Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past

Weighing as much as a small car, a rover named Curiosity rolls quietly around Mars.

On the night of April 14, 1912, as it made its first voyage, the luxury steamship Titanic struck an iceberg.

With the first world wide war, many new weapons were invented for the battlefield.

Countries from all over the globe fought in World War II.

We all have rights.

You may think you have it tough and work really hard, but not compared with children who had to work for a living in the past and even today.

Amazing creatures have roamed our planet for millions of years.

Like many slaves, Robert Smalls was forced to fight for the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.

Why is Elizabeth I considered one of the England's greatest rulers?

Avast!

Ships, sails, swords, and stink bombs!

Fast ships, big ships, they could be anywhere in the sea, waiting.

A strong sea breeze and a ship on the horizon!

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Which prehistoric places or remains still exist in the UK today?

Which Roman places or remains still exist in the UK today?

Which Viking places or remains still exist in the UK today?

Which Anglo-Saxon places or remains still exist in the UK today?

Which Christian places or remains still exist in the UK today?

Make the mythology of Ancient Greece come to life for young readers through engaging stories and dramatic photos and illustrations.

Make the mythology of Ancient Rome come to life for young readers through engaging stories and dramatic photos and illustrations.

Make Ancient Norse mythology come to life for young readers through engaging stories and dramatic photos and illustrations.

Make the mythology of Ancient Egypt come to life for young readers through engaging stories and dramatic photos and illustrations.

Hoping to finally end World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945.

Nearly 8,000 Jewish-owned businesses, schools, hospitals and homes were destroyed during one night of brutality in November 1938.

President Franklin D.

It is 1941.

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The Underworld is the land of the dead and ruled by the powerful god Hades.

What happens when the gods disagree?

You are the mighty Greek hero Theseus, on a quest to prove that you are the rightful heir to Athen's throne.

What happens when the mighty god Zeus and the Titan ruler Cronus battle to reign over the world?

Everyone makes mistakes, but they're not often on display for the whole world to see.

Everyone makes mistakes, but they're not often on display for the whole world to see.

Explores the lives and daring deeds of spies during World War II, using photos, original sources, maps, timelines and little-known facts.

Explores the lives and daring deeds of spies during World War I, using photos, original sources, maps, timelines and little-known facts.

Explores the lives and daring deeds of modern-day spies, using photos, original sources, maps, timelines and little-known facts.

Explores the lives and daring deeds of spies during the Cold War, using photos, original sources, maps, timelines and little-known facts.

World War II was the most destructive war in history.

World War I was a brutal war that left more than 9 million dead.

Isis and Osiris have never trusted their brother Set.

The god Thoth creates seven giant scorpions to protect Isis and Horus as they flee from Set's palace.

When Prince Thutmose visits the Pyramids of Giza, he discovers the head of the Sphinx sticking out of the sand.

Prince Neferkaptah has always loved learning.

During World War II, between 10 July and 31 October 1940, Nazi Germany launched an attempt to invade Great Britain, beginning with air raids.

The British railway system is the oldest in the world.

Julius Caesar led the Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC.

Boudicca was queen of the Iceni tribe.

Edward the Confessor was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England.

Alfred the Great was the first King of all England.