History

Slavery

• A North East Story - Scotland Africa and Slavery in the Caribbean

  Website detailing Scottish involvement in the Slave Trade and it's abolition.

• BBC Abolition site

  BBC microsite produced to support the bicentenary of the abolition of the Slave Trade

• Chasing Freedom exhibition

  Link to the website for the Royal Navy Museum's Chasing Freedom exhibition

• Liverpool Museums Abolition site

  Site from the Liverpool Museums providing information on the abolition of the Slave Trade

• Royal Navy Website

  Article on the Royal Navy website about activity to commemorate the bicentenary of the Slave Trade's abolition.

• Understanding Slavery

  Site providing additional resources and information about the slave trade and its abolition.

The Role of Women During World War 2

• BBC People's War site

  Extensive site for people to share their experiences and recollections of World War 2.

• BBC's World War 2 Home Front website

  Website containing information on various areas of the home front during World War 2, including the roles which women undertook.

• The Wartime Memories Project

  Website set up to display people's recollections and photographs from World War 1 and 2.

• Women of World War 2 Memorial

  Website for the Whitehall memorial for those women who served during World War 2

World War 1 - Life in the Trenches

• 1914-1918 Website

  Website about World War One with a secton specially dedicated to life in the trenches.

• BBC History

  Section of the BBC History site dedicated to life in the trenches; contains a virtual tour of a trench.

• Trench Life Article

  Article about life in the trenches during World War 1 from the First World War website.