I received an e-newletter from the the National Archives today, as I subscribe.

What caught my eye was the “Discover the story of England with our new interactive maps” (http://labs.nationalarchives.gov.uk/wordpress/) as I have been working with Timemaps (http://www.timemaps.com/) on a number of interactive maps. I have know the National Archives have been working on Interactive maps for a few years now, and am not surprised they have focussed on their favourite document – the Domesday Book.

http://labs.nationalarchives.gov.uk/wordpress/index.php/2010/10/domesday-on-a-map/ as they say “This tool enables you to search and browse over 90% of the places mentioned in Domesday Book.” I will be honest and say I have not got it working yet, and I seem not to be alone, if one looks at the comments. Thus I will wait until the wrinkles have been ironed out.

Instead I have spent some time playing on Google Earth and adding Templates, the latest is the Normandy beaches, hence the title of this post. Please find it here: D-Day Beaches, I hope you find it useful.