| European Voyages of Exploration | Detailed and comprehensive site that covers all aspects of Early European Overseas Exploration. An excellent place to start and continue research but with some difficult language. | |
| Timeline of European Overseas Expansion | The site name says it all. This site has a straightforward timeline of relevant events from 1300 to 1533. Useful background information. | |
| The Age of Exploration | Whilst not colourfully and cleverly presented, this site offers a comprehensive listing of information about explorers in general. Pupils can locate the explorer they are researching and then click to find out more. Excellent! | |
| Columbus Navigation Homepage | The site presents information about Columbus in a clear and accessible way, including a useful timeline. Pupils can find details about his navigation, his crew, his ships and whether he really was the first to discover America. | |
| Factfile about Ferdinand Magellan | A well presented site that poses questions that pupils may ask and then answers them clearly and concisely. A good outline of important information. | |
| Vasco da Gama | A well presented summary of essential information about Vasco da Gama. This page allows pupils to investigate further via a timeline and additional links. | |
| Hernando Cortes | Information about Hernando Cortes, yet somewhat text heavy. Maps and illustrations do help to break the text up though. | |
| Source material on Explorers | From the excellent Internet Medieval Sourcebook, primary sources are available relating to European Exploration. The extensive nature of the sources is unsuitable for direct classroom use, but ideal for research. | |
| European Explorers | Useful page offering links and providing accessible material including tables and brief information. Not an enormous amount on offer though. | |
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