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This interactive timeline will allow you to explore the evolution of English language, from the 11th century to the present day. Scroll through decade by decade to investigate the many social, cultural and political strands from which our language has been woven

Lord of the Rings Project, commonly shortened LotrProject, is a creative web project dedicated to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. It is perhaps most known for the extensive and ever updating genealogy, the historical timeline of Middle-Earth and the statistics of the population of Middle-Earth. LotrProject was published in January 2012 by Emil Johansson with the genealogy as the only feature. To much surprise it gained a lot of attention which spurred the development of the site. Since then the project has expanded to become a creative outlet for Emil and now features several interactive Tolkien related projects.

Companion to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Ken Burns documentary about author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens). The site features an interactive scrapbook of writing and artifacts, which was inspired by Twain's own scrapbooks and his invention of a "self-pasting" scrapbook in 1872. Also includes an illustrated timeline, selected writings, a bibliography, links to related sites, and classroom activities.

Quattro musei di Londra (Museum of London, London Transport Museum, Jewish Museum, Museum of Croydon) si uniscono per creare un nuovo portale dedicato alla storia della capitale inglese nel 20esimo secolo: Arte, paesaggio urbano, comunità, ambiente, vita privata, icone, divertimento, guerra, migrazione, politica, servizi pubblici, sport, trasporti, lavoro, cultura giovanile, tutti i temi da esplorare declinati all'insegna della vita della città e della sua storia recente. Una mappa interattiva conduce il visitatore anche all'interno dei vari quartieri della città e un timeline per sezioni cronologiche permette di visitare Londra nelle varie fasi della sua storia culturale.

Chinese Civilization in time and space is an innovative research tool being developed by Academia Sinica, Taiwan which aims to provide scholars with free access to GIS data applications showing maps and timelines of Chinese history over the past 2,000 years to the Qing Dynasty. It integrates geospatial materials, based on historical atlases of china, with other geographical and historical research databases including text from the Scripta Sinica, and the The Bibliography of Chinese Local Gazetteers. Topics covered include: geographical changes in the Yellow River; the development of urban areas; archaeology and archaeological sites in China; a database of information on famous persons in Chinese history; a historical atlas of place names from China and Taiwan. The database may be searched. users should note that much information is offered in Chinese only. Technical and copyright information is provided.

Gideon O. Burton's searchable website, 'Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric', offers a detailed introduction to an extensive number of rhetorical tropes and schemes, and branches of rhetoric employed first in classical oratory, and subsequently taught in the Inns of Court, universities and grammar schools of Renaissance England. The site features a timeline of rhetorical texts, classical through to Renaissance, some including links to descriptions and outlines of works cited. There is also a useful site search facility which can also be used to search the Web, although searches do bring up some commercial websites.Burton provides a useful introduction to rhetoric for students of classical and Renaissance literature and culture and a very good quick reference source for postgraduates and academics.