Links
We’ve put together a small selection of links to sites we really like and think you will too. Some are interesting and others are useful. If you have any suggestions of other sites we might include to share with others, please let us know.
www.english-heritage.co.uk For a really cracking day out, English Heritage have some superb properties to visit.
www.bbchistorymagazine.com A great publication filled with excellent articles, interviews and fresh insights.
www.activehistory.co.uk
www.schoolhistory.co.uk
www.classhistory.co.uk Site advertises re-enactors who offer school visits.
www.publishinghouse.me.uk A brilliant website where talented youngsters can publish their written work and artwork on the web.
www.grants4schools.info This website is aimed at providing information on grant funding and sponsorship sources relevant to primary, secondary and special schools within both the state and independent sectors. It does charge a fee, but provides centralised information that is kept bang up to date.
www.wmgtpartnership.org West Midlands Gifted and Talented Partnership has a regional responsibility to promote personalised learning and strategies. They list events and opportunities for a wide range of subjects and target groups across the region.
http://www.qcda.gov.uk/rss/3497.xml
http://www.history.org.uk/news/news_829.html
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/
http://www.bluehippomedia.com Blue Hippo Media is an award winning Birmingham based media production company. Pip and the team offered invaluable support and advice to us when it came to filming the Talk History DVD.
http://www.definitionmedia.co.uk A dynamic and creative corporate video production company in Stratford-upon-Avon working throughout the country.
www.ruralmedia.co.uk The Rural Media Company is an award winning charity that uses film, photography, journalism, graphic design and the Internet to produce high-impact moving image and new media work.
http://www.knightsofmiddleengland.com The Knights of Middle England are a radical new born medieval jousting team that are bringing the Knights of Old into the 21 century.
www.hengistarcher.co.uk We’ve just got to promote this site! It’s for a book by a local Coventry author Jacky Gray, called Archer. Kevin gave Jacky the inspiration for the book years ago when she saw him performing at Warwick Castle. Archer is the first novel in the series Hengist: The people of the horse and is available via the website.
www.thewarwicks1418.com The Warwicks 1914 - 1918 is a brilliant Living History Group, formed to perpetuate the memory of the Great War soldier. Their aim is to portray the life of the British soldier from 1914 to 1918 through dynamic displays and demonstrations. Available for hire
www.artifaqs.co.uk Useful hands-on teaching resources with an historical theme.
http://westpointalbionsmallarms.co.uk Thoroughly nice people to deal with – West Point Albion Small Arms is one of the UKs main importers and exporters of reproduction muzzle loading muskets and pistols, they also undertake repairs & proofing etc. as required.