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Hi Lisa
I bought some world timelines for the loan boxes when I was at Haslemere Museum. I think they came from GLS - or it could have been Hope or NES Arnold. It might be worth trying to find them on their website if only to look at which dates they thought were important!
Maggie Monteath
Museum Education Consultant
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They may get in touch with you anyway, but I remember the British Library
having an excellent timeline placing Britain's key events within those of
World history - it was for the Lindisfarne gospels exhibition, so was
focussed on the Anglo-Saxon era.
Also, English Heritage have a good one
that places things like the extinction
of dinosaurs way before people
evolved, as well as key historic dates in
context. That one is for English
History only though.
Hope this helps,
Claire Tall
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Hi
we ordered a history timeline from pcet wall charts (pictorial charts
educational trust)
its good because it highlights world history and certain
events that happened. and covers the world.
Try their website
http://www.pcet.co.uk/
thanks
Farena Bashir
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Hi
Lisa
I'm working on developing a timeline (30m) of Liverpool's
history pre ice
age to present. We are currently consulting locally with
public and with a
load of curators and academics about what they think the 5
key dates from
Liverpool's history are.... In terms of national and
international we
thought we might use the national curriculum references -
Vikings and Romans
arrival, Victorians, Pyramids built etc to give people a
point of
reference - what was happening in Liverpool during the Aztecs?
etc.
Only problem with that is that it does present quite an imperial
view of
history which we all try to avoid so would need to flag it up as
'text book
history' or something - with a teacher with a mortar board. Our
main
emphasis though, is the local stuff - that is just a point of
reference.
We are incorporating objects into ours and also trying to think
how we can
make it accessible for children - icons etc.
I'll copy you
in when we've collated our key dates in case useful.
Julia (at National
Museums
Liverpool)
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The National Maritime Museum digital team is currently producing
an
interactive timeline which aims to show different events
(historical,
cultural etc) side by side. IF you're interested, I can send you
a link
once it's all finished (there were apparently a few stumbling blocks
in
the initial stages - it's a complicated project!!!)
Good
luck,
Amy
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Hi Lisa
Good luck with that. You will open a can of worms I'm
afraid. We have one
in Jane Austen's House which is very popular with
the visitors, but because
I had the temerity to include random events (from
the BBC History website)
like the Peterloo Massacre I was accused of trying
to make a political
message (by only one influential person it has to be
said)! I was
astonished. I can send you a copy of ours if you'd
like, but obviously ours
was only covering 41 years and not
2000.
Kind regards
Louise West