The Vikings http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/vikings/index.shtml
An excellent site covering all aspects of Viking history. Vikings as invaders, traders, explorers and settlers. Also maps graphics and a project section.

Public Records Officehttp://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/educationservice/default.htm
The Public Records web site has lots of documents, photographs and maps. They cover a wide period of history, Tudor and Stuart, Victorian Britain, and documents since the 1930s. Links history with the Literacy hour. Sections for KS2, KS3 and KS4.

World War 1 www.worldwar1.com
A large site devoted to the history of World War 1. First visitors are advised to start by visiting the Reference Library. The site is divided up into 'trenches' to make it easier to select a particular aspect of the War that you are studying.

The History Channel www.historychannel.com
Select the decade you wish to look at and you will be presented with the history landmarks of that particular period. choosing the 1940s covers the death of Trotsky, German attack on England, Churchill succeeds chamberlain. Clicking on these topics will give further details. Useful for GCSE work