Midway between Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, Baltimore makes an interesting stop on a land-based tour on the north-east coast. The city played an important part in the Revolution, and with Congress meeting there it was briefly the capital of the fledgling nation in 1776-77. ... MORE>
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If there is one date in English history that everyone knows, it is 1066. In the space of just two weeks three major battles were fought that were to decide the fate of England. ... MORE>
1066 invasion | norman conquest
During more than 4 years of bitter fighting one event stood out as a beacon of humanity – the Christmas Truce of 1914, when amidst the carnage, for the first time the fighting stopped.... MORE>
Britain at War | christmas truce | WW1
Social class, love and death, and the self-conscious examination of the relationship between fiction and reality are all explored in this one-day tour.... MORE>
literature | mcewan | atonement
This two day tour focuses on the fifteen poems by Wilfred Owen set for examination in the OCR’s AS Unit F661. Understanding the attainment objectives involved, this tour is designed to launch, reinforce or revise the set poems. ... MORE>
wilfred owen | literature | ww1
In this one-day tour our expert guide will lead you in Jane’s footsteps to the places of her birth, life and death to discover how she triumphed over her limited opportunities to become one of the most revered writers in the English language. ... MORE>
jane austen | literature | pride and prejudice
Rochester is the perfect setting for a cross-curricular tour combining elements of history, literature, architecture and art. In particular it provides an excellent opportunity to study two of the key themes of the medieval period – 'Revolt and Rebellion' and 'Church and State'. ... MORE>
UK based tours | religion | middle ages | black death
The gateway to the United States, New York City is an exciting destination for school groups.... MORE>
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The largest and most ambitious military operation ever staged, the Normandy Landings of June 1944 paved the way for the Allies’ eventual victory in the Second World War. Our D-Day tours are tailor-made to suit your curriculum needs and your location in the UK. ... MORE>
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The story of the evacuation of the British Army from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940 is one that turned a potential disaster into a miracle. ... MORE>
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In the summer of 1944 Allied High Command gave its approval to an ambitious plan to secure a bridgehead across the last natural barrier to Germany – the Lower Rhine. ... MORE>
Market Garden | Arnhem | WW2
The temporary capital of the independent United States between 1790-1800, Philadelphia was the centre of Revolutionary activity, and its most famous attractions include Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th 1776, and the Liberty Bell, famously rung four days later to summon local citizens to its first public reading. ... MORE>
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Michael Morpurgo's hugely successful novel tells the moving story of Thomas Peaceful, and has become a popular way of delivering the topic of the Great War to younger pupils.... MORE>
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Whether your students are studying the excesses of the Tsars, the tumultuous events of the Revolutions of 1905 and 1917 or the tyranny of Stalin, an ANGLIA tour to Russia will allow your students to experience the glory that is St Petersburg and in Moscow to see where Russia’s Soviet past collides with its capitalist future.... MORE>
International Relations 1900-1991 | stalin | cold war | communism
For those studying the American West at GCSE, this tour is designed to provide an insight to a fascinating region, and dramatic period in history. Starting in Denver, Colorado, the tour visits a working ranch and a historic gold mine, before heading into the Rocky Mountains en route to Salt Lake City, Utah.... MORE>
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Although the ideological confrontation between the Soviet Union and NATO which lasted between 1945 - 1990 may not have involved direct conflict, the Cold War, as it came to be known, was fought by all other available means.... MORE>
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In order to meet the requirements of the new specifications ANGLIA is pleased to be able to offer a combination tours specifically designed to enable students to examine the nature of warfare across different periods.... MORE>
WW2
A visit to the Ironbridge Gorge is perfect for those studying the Industrial Revolution. With ten museums around the Coalbrookedale and Coalport valleys there is plenty to do and see at this World Heritage Site.... MORE>
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Central to any study of the causes, events and effects of the Norman Conquest of England is an understanding of who the Normans were: where they came from and what motivated them. This tour examines the Conquest from an unusual perspective – that of William and his followers. ... MORE>
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The first day of the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 1916 was the worst day in the history of the British Army. It was to be the Big Push to win the war and it was to be the battle that would make the reputation of the Kitchener Armies. ... MORE>
Britain at War | WW1 | Kitchener's Army | Somme
The horror of the First World War can be summed up in two words ‘The Salient’. This small and militarily insignificant Belgian town was to become the eye of the storm that raged around the few square miles of its perimeter. ... MORE>
Britain at War | WW1 | Ypres
Vimy Ridge was a fortress, studded with concrete pillboxes, deep dugouts and trenches, festooned with barbed wire where machine guns covered the long slope up from the Allied lines in front of Arras. Up to the spring of 1917 attempts to take the Ridge had cost the British and French armies over 190,000 casualties.... MORE>
Britain at War | WW1 | Vimy | Arras
An alternative to the 'standard' Holocaust-themed tour to Auschwitz-Birkenau and Krakow, this tour examines in greater depth the process by which the Final Solution was carried out in Poland. ... MORE>
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The permanent national capital, founded in 1790, is home to all three branches of the Federal government, as well as many of the nation's monuments and museums. ... MORE>
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No single conflict has affected so many people over such a wide area as the war that engulfed the world from 1939. The Second World War truly is the defining act of the Twentieth Century. A clash of extreme doctrines, of dictatorships and democracies that resulted in over 50 million killed and countless millions left homeless. ... MORE>
Britain at War | Hitler | WW2
