Writing a paper on Queens or Princesses for a class? Check out History of Royal Women website/database. It's a perfect database for the history of Royal Women.
You'll discover a variety of royal women and their lives. I remember when the authors first started the blog, they had their set up by countries. In the past five years they really expanded their content and now sort royal women according to the countries where they ruled and now have a drop down menu of the royal women. When you click the country it will take you to a list of the royal women and then from there you can pick an article to read. There are special series where one royal woman is focused on for the year, the authors highlight places to visit and what books have been published about royalty. The first royal woman of the year was in 2016 and it was a year of blogging about Queen Mary I of England. Each blog in the "Year of Series" features facts about their life, any children that were born to that queen, life facts, reign facts, and any thing interesting about the royal. In 2018, it was the year of the Last Romanovs, since it was the 100th anniversary of the death of Nicholas and Alexandra. Not only did they feature Nicholas and Alexandra and their family, but the other Romanov women who were killed due to the Russian Revolution. If you need a book for your reading list, then check out their suggestions. If you're taking a trip, then look at the places where they visited to see what you would like to add to your itinerary. If you need something for a class, then check out their suggestions and their articles. Then check out the their sources to get more information for that research paper. Each article is well written and thought out. The authors are excellent at citing their sources and are fantastic at incorporating photos into their blog. It also helps that Historical Dramas are a popular genre and that there's excellent period dramas out there. When there are no paintings or illustrations of the royal, they use content from period dramas. They also have a Google Translate button, so even if you don't speak English you'll be able to find the information you need. I didn't realize that South Korea still had a royal family and that there was an American that married into it. In school I had read the Royal Diary, Seodonk, the Queen of Silla and it was through this blog I learned about some additional Korean royalty including Consort Jang. This lead me to the Korean Series Dong-Yi. They authors just recently posted an article about the Royal Women of the German TV series Maximilian. 2020 was the year of Queen Wilhelmina, so what will 2021 bring, we'll find out soon. Teachers, students and homeschoolers will be able to find something on this website. Even if you're not a teacher, student or homeschooler, and curious about royal women this is an excellent website to satisfy your curiosity. I highly recommend that if you need a quick background on a royal woman for a high school paper head on over to History of Royal Women.
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Full Steam Ahead series concludes with the impact of the railroad on Vacation time. Leisure time is a new concept that the Railroads helped developed. Alex, Peter and Ruth explore the Victorian Traveler and go to different vacation spots.
I hope you enjoy watching this series and bringing it into the classroom. I would have no problem with sharing this series in an American History class as the railroad had a big impact in the US. For use in the classroom, just highlight, copy and paste into a word document. This series is available on YouTube. Questions:
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Full Steam Ahead Episode 5 - The impact of Branch Lines on Local Industries. Alex, Ruth and Peter explore the trains impact on local crafts and food. Peter and Alex take a test to see who can work on the railroad.
For use in the classroom, just highlight, copy and paste into a word document. This series is available on YouTube. Questions: Episode 5
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Full Steam Ahead Episode 4, the questions and answers.
This episode covers how the railroad had an impact on how mail was delivered. Peter works a mail train, while Ruth and Alex work at the stations. Peter, Alex, and Ruth finish the episode traveling on the Flying Scottsman and experience service on one the earliest fastest trains in Britain. For use in the classroom, just highlight, copy and paste into a word document. This series is available on YouTube. Questions Episode 4
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This is another fantastic channel for a social studies class: Bright Sun Channel
The information in each episode is well written and well presented. It's also a good mix of historical and modern history, economics, and interesting topics. There are several series such as Abandoned, Story of and Bankrupt. Jake is a good narrator and each episode is well thought out and well organized. My Five top picks of videos (in no particular order): Abandoned - Centralia Story of the Oceanos Story of Andrea Doria Abandoned - Houston Astrodome Abandoned - Charity Hospital Teachers and homeschoolers should definitely check out this channel. Episode 3 of Full Steam Ahead covers the impact of train on Food Distribution. Langladas, Goodman, and Ginn explore how food was gotten to market, the impact on diets, and what industries came to depend on the train. Here are the questions and answers for Episode 3.
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Episode 2 of Full Steam Ahead: Railroads became people movers on top of moving goods across England. The first railroad cars for people were very primitive and some enterprising people started creating more comfortable cars. Ginn, Goodman, and Langladas explore this new world of railroads transporting people. Questions and Answers are below. The Series is available on YouTube. For use in the classroom, just highlight, copy and paste into a word document. This series is available on YouTube. How many million nomadic workers worked on the railroad. What type of tree used to make sleepers? Where did England import wood for the railroad? What were the early train seats based on? How fast could trains go? What were the train cushions made from? Who was the head of the new railroad workforce? Who was responsible for passenger safety? What was put on the track to alert the train of a train in trouble? What help make trains safer? How many million nomadic workers worked on the railroad.
Quarter of a million What type of tree used to make sleepers? Oak/hardwood Where did England import wood for the railroad? North America What were the early train seats based on? Church Pews How fast could trains go? 65 mph What were the train cushions made from? horsehair Who was the head of the new railroad workforce? Station Master Who was responsible for passenger safety? Guard What was put on the track to alert the train of a train in trouble? Denonator What help make trains safer? Lights Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman and Alex Langladas explore the history of the British Railway system in this series! This first episode highlights the roots of British Railways. This is an excellent series to use in the classroom because it highlights the impact railroads had on Britain, perhaps even the world. I showed an episode of the series to a US History class to see if they could glean ideas from the series for how the railroads would have an impact in America. Questions and Answers for the first episode are now available. For use in the classroom, just highlight, copy and paste into a word document. This series is available on YouTube. Episode 1
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Simon is back! This channel explores the world and all it's unique places. Teachers and students alike should be able to find something to learn about. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw ![]()
I found this fantastic channel on YouTube about historical figures. If you're a teacher and you need a quick clip about a historical figure for your class this is the channel for you. It's called Biographics and Simon is a fantastic narrator. You can learn about Jackson Pollock or Richard Wagner, you can learn about mass murderers or aviators through this channels. There are a variety of historic figures featured on the channel and there is no excuse to not find someone interesting to learn about! Channel Link: www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ I developed a short worksheet to go with the Biographics Channel that teachers can use in their classroom whether it is real or virtual. ![]()
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