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History by Era

Historical material ordered by era, with especial focus on the ancient and pre-modern world (e.g. Roman Empires), as well as continent spanning events (e.g. Cold War, Renaissance, Enlightenment).
The History Guide: Lectures on History
Steven Kreis has tutored at several universities and thanks to his generosity you can read his lectures online. There is a complete course on ancient and medievial history, the start of one on early modern history and other essays on modern topics.
World History: The Big Story
Frank Smitha's website covers the whole of world history from ancient times to today, including a lot of material on Europe. The site is divided up into five eras: ancient, 6th to 15th centuries, 16 to 19th centuries, 1901 to World War 2, 1946 to today.

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