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This site is dedicated to bringing history to life, for the casual browser and the complete enthusiast. There are nearly 10,000 pages for you to explore, and new content is added all the time.
The site is divided into four main areas: Topics Resources Practical History and Community.
Use the NAVIGATION to the left of the page to move around the site as depicted below. It also shows you where you are on the site by highlighting the section you are in. For example, in the left-hand navigation on this page 'Site guide' is highlighted in dark purple.
Topics section on the navigation menu
TOPICS embraces all the key historical themes and events that are covered in-depth on the site. They are arranged into four chronologically-ordered sections:
Ancient HistoryBritish HistoryWorld WarsRecent HistoryFor example, if you're looking for something on
Operation Overlord, you will find it in
Topics > World Wars > World War Two.
Topics Cascading Navigation
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RESOURCES are supplementary ways of getting into Topics.
For example, you could choose to just see all the
Games available in Topics by going to
Resources > Interactive Content > Games.
Resources Cascading Navigation
back to top Practical History section on the navigation menu
PRACTICAL HISTORY shows you how to get involved with actually doing some history. This could mean researching your
Family History, trying your hand at
Archaeology or improving your skills with a structured
History Trails online course.
Practical History Cascading Navigation
back to top Community section on the navigation menu
COMMUNITY is where you can find out more about bbc.co.uk/history, access our
RSS feeds, or interact with other site users on the
Message Boards.
Community Cascading Navigation
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How to use the index pages
Click on the part of the image that you wish to know more about.
· Subject title This shows you which subject you are looking at. In this case, it is 'Empire and Sea Power'. This also shows where the subject lives. In this case, the subject 'Empire and Sea Power' lives in the section 'British History'.
back to image · Left-hand navigation This shows you where you are in the site. The subject you are looking at is in bold letters, in this case 'Empire and Sea Power'. The section where the subject lives is highlighted, in this case 'British History'.
back to image · Overview This gives you a brief introduction to the subject. It consists of a one-line summary to give you a 'flavour' of the subject, and an 'overview' article that outlines what the subject covers.* In this case, 'Empire and Sea Power' covers the battles of Trafalgar and Waterloo, but also key themes like Britain's rise as a world power and social reforms like the abolition of slavery.
back to image · Subject index Click on the links in the subject index to jump directly to the subject area that interests you the most.* In this case, you can jump to Nelson and Trafalgar; Wellington and Waterloo; Reform and Revolution; Empire and Industry; Abolition of the Slave Trade 1807; or the Voyages of Captain Cook. Alternatively, just scroll down the page. You can also use the subject index to go directly to the Message Boards; the British Timeline; or Related Links.
back to image · Content This shows you the feature articles, galleries, games, virtual tours, interactive maps, audio/video and timelines that are available for this subject area.* In this case, the subject area 'Nelson and Trafalgar' has: a game that lets you refight the Battle of Trafalgar; an interactive map of the battle; a picture gallery; and seven relevant feature articles.
back to image *Please note that this layout only applies to 'Topics' (colour-coded blue) and to the subjects 'Family History' and 'Archaeology' within 'Practical History' (colour-coded dark red). All other page layouts are straightforward indexes.
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Gallery Icon
Gallery Icon used to represent a link to a Gallery on the site.
Audio Icon
Audio Icon used to represent a link to a piece of Audio content on the site.
Video Icon
Video Icon used to represent a link to piece of Video content on the site.
Game Icon
Game Icon used to represent a link to a Game on the site.
Animation Icon
Animation Icon used to represent a link to an Animation on the site.
Virtual Tour Icon
Virtual Tour Icon used to represent a link to a Virtual Tour on the site.
Timeline Icon
Timeline Icon used to represent a link to a Timeline on the site.
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