RENAISSANCE
Allentown Art Museum has an interactive website packed with fun activities called The Renaissance Connection.
Great Secrets - Da Vinci is a computer game that allows you to explore the world of the famous artist! Travel through his diary, meet famous people, and see his artwork.
HENRY VIII & ELIZABETH
More informational than activity-based, this site on the Tudors & Henry VIII is entertaining and interactive.
Play the Elizabethan Syping Game and crack the code!
Explore the Mary Rose, a warship of Henry VIII's, that shipwrecked and was rediscovered in 1971.
SHAKESPEARE
Play games, do puzzles, and have fun learning on the Shakespeare for Kidswebsite!
Take a virtual trip back in time to Shakespear's Globe Theatre!
Another activity would be to do a Reader's Theater, acting out a Shakespearean play. This site has some short adaptations for kids, as well as fun lists of Shakespearean insults, compliments, and more!
GREAT PLAGUE OF LONDON, 1665-1666
I don't often list a purely informational site here, but this is unique (& does have good pictures). Most don't know that Eyam, England is called the plague village because it voluntarily isolated itself when the plague struck, brought by fleas imported in a tailor's shipment of cloth. This real story seems to mirror the book A Parcel of Patterns.
VICTORIAN ERA
The Birmingham Museum let you explore a Victorian painting online, as well as some other great activities to print out!
See if you know your Victorian etiquette with this game!
This game explores the cultural changes for women in the Victorian age.
What about the Gunpowder Plot? Play this game and found out!
Can you make it as a factory owner in the Industrial Revolution? Another related game, Muck and Brass, puts you in charge of a city during this same time. You have to look out for your citizens, while still encouraging the positive impact of factories. Are you up for the challenge?
The Lost Cases of 221B Baker St. is a computer game set in Victorian England. Help Sherlock solve mysterious cases!
