different characters. The images are original and will appeal to children. Teachers will be pleased to see some appropriate activities for the classroom.

Books about Bouddica

The Celts in Wales - BBC Wales

This site includes entertaining interactive activities related to the Celts in Wales:
- Build a roundhouse
- The war chariot
- Dig up the past

Ancient History - BBC

An excellent interactive which reconstructs a Celtic roundhouse.

Gathering the Jewels

See how the roundhouse at Castell Henllys was built and what it is like inside.

Wetwang Chariot - BBC History Trail
See how archaeological evidence, found at the Wetwang chariot burial, has been used to
reconstruct a Celtic chariot. The interactive also includes a step by step demonstration of how
the chariot would have been made and you can test how much you learnt in the quiz.

Headline History
Interview characters from the pages of history and then submit your newspaper report online. The topics to report on include: 'Boudicca's Deathly Defeat', 'Sick Travelers Seek Cure' and 'Hadrian's Wall is Complete'.

The Caerleon Challenge - NMGW, Newport LEA, and CADW
A Web Quest about the Bath House at Caerleon Roman Fortress. There are 5 tasks to complete. It includes an interesting bank of resources from the collections of the Roman Legionary Museum and CADW.

Secrets of Lost Empires - Nova Online

This site includes interactive activities related to Roman bathing:
- A day at the baths
- Construct an aquaduct
- Roman recipes

Wouldn't You Like to Be a Roman Gladiator

Web based book for children. Produced by the Salariya Book Company.

Rome Reborn - University of Virginia
This is probably the most ambitious 3-D reconstruction ever attempted. The website provides some great snap shots of how Rome would have looked. I particulary recommend viewing the video tours of iconic Roman places, such as the interior of the Colosseum or Circus Maximus.