TELLING HISTORY

free history resources etc....

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As a thankyou for visiting this site Telling History offers a number of free downloadable PDF resources. You will need an Adobe Acrobat reader for some of these.

 

Ballads and songs

The Peasants Revolt of 1381 (an original ballad) (PDF)

John Wyclif (founder of the Lollards) song lyrics(PDF)

Hereward the Wake (a modern ballad about the Saxon Hero)(PDF)

 

Stories

Sir Cleges and the Christmas Cherries

The Millers Tale (Adapted from Chaucer)

 

Articles

The Witches of Warboys (first published in Smallholder Magazine)(PDF)

Thomas Clarkson - Abolitionist and Smallholder! ( first published in Smallholder Magazine)(PDF)

Utopia in the Nineteenth Century ( first published in Smallholder Magazine)

Saint Distaff's Day - marking the end of the Christmas break.( first published in Smallholder Magazine)

Guy Fawkes ( first published in Smallholder Magazine)

Mischievous Fairy Folk ( first published in Smallholder Magazine)

 

Historical event guides

Ideas for a Medieval Banquet (PDF)

Ideas for a Prehistoric 'Picnic' (PDF)

 

Teacher's Resources

Thomas Clarkson and the abolition of slavery

World War Two primary pupils activities (PDF)

Victorian Parlour Games primary pupils activities (PDF)

Victorian Singing Games primary pupils activities(PDF)

 

Links to other story sites

Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts
http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folktexts.html

SurLaLune Fairy Tales.
http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/

Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.net/

STORY-LOVERS SOS: SEARCHING OUT STORIES
http://www.story-lovers.com/

 

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