http://www.mariner.org/exploration/index.php?type=explorer&id=5
Excellent biography about Da Gama – click on the menu on the right to find out more about different aspects of his career.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/gama_vasco_da.shtml
One page account of the life of Vasco da Gama from the BBC historic figures website.
Christopher Columbus
http://www.columbusnavigation.com/
Called the Columbus Navigation Homepage this website looks at the different methods of navigation used by Columbus, his ships and there is also detail on his different voyages.
http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/columbus.php
Information from the Mariner’s Museum about Christopher Columbus – click on the links at the bottom of the page to find out more!
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.137
Very easy to follow article about Columbus from the National Maritime Museum in London.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/
Site examining the career of Christopher Columbus and the impact of his voyage.
Magellan
http://www.mariner.org/educationalad/ageofex/magellan.php
One page history of Magellan’s voyage from the Mariners’ Museum with links in the article to find more out more.
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/conWebDoc.142
Clear and well-laid out article from the National Maritime Museum in London about the voyage of Magellan.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/magellan_ferdinand.shtml
Piece on Magellan from the BBC Historic Figures website. The Conquistadores
http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/
Simply excellent site about the Conquistadors to support a TV series – everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask!
