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History Sites:

British Empire British Empire: Timelines, maps, biographies, and articles on various aspects of British and Imperial history, culture, technology, and armed forces. (History) http://www.britishempire.co.uk/ Donald Stark: Essays on the British Isles 1500-1700 Donald Stark: Essays on the British Isles 1500-1700: Essays written as part of a BA in Modern History at Oxford University. (History) http://www.donaldstark.co.uk/EngC1617.html Labour History Research Index Labour History Research Index: Centre for research into labour history; site features include annotated link directory, research tools, and guide to libraries and archive collections. (History) http://www.qbradley.freeserve.co.uk/ Magnificent Pacific Stewards Magnificent Pacific Stewards: Voyages, era and legacy of Captain Cook and Joseph Banks. A historical narrative by Freya Hastings. (History) http://www.geocities.com/freyakorps/MagnificentPacific.html History Compass History Compass: An online journal from Blackwell Publishing and the Institute of Historical Research, covering important trends, debates, resources and publications in the field. Available by library subscription. (History) http://www.history-compass.com/ Talking History Talking History: A moderated discussion board for history and archaeology with a core interest in the past of the British Isles. (History) http://pub55.ezboard.com/btalkinghistory The Harleian Society The Harleian Society: Transcribes, prints and publishes the heraldic visitations and manuscripts relating to genealogy and heraldry. Site includes the Society's history. (History) http://fmg.ac/Harleian/ Britannia: British History Britannia: British History: Timelines, narrative histories, original source documents and important texts, biographies, maps, glossaries, reading lists, informative articles by guest writers, and interviews. (History) http://britannia.com/history/ Spartacus Encyclopaedia of British History:1700-1960 Spartacus Encyclopaedia of British History:1700-1960: A comprehensive reference being produced for the National Grid of Learning as a free resource for students, with numerous articles and images presenting multiple points of view of figures and events in the history of the UK. (History) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Britain.html Punch Cartoons of the Late Victorian and Edwardian Period Punch Cartoons of the Late Victorian and Edwardian Period: British social history through Punch cartoons 1881-1914. (History) http://www.paulsroom.bravepages.com/ British History at About.com British History at About.com: Articles on many aspects of British history, such as The Vikings and Prime Ministers, edited by James Appleyard. E-mail newsletter list and book recommendations. A commercial site funded by advertising and sponsored referrals. (History) http://britishhistory.about.com/ The Black Presence in Britain The Black Presence in Britain: Black British history and news. (History) http://www.blackpresence.co.uk The History Channel The History Channel: A satellite/cable/digital channel dealing with world history and the history of the United Kingdom. (History) http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/ Encyclopaedia of British History Encyclopaedia of British History: The encyclopedia currently contains over 2,800 entries and is an attempt to show the history of Britain through the eyes of people from all levels of society. Each entry includes narrative, illustrations, primary sources and bibliography. (History) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/industry.html Camelot International Camelot International: A glimpse of the heritage of Britain and Ireland. Includes famous Britons, battles, castles, palaces, historic houses and heritage by county. Also genealogy and hotels. (History) http://www.camelotintl.com The Learning Curve The Learning Curve: Virtual museum provided by the Public Record Office offering access to landmark documents spanning the past 1,000 years of British history. (History) http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/ Since the First Penny Dropped Since the First Penny Dropped: The history of the Public Telephone Call Box from 1884 to the present day. Site by British Telecom. (History) http://www.payphones.bt.com/2001/about/education/menu.html On this day: British History. On this day: British History.: British historical diary. (History) http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/default.stm British History British History: Ken Collinson follows the history and archaeology of Britain from the Beaker people to Magna Carta, primarily through lists of links, but he also presents some primary sources: chronicles and significant documents. (History) http://www.webmesh.co.uk/britishprehistory.htm The Rural History Centre The Rural History Centre: A national centre for the study of development in agriculture, the countryside and food, with major library, object, archive and photograph collections. (History) http://www.rdg.ac.uk/rhc/index.html Britain Unlimited Britain Unlimited: History and influences of 250 famous Britons, their works and places they visited (History) http://www.britainunlimited.com History.UK.com History.UK.com: A searchable directory of over 25,000 venues, organizations, and experts in the UK, as well news, features and a timeline of UK history from 10,000 BC to the present. (History) http://www.history.uk.com A Web of English History A Web of English History: Marjie Bloy presents some of the major themes of the period 1760-1850. (History) http://www.historyhome.co.uk/ History Learning History Learning: Covers many history topics up to advanced level. Part of the Association of Teachers' Websites. (History) http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ The British Book Trade Index The British Book Trade Index: BBTI is a searchable index of names, brief biographical and trade details of people who worked in the book trade in England and Wales and were trading by 1851. (History) http://www.bbti.bham.ac.uk H-Albion: British and Irish History H-Albion: British and Irish History: H-Net group dedicated to enable historians more easily to discuss research interests, teaching methods, and the state of historiography. Features archive, reviews, course syllabi, links to related resources, and subscription information. (History) http://www.h-net.org/~albion/ BBC Online - History BBC Online - History: Presents original content on a variety of historical topics. Includes games, timelines, history for kids, and featured writers. (History) http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ The History Vault The History Vault: Gordon Wilkie's essays on a variety of topics and eras, starting with Celtic Britain. (History) http://www.freewebs.com/thehistoryvault/ British Imperialism in Africa British Imperialism in Africa: Essay examining the causes and effects of British imperialism in 19th century Africa. (History) http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=17120&url=17120/data/essays/brit_af/ The British Empire - A Chronicle The British Empire - A Chronicle: A chronicle in words, maps and graphics of all major events, wars etc from 1500AD to 1947 AD. (History) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/haywardlad Great Britain Historical Database Great Britain Historical Database: A large database of British nineteenth and twentieth-century statistics (History) http://hds.essex.ac.uk/gbh.asp A Small Piece of History A Small Piece of History: Joint venture by The History Channel and English Heritage, which aims to build an archive of personal historical memories. Details of how to enter, roadshows, prizes and partners. (History) http://www.asmallpieceofhistory.co.uk British and Scottish Timelines British and Scottish Timelines: The history of Britain broken down into bitesize chunks by the BBC. (History) http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/history/pg.pl?contents2=scotland&englinks=both&title1=england&template=double&title2=scotland&site=timeline&default=england&contents1=england& J. Lyons & Co. J. Lyons & Co.: An illustrated history of this national caterer and food manufacturer from 1887-1998 by Peter Bird. (History) http://www.kzwp.com/lyons/ Timescapes: Land and History Timescapes: Land and History: History, landscape and legend of some of England's most remarkable sites: Glastonbury, Bath, Wye Valley, and Arthur in Somerset, from booksellers 3 Stones. (History) http://www.time-scapes.co.uk Historic UK Historic UK: An on-line magazine celebrating the history and culture of Britain, with links to all types of heritage accommodation in Britain. (History) http://www.historic-uk.com Photo-Ark.co.uk Photo-Ark.co.uk: An online image archive of old UK photographs, postcards and pictures. Image submissions welcome. (History) http://www.photo-ark.co.uk Society of Antiquaries of London Society of Antiquaries of London: Founded in 1717. Its elected members are concerned with the antiquities and history of the UK and other countries. Information on its library, grants, publications. (History) http://www.sal.org.uk/ Local Histories Local Histories: A collection of concise histories of towns and cities in the UK and Ireland by Timothy Lambert. Also timelines of English and Irish history. (History) http://www.localhistories.org/ DocumentsOnline DocumentsOnline: Digital images of wills, Cabinet records, pictures, photographs and historical documents from the Public Record Office. (History) http://www.documentsonline.nationalarchives.gov.uk// The Radio Security Service - Voluntary Interceptors The Radio Security Service - Voluntary Interceptors: The one thing Bletchley Park could not decode were the signals that it did not receive. The Radio Security Service - Voluntary Interceptors or 'the Secret Listeners' were the people who got the signals for Bletchley Park during WWII. (History) http://www.secretlisteners.org/ History of the United Kingdom History of the United Kingdom: A large collection of primary sources on British history. (History) http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/uk.html Hands On The Past Hands On The Past: Offer living history presentations from Anglo-Saxon to Home Guard. Profile, portfolio, gallery of photographs, forthcoming events. (History) http://www.handsonthepast.net British History Online British History Online: A digital library of text and information about people, places and businesses from the 12th century to the present day, built by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust. (History) http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ A1 and The Great North Road A1 and The Great North Road: History, geography and anything of interest about the development of the route between London and Edinburgh. (History) http://www.biffvernon.freeserve.co.uk/contents.htm Suite 101 - Modern British History Suite 101 - Modern British History: Articles on a myriad of topics from the French Revolution to Tony Blair, mainly focusing on the period between 1830 and 1945. Also has monthly reviews of books in British history. (History) http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/british_history Fire Brigade History Fire Brigade History: A brief history of this emergency service, from Roman times up to present day, including the great fire of London and information about rank structure. (History) http://www.firebrigadehistory.netfirms.com/ Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674 to 1834 Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674 to 1834: A searchable online edition, detailing the lives of ordinary people, containing accounts of over 100,000 trials held at London's central criminal court. (History) http://www.oldbaileyonline.org The Workhouse The Workhouse: The history of the poor-law workhouse system in Britain including maps, photos, audio clips, chronology, and a tour of a virtual workhouse. (History) http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/ British Pathe News British Pathe News: Historic newsreel footage and stills from the 20th century. Includes on-line catalog search facility. (History) http://www.britishpathe.com History Footsteps History Footsteps: Local history resources for schools from the Victoria County History: The Bristol Slavery Trail, Travelling through Codford and Warter...living in an estate village. (History) http://www.historyfootsteps.net/ Suite101 - British Social History Suite101 - British Social History: Articles on the social history of the British, including their daily lives, their culture, the different influences on different eras of the arts and the fashions and styles of different eras. (History) http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/british_social_history Suite 101 - United Kingdom History Suite 101 - United Kingdom History: Suite 101's section on UK history, providing bulletins, articles and discussions. (History) http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/united_kingdom_history