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General European History Resources |
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Center for Western European Studies (homepage, with link to "virtual" library of Western European resources) (U. of Pittsburgh) |
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EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe (homepage, with links arranged either by time period or region) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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History of Euro-Japanese Cultural Relations (index of links and historical materials) (Wolfgang Michel-Zaitsu, National U. of Kyushu) |
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European History Bibliographies (arranged by subject, geared to the Yale University Library Collection) (Susanne Roberts) |
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World History Archive: Europe ("documents to support the study of world history from a working-class and non-Eurocentric perspective") (Haines Brown, Central Connecticut S.) |
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OSSHE Historical and Cultural Atlas Resource (from ancient to modern) (U. Orgeon) |
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Medieval Legal History (primary texts, lecture material, links, from the Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. of North Florida) |
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Megalithic Pages (photos and info on European megalithic sites) (Jan Bily) |
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NetSERF: Medieval History (History Dept., Catholic U. of America) |
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Duane Osheim, "Plague and Public Health in Renaissance Europe" |
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Printing: Renaissance and Reformation (online exhibition, covering movement from manuscript to print in European culture) (Thomas Cooper Library, U. of South Carolina) |
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Stone Pages (links to articles and photos about European megalithic sites) (Paola Arosio and Diego Meozzi) |
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Trade Products in Early Modern History (essays on economic history, arranged by products) (Carol Urness, James Ford Bell Library, U. Minnesota) |
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European Union/Theorizing Europe |
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J. Peter Burgess (U. of Oslo, "European Borders: History Of Space/Space Of History" (theory of history) |
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Council of Europe Council of Europe Portal (official site of the Council of Europe; in numerous languages) |
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History of Europe as a Supranational Region: Primary Documents (links to primary sources, from medieval to modern, within the EuroDocs site) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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European Integration History Index (sections on archives, journals, and more; within the WWW Virtual Library site, devoted to links, especially to primary sources) (Christian Lekl, Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l’Europe) |
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European Union Europa - The European Union online (official server of the European Union; in numerous languages) |
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Maastricht Treaty -- Establishment of the European Union |
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For European Recovery: The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Marshall Plan (online exhibit) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Early Modern Europe: The Witch Hunts (links to primary and secondary sources, covering the European witch hunts, as well as instances in colonial America) (Frank Luttmer, Hanover C.) |
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World War I |
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World War I and its Aftermath 1914 - 1921 (links to tutorial articles within the HSC Online site) (Charles Sturt U., Australia) |
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World War I--Trenches on the Web: An Internet History of the Great War |
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Homepage (deep, well-organized, sophisticated page of textual and multimedia resources) (Mike Iavarone) |
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From Chickamauga to Chipilly Ridge: The Long March of John Allan Wyeth ("World War I poetry of an American Civil War vet") |
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PBS/The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century |
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Reference Library
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VRML Hall ("virtual reality objects from WWI") |
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WWI Publications and Periodicals |
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Eastern Europe |
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General Resources |
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Russian and East European Studies Virtual Library (homepage for society, with searchable database for links) (REES, U. of Pittsburgh) |
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Slavic Research Center: Useful Links (links on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, arranged by subject) (Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido U.) |
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The Vittifarne Association Expedition Vittfarne (explanation of scientific expedition to the Caucasus in the wake of the viking chieftain Ingvar the far-travelled one, in replica boat; in Swedish, English, Russian, and other Caucasus dialects) |
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World History Archives: History of Eastern Europe in General ("documents to support the study of world history from a working-class and non-Eurocentric perspective") (Haines Brown, Central Connecticut S.) |
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A Country Study: Albania (historical, cultural, political and economic information, from early to modern times, arranged by topic) (Raymond Zickel and Walter R. Iwaskiw, Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Alba Ruthenia: Belarussian History Index (history resources, from the WWW Virtual Libray web site, including links to maps and primary sources)(Mikalai M. Kaskiukowich) |
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A Country Study: Belarus (historical, cultural, political and economic information, from early to modern times, arranged by topic) (Helen Fedor, Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (links to museum pages on Belarussian history and culture) |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina (history resources, from the WWW Virtual Libray web site, including links to maps and primary sources) (George Laughead, Jr., U. Kansas) |
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Bulgaria |
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Bulgaria-- A Country Study (links to articles on Bulgarian culture, history, and government) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Bulgarian History (links to articles extracted from a larger history) (Bojidar Dimitrov) |
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the National Museum of History in Sofia (virtual exhibits and museum info, plus links; in English) |
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Croatia--an Overview of its History, Culture and Science (numerous articles and images) (Darko Zubrinic) |
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Czech and Slovak History: An American Bibliography (electronic edition of full text, with introductory essay by Stanley B. Winters) (George Kovtun) |
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A Country Study: Czechoslovakia (Former) (historical, cultural, political and economic information, from pre-colonial to modern times, arranged by topic) (Ihor Gawdiak, Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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The Dacians-People of Ancient Times (numerous articles and images) (Mihai Ciocârlie) |
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Museum of Occupations of Estonia (info on project to trace repression during Soviet occupation; includes link page related to Estonian and Latvian history) (Kistler-Ritso Foundation, Talinn) |
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A Country Study: Estonia (historical, cultural, political and economic information, from early to modern times, arranged by topic) (Walter R. Iwaskiw, Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Estonica: An Encyclopedia about Estonia (includes history section with a number of articles, as well as articles on culture) (Estonica.org) |
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Hungary |
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Cold War History Research Center, Budapest (homepage for organization, with bibliographies, links to archives, and more) |
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History of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy: Primary Documents (links to primary sources) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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Hungarian National Museum (in Hungarian and in English) |
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Slavic Interest Group Hungarian Page (articles and links on Hungarian history, with an emphasis on medieval history) (Kate Jones and Lewis Tanzos) |
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The Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, 1940-1991 (in English or in Latvian) (Riga) |
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The Montenegrin Association of America (society homepage, with articles on culture and history of Montenegro) (Montenegro.otg) |
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Poland |
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Poland-- A Country Study (links to articles on Polish culture, history, and government) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Brief History of Poland (overview of Polish history, from medieval to modern) (Sharon and Peter Pfeiffer, Poland Online) |
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Poland on the Web: History (links arranged by subject) (State U. of New York at Buffalo) |
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Romania-- A Country Study (links to articles on Romanian culture, history, and government) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Yugoslavia-- A Country Study (links to articles on Yugoslavian culture, history, and government) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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France |
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General Resources |
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Center for West European Studies: France (links to sites covering history and culture) (Phil Wilkin, U. of Pittsburgh) |
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History of France: Primary Documents (links to primary sources, arranged by time period) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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World History Archives: History of France ("documents to support the study of world history from a working-class and non-Eurocentric perspective")(Haines Brown, Central Connecticut S.) |
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Medieval France |
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General Resources |
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French Medieval Literature & Civilization (The Labyrinth) |
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Le Moyen Âge en lumière (numerous manuscript images used to highlight aspects of medieval culture, in French)(moyenageenlumiere.com) |
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Musée national du Moyen Âge (homepage for Paris museum, with links to descriptions of exhibitions and collections; in French) |
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National Archives: Uniting the Kingdoms? 1066-1603 (virtual exhibits, with primary documents, maps, and more; sections on Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, and France) (National Archives, London, UK) |
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Chronicles |
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The Crusades
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Jean Froissart
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Musée national du Moyen Âge (homepage for Paris museum, with links to descriptions of exhibitions and collections; in French) |
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The Hundred Years' War |
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The Hundred Years' War Resources (annotated links) (Steven Kreis, Wake Technical Community C., Raleigh, NC) |
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The Hundred Years' War (manuscript images depicting various battles) (Bibliothèque Nationale Française |
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Maps of France During the 100 Year's War (gifs) |
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Lynn Harry Nelson (U. of Kansas) The Hundred Years' War (1336-1565) (overview in essay form) |
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The Norman Conquest of England (1066) |
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The Battle of Hastings: A Brief History and Virtual Tour (virtual exhibit, with articles, images, and links) (Deborah Vess, Georgia C. and State U.) |
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The Battle of Hastings 1066 (extensive site, with background info, maps, images, and more) (Glen Ray Crack, Battle1066.com) |
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The Full Bayeux Tapestry (thumbnail images) (Glen Ray Crack) |
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Invasion of England, 1066 (historical overview, with illustrations from the Bayeux Tapestry) (eyewitnesstohistory.com) |
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William Malmesbury The Battle of Hastings, 1066 (English translation of excerpt from chronicle, within Fordham U.'s Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. North Florida) |
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Statutes of William the Conqueror (English translation, within the Avalon Project site) (Yale U.) |
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L'Age d'Or - French and English Baroque ("a living history and re-enactment society that aims at recreating the classical Baroque period during Louis XIV's reign in France, and Charles II (Restoration), James II and William & Mary's reign in England") |
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Le patrimoine de la France (info and pictures on historical French architecture, churches, stained-glass windows, etc.) |
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Modern France: An Informational Database (select links and info on France from the 18th century on) |
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Renaissance France |
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Backgrounds to the Italian Renaissance (article on historical context, with focus on relations with France; in World Civilizations site) (Richard Hooker, Washington State U.) |
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18th-19th Century France |
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The Crimean War 1854-56 (historical overview, plus articles on battles) (Alex's Military History) |
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1755: The French and Indian War Page (tables, links, and more) (Larry Roux, Syracuse U.) |
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Francis Parkman Count Frontenac and New France Under Louis XIV (1877) (analysis of military conflicts in North America in the 1690s) (Project Gutenberg, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Napoleon And The Revolutionary Wars |
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Napoleon Page (in French and English) (Information Resource Centre, Canadian Forces C.) |
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Napoleon-Series (numerous articles focused on military history) (Robert Burnham) |
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Napoleon's Invasion of Russia (brief essay) (interKnowledge.corp) |
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Napoleon Site (in French and English) (The Napoleon Foundation) |
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The Napoleon Series (organization homepage, with links to articles on Napoleon and his era) |
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The Peninsular War and the Constitution of 1812 (background on the Spanish uprising against Napoleonic France) (Spanish Embassy) |
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Waterloo on the Net (includes historical information, a panoramic painting by Douis Dumoulin, and a short film by Russia's Bondartchouk; in French, English, Dutch, German) (Braine-l'Alleud) |
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Paris Maps (18th- and 19th-century maps) (Barry Bergdoll, Columbia U.) |
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The Paris Commune Archive (Dana Ward, Pitzer C.) |
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The Paris Commune 1871: Lessons for Democracy ("an account of an experiment in popular power, with many links to web sites, recommended reading, bookshops, also selections from contemporary memoirs now translated into English for the first time") (Val Secretan) |
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French Revolution |
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General Resources
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Image Resources
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20th-Century France |
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Charles de Gaulle Speech at Constantine, Algeria, October 3, 1958 (English translation, within Fordham U.'s Internet Modern Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. North Florida) |
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The French in West Africa (overview essay and bibliography) (Ali B. Ali-Dinar, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Germany, Austria, and Switzerland |
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General Resources |
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History of Germany: Primary Documents (links to primary documents, arranged by time period) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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History of Switzerland: Primary Documents (links to primary sources for Swiss history) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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Archive in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (links to various archives in Germany; in German or English)(Andreas Hanacek) |
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Archive in der Schweiz (list of Swiss archives, in German, French, and Italian) (Markus Lischer, Verein Schweizerischer Archivarinnen und Archivare) |
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Deutsche Internet Bibliothek: Geschichte (annotated links, with many pages for periods and regions) |
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German Studies Web: History (links to numerous historical sites relevant to Germany, Austrian, and Swiss history) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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German History (history resources, from the WWW Virtual Libray web site, including links to maps and primary sources)(Stuart Jenks, Friedrich-Alexander U. Erlangen-Nuernberg) |
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Geschichte im Internet (links to historical sources, in German) (U. of Dortmund) |
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History of Austria, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy: Primary Documents (links to primary sources for Austrian history) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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Jewish History in Germany (history resources, from the WWW Virtual Libray web site, including links to maps and primary sources)(Stuart Jenks, Friedrich-Alexander U. Erlangen-Nuernberg) |
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IEG--Maps (maps of Germany and Europe, in German) (Andreas Kunz, U. of Mainz) |
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Virtual Library: German History (links, arranged by subject and chronology) (Stuart Jenks, U. of Erlangen) |
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Medieval Germany |
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Medieval Germany: Primary Documents (links to online sources) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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Gerhard Rempel (Western New England C.), (essay, covering entire medieval period) |
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Warfare in Medieval Germany and Switzerland (links to primary sources) (De Re Militari) |
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Early Modern Europe: The Witch Hunts (links to primary and secondary sources, covering the European witch hunts, as well as instances in colonial America) (Frank Luttmer, Hanover C.) |
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Early Modern Germany |
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The Battle of Lepanto (articles on battle, background and consequences) (Alex's Military History) |
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Early Modern Europe: The Witch Hunts (links to primary and secondary sources, covering the European witch hunts, as well as instances in colonial America) (Frank Luttmer, Hanover C.) |
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20th-Century Germany |
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An Auschwitz Alphabet (info and quotes about Auschwitz in a glossary-like arrangement) (Jonathan Blumen) |
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The German Internet Project: The Berlin Wall 1961-1989 (U North Carolina, Greensboro) |
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Germany 1918-1945 (tutorial article, within the HSC Online site) (Charles Sturt U., Australia) |
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South Carolina Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust (South Carolina ETV) |
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Greece |
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Aegean Prehistory Web Resources (in English, Italian, or Dutch)(Andrea Viarello, Venice U., and U. of Sheffield, UK) |
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Alexander the Great |
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Alexander the Great (virtual exhibit) (History Channel.com) |
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Alexander in Brief (annotated links on online Alexander resources) (Tim Spalding) |
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The Jewish Encyclopedia: Alexander the Great (article on Alexander's relation to Jewish history) |
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Alexander the Great of Macedon: From History to Eternity (articles with images, arranged by topic, covering Alexander;s full career) (John J. Popovic) |
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Alexander the Great: Bibliography (John Paul Adams, Cal State U., Northridge) |
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Empire of Alexander the Great- -Expansion into Asia and Central Asia (overview article and links) (Irma Marx, Silkroad Foundation) |
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Chris Whitten Alexander the Great: World Conqueror (essay with images and maps, giving historical overview) |
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Ancient Greece (links to tutorial articles on Bronze Age, Minoan and other topics, within the HSC Online sites) (Charles Sturt U., Australia) |
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Discovery Channel Asia: Greece (links to pages of articles, arranged by topic) (Discovery Channel Asia) |
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Ancient Wonders: A Web Quest into Antiquities (articles and images, arranged by region and by area; includes links) (Joshua Delorenzo and Thomas Caswell) |
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The Ancient City of Athens ("a photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens) (Kevin T. GLowacki, Indiana U) |
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Ancient Greek Sites on the World-Wide Web (a wide range of resources under the following four meta-topics: Authors & Texts; Art & Images; Resources & Topics; Maps & Geography) (Bob Fisher) |
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The Ancient Greek World (virtual museum exhibition) (U. of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) |
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The Ancient Olympic Games Virtual Museum (requires registration) (Fillia Makedon, Dartmouth C.) |
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The Black Sea Trade Project (focus on Sinop, a Greek and Roman colony on the Turkish Black Sea coast; includes historical articles and field reports) (Fredrik T. Hiebert, U. of Pennsylvania) |
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The Colossous at Rhodes (text and images, within the Seven Wonders of the Ancient Wrold site) (Alaa K. Ashmawy, U. South Florida) |
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The Development of the Greek World, 800-500 BC (links to tutorial articles within the HSC Online sites) (Charles Sturt U., Australia) |
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Herodotus, The History of Herodotus (Rawlinson translation into English) (Internet Classics Archive, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
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Greek and Roman History: Links, Documents, Notes (annotated links, including on-site articles and primary sources, arranged by period) (John Paul Adams, California State U., Northridge) |
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Pericles (tutorial article within the HSC Online sites) (Charles Sturt U., Australia) |
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Gregory Crane (Tufts U.) The Case of Plataia: Start of a World War and an End of History (hypetexted essay on the Greek city-state and its militrary history, plus bibliography) |
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Ships of the Ancient Greeks ("An Annotated Collection of Internet Resources: Archaeology Sites, History Sites, Classics Sites, Museum Sites,Bibliographies, Syllabi, Articles, Lectures, Book Reviews, and Images") (Bob Fisher) |
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The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (text and images, within the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World site) (Alaa K. Ashmawy, U. South Florida) |
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Thucydides History of The Peloponnesian War (Crawley English translation) (Internet Classics Archive, Massachusetts I. of Technology) |
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Warfare in the Greco-Roman World (includes articles and links, arranged by geographical area) (James MacLean) |
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The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (text and images, within the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World site) (Alaa K. Ashmawy, U. South Florida) |
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Ireland |
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Irish Culture & Society (dedicated to Irish cultural and postcolonial studies) (Gary Pearce) |
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General Resources for Irish History |
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An Ireland Reading List (Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim) |
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Chronological Dates in Irish History (U. North Carolina) |
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History of Ireland: Primary Documents (annotated links, from ancient to modern; within the Eurodocs site) (Brighham Young U.) |
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Raphael Holinshed The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.) (facsimile reproductions from the 1587 Denham print) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Irish History on the Web (Jacqueline Dana) |
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A Comprehensive Online Guide to Writing About British and Irish History (searchable database of bibliography for British and Irish historical research) (Royal Historical Society, U. College, London) |
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World History Archives: History of Ireland ("documents to support the study of world history from a working-class and non-Eurocentric perspective") (Haines Brown, Central Connecticut S.) |
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Medieval Ireland |
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The Bull of Pope Adrian IV Empowering Henry II to Conquer Ireland. A.D. 1155 (e-text, in English) (Avalon Project, Yale U.) |
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Early Modern Ireland |
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Laws in Ireland for the Suppression of Popery, or The Penal Laws (e-texts of statutes) (Patricia Schaffer, U. Minnesota) |
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Edmund Spenser, A vewe of the present state of Ireland ("a scholarly edition of Gonville & Caius College Cambridge MS 188/221... Includes an introduction, textual notes, collaborative interpretive notes, and an archive of supplementary materials"; within the CERES site) (Andrew Zurcher, Cambridge U.) |
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Edmund Spenser A View of the Present State of Ireland (e-text "prepared from the text found in Grosart [1894] and checked with Renwick's edition of the Rawlinson MS [Scholartis, 1934]") (Richard Bear, U. Oregon) |
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Witches and Witch trials in England, the Channel Islands, Ireland and Scotland (chronologically listed data for juridical evidence of witch huunts, including citation of sources) (Marc Carlson, U. of Tulsa) |
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The Irish Potato Famine |
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Interpreting The Irish Famine, 1846-1850 (background essays, images, primary sources, arranged by topic, plus bibliography) (Liz Szabo, U. Virginia) |
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The Irish Famine (Authentic Ireland Travel) |
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The Irish Potato Famine Page (articles and images, recipes, and more) (Conrad Jay Bladey) |
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Irish Views of the Famine (primary sources, including diaries and newspaper accounts) (U. Virginia) |
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Modern Ireland |
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Proclamation of the Irish Republic, 24 April 1916 (e-text, within First World War.com site) (Michael Duffy) |
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Regionalism and Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Queen's U. of Belfast, April 4-6, 1997) (Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland) |
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Society for the Study of Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
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Raphael Holinshed A Treatise conteining a plaine and perfect description of Ireland [Selections] (facsimile reproductions from the 1586 Denham print of The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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National Archives: Uniting the Kingdoms? 1066-1603 (virtual exhibits, with primary documents, maps, and more; sections on Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, and France) (National Archives, London, UK) |
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Northern Ireland Timeline (U. Ulster Northern Ireland) |
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Views of the Famine ("selection of contemporary reports related to the Irish tragedy of 1845-51, from: The Illustrated London News, The Pictorial Times, Punch") (Steve Taylor) |
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Italy (and Ancient Rome) |
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Ancient Rome |
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The Black Sea Trade Project (focus on Sinop, a Greek and Roman colony on the Turkish Black Sea coast; includes historical articles and field reports) (Fredrik T. Hiebert, U. of Pennsylvania) |
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Julius Caesar (tutorial article, within the HSC Online site) (Charles Sturt U., Australia) |
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De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors (articles, as well as images from coins and atlases) (Richard D. Weigel, Western Kentucky U.) |
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The fall of the Roman Republic 78 - 28 BC: The formation and breakdown of the First Triumvirate (tutorial article, within the HSC Online sites) (Charles Sturt U., Australia) |
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Roman Empire: Imperium Romanorum (historical material on Roman censors, consuls, and emperors) (Clifton R. Fox , Tomball C., Texas) |
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Greek and Roman History: Links, Documents, Notes (annotated links, including on-site articles and primary sources, arranged by period) (John Paul Adams, California State U., Northridge) |
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Lucan Pharsalia (aka "The Civil War") (1896 Ridley English translation; Online Medieval and Classical Library) (U. California, Berkeley) |
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Late Antiquity (annotated links on online resources) (ORB, Nipissing U.) |
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Political Revolution in Rome 133 - 78 BC: The Role of and Challenges to the Senate (tutorial article, within the HSC Online sites) (Charles Sturt U., Australia) |
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Roman Law (in Latin, English, German, and Italian) (Law-related Internet Project, U. Saarbrücken) |
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P. Cornelius Tacitus |
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Tacitus The Annals (Church and Brodribb English translation) Internet Classics Archive, Massachusetts I. of Technology) |
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Tacitus Histories (Church and Brodribb English translation) Internet Classics Archive, Massachusetts I. of Technology) |
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Traditions of Magic in Late Antiquity (online exhibition on "magic and its practitioners in the Mediterranean basin and the Near East from the 1st to the 7th centuries A.D.") (Gideon Bohak, U. of Michigan Library) |
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Warfare in the Greco-Roman World (includes articles and links, arranged by geographical area) (James MacLean) |
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Windows on Italy: the Early Italic Tribes (general overview of Italy's history, up tot he Classical period) (the Italic Institute of America) |
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Roman society in the time of Cicero: Role of Women (tutorial article, within the HSC Online sites) (Charles Sturt U., Australia) |
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Plutarch Works (links to texts in English translated by Dryden) (Internet Classics Archive, Massachusetts I. of Technology) |
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Jacob Burckhardt, The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (electronic edition of Middlemore's 1878 translation into English, arranged by subject)(E. L. Skip Knox, Boise State U.) |
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Italian History Index (sections on archives, links, and journals; within the WWW Vitual Library site)(Serge Noiret, European Unversity Institute, Dan Domenico, FI) |
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Medioevo Italiano Project (research on Italian medievalist scholarship on the internet; in Italian and in English) (Angelo Gambella and Roberta Fidanzia,Medioevo Italiano Project |
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Medieval Italy |
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Medioevo Italiano (discussion list devoted to medieval Italy, with postings primarily in Italian) (Angelo Gambella) |
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Vatican Exhibit (virtual exhibit, including images of the Vatican Library) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Online Catasto of 1427 (searchable tax data for Florence, 1427-29) |
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Renaissance Italy |
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Backgrounds to the Italian Renaissance (article on historical context, with focus on relations with France; in World Civilizations site) (Richard Hooker, Washington State U.) |
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Leonoardo da Vinci: From inspiration to innovation (virtual exhibit, with viewable reproductions of the Codex Arundel, a 16th-century manuscript, as well as background articles, and more; in the Treasures collection) (the British Library, London, UK) |
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Renaissance History (annotated links on general history, but with an emphasis on Italy) (Providence C.) |
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the Netherlands and Belgium |
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Belgian History Index (links arranged by topics; within the WWW Virtual Library web site) (Steven Leysen ) |
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History of Belgium: Primary Documents (link page, within the EuroDocs site) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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Red-Haired Barbarians: The Dutch and other foreigners in Nagasaki and Yokohama, 1800-1865 (exhibition of woodblock prints) (Marien van der Heijden, International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam) |
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Hendrik Hamel Page (presents a view of early Korea by documenting the history of Hendrik Hamel, "the discoverer [the Marco Polo] of Korea"; includes English translation of Hamel's journal) (Henny Savenije [Lee Hae Kang]) |
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History of the Netherlands: Primary Documents (links to primary documents, arranged by time period) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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Netherlands Historical Data Archive |
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Royal Dutch Historical Society (in Dutch) |
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Russia and the Ukraine |
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General Resources |
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ArcheoBiblioBase: Archives in Russia (Patricia Kennedy Grimsted, Harvard U., and the Federal Archival Agency of Russia) |
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A Chronology of Russian History (timelines arranged by period; each timeline has links to info about items) (RObert Beard, Bucknell U., Lewiston, PA) |
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Documents in Russian History: An On-Line Sourcebook (selections from texts, as well as links) (Seton Hall U.) |
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The Empire That Was: The Prokudin-Gorski Photographic Record Recreated (virtual exhibits, arranged by subject) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Beyond the Pale: The History of Jews in Russia (virtual exhibits, arranged by topic; in English and in Russian) (Joke Kniesmeyer) |
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Russian and East European Studies Virtual Library (homepage for society, with searchable database for links) (REES, U. of Pittsburgh) |
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Russia-- A Country Study (links to numerous articles on Russian history, culture, and government) (Library of COngress, Washington, DC) |
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Russian History (annotated links) (Robert Beard, Bucknell U.) |
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Russian History (articles organized by time period) (Dept. of Slavonic Studies, Durham U.) |
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Russian History (annotated links) (Robert Beard, Bucknell U., Lewiston, PA) |
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Russian Navy (homepage, in Russian or in English; links to history of navy, as well as to naval museum) |
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Russian History Index (sections on archives, links, and journals; within the WWW Vitual Library site) (Daria Khlestkina and Tatiana Fazio) |
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Sher's Russian Index (links on Russian culture and history, arranged by subject) (Benjamin Sher) |
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Slavic Research Center: Useful Links (links on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, arranged by subject) (Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido U.) |
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World History Archives: History of Eastern Europe in General (includes link pages for Russia, Ukraine, Poland and others, with "documents to support the study of world history from a working-class and non-Eurocentric perspective") (Haines Brown, Central Connecticut S.) |
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Medieval Russia |
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Chronology of Russian History: the Kievan and Appanage Periods (859-1689) (Robert Beard, Bucknell U., Lewiston, PA) |
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Khazaria: A Resource for Turkic and Jewish History in Russia and Ukraine (historical overview, links (including maps), organization news, and more) (Kevin Brook) |
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Medieval Russia Knowledge Page (historical and cultural essays) (Jennifer D. Miller) |
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Medieval Russia Links and Research (annotated links) (Jennifer D. Miller) |
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William Richard Morfill A Brief History: Medieval Russia (from Russian History) |
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The Chronicle of Nestor (selection on founding of Kiev, from Walsh's English translation, Internet Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. North Florida) |
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The Novogorod Chronicle: Selected Annals (in English translation, from the Internet Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. North Florida) |
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Ruskaia Pravda (English translations of Russian laws, from The Primary Chronicle) (U. Durham) |
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The Varangians (Normans) and the Origins of the Russian and Ukrainian States. (historical overview) (U. Durham) |
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Vikings in Russia: Archaeological treasures from Staraia Ladoga and Novgorod (description of a Swedish exhibition) (U. Durham) |
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Early Modern Russia |
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The Crimean War 1854-56 (historical overview, plus articles on battles) (Alex's Military History) |
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Peter the Great and the Rise of Russia, 1682-1725 (English translations of contemporary accounts of Peter the Great, within the Internet Modern History Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. North Florida) |
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Battles of the Great Northern War 1700-1721 (chronology of battles, links, and two background articles) (Ken Sharman) |
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Modern Russia |
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In the Beginning Was the Word: The Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cultures (virtual exhibit) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Walter Moss (Eastern Michigan U.) Alexander II and His Times: A Narrative History of Russia in the Age of Alexander II, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky (articles, maps, timelines, images, and more) |
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Anarchy Archives: History of Anarchism in Russia (bibliography, arranged by subject) (Pitzer C.) |
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The Anglo-Russian Entente, 1907 (e-text, within the Avalon Project site) (Yale U.) |
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Bibliographical Research Guide to Soviet History (Andrea Graziosi, U. Naples) |
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The Carpatho-Rusyn Knowledge Base (links to articles on the cultural and historical background of the Carpatho-Rusyn peoples in the borderlands of Ukraine and Eastern Europe) (G. Gressa, Carpatho-Rusyn.org) |
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Central Armed Forces Museum, Russia (articles and images; in Russian and in English) |
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The Memoirs of Nikita Khrushchev (Brown U. Library) |
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The Meeting of Frontiers ("a bilingual, multimedia English-Russian digital library that tells the story of the American exploration and settlement of the West, the parallel exploration and settlement of Siberia and the Russian Far East, and the meeting of the Russian-American frontier in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.") (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Revelations from the Russian Archives (primary documents, primarily from the Soviet era) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Virtual Guide to the History of Russian Science and Technology (archives, bibliographies, and more) (Massachusetts I. of Technology) |
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Russian Empire, 1895-1910: Photographs from stereoscopic negatives in the Keystone-Mast Collection (California Museum of Photography, U. California, Riverside) |
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the Russian Revolution |
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Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Russian Revolution (links to primary documents and related sites) (Paul Halsall, U. North Florida) |
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Lenin Museum: Index (texts and photographs, arranged by time period) (Lenin Museum, Moscow) |
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Russian Revolution: Resources from the Chico High School Library (annotated links) (Chico, CA) |
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The Russian Revolution Page (links) (David J. Barnsdale) |
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Soviet History: Revolution (historical outline, with links to translated primary sources) (Brian Basgen) |
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Leon Trotsky The History of the Russian Revolution (English translation by Max Eastman, 1932) (marxists.org) |
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Lubitz TrtskyanaNet (articles, links to collections, images and links to external sites related to Trotsky, in English) (Wolfgang and Petra Lubitz) |
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The Russo-Japanese War Research Society (numerous articles, documents, and images) |
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Soviet Archives |
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Soviet Archhives Exhibit (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Research in Former Soviet Archives on Issues of Historical Political Economy (news on archival research related to the former Soviet Union) (Mark Harrison, Warwick U.) |
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Yale Russian Archive Project (links to articles, project news, and external links) (Mary Habeck, Yale U.) |
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Soviet Republics (Former) |
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H.B. Paksoy ALPAMYSH: Central Asian Identity under Russian Rule (historical and political uses of literature; the case of ALPAMSYH) |
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Museum of Occupations of Estonia (info on project to trace repression during Soviet occupation; includes link page related to Estonian and Latvian history) (Kistler-Ritso Foundation, Talinn) |
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The Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, 1940-1991 (in English or in Latvian) (Riga) |
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Russia/Soviet Union 1917-1945 (tutorial article, within the HSC Online site) (Charles Sturt U., Australia) |
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Georgi H. Zhukov (link to archived essays covering 20th-century Russian/Soviet military activities, plus links; in Russian or in English) (Robert Beckhusen) |
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Scandinavia |
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General Resources |
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Center for Western European Studies: Scandinavia (links, arranged by nation, in English) (Phil Wilken (U. of Pittsburgh) |
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Project Runeburg: Catalog (homepage in English; links to numerous primary texts in various Scandinavian languages) (Linköping U., Sweden) |
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Scandanavia Studies Web (links to scholarly sources, within the Western European Sections Studies Web) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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World History Archives: History of Scandinavia ("documents to support the study of world history from a working-class and non-Eurocentric perspective") (Haines Brown, Central Connecticut S.) |
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Medieval Scandinavia |
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Nova: The Vikings (companion site to series, includes texts and images, as well as video and links) (Nova, PBS.org) |
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Regia Anglorum (homepage for group devoted to "Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman and British Living History," with links to articles and news about re-enactment activities) |
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Snorri Sturluson Heimskringla, or The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway (English translation of full text) (Online Medieval and Classical Library, U. of California, berkeley) |
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Viking Heritage (homepage, with link to general information including history, maps, and images) (Gotland U.) |
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Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga (virtual exhibit) (Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC) |
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The Vittifarne Association Expedition Vittfarne (explanation of scientific expedition to the Caucasus in the wake of the viking chieftain Ingvar the far-travelled one, in replica boat; in Swedish, English, Russian, and other Caucasus dialects) |
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World of the Vikings (homepage for collaborative project with page of Viking links) (National Museum of Denmark and York Archaeological Trust) |
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Denmark |
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Danish History (timeline, with images) (Antti Lahelma and Johan Olofsson) |
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Denmark and the Crusading Movement (project description, articles, links, and more) (U. Southern Denmark) |
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Historisk Tidsskrift (journal of Danish and Nordic history; also includes research by Danish historians on other areas of history; in Danish with some English abstracts) |
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History of Denmark: Primary Documents (links to primary sources) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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Finland |
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Finland-- A Country Study (links to articles on Finnish culture, history, and government) (Library of COngress, Washington, DC) |
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History of Finland: Primary Documents (links to primary sources, arranged by time period) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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Finnish Witch Trials in Synopsis (1500-1750) (essay, with bibliography) (Marko Nenonen and Timo Kervinen) |
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Iceland |
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Center for West European Studies (links) (Hil Wilken, U. of Pittsburgh) |
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Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (in English) (Government Offices of Iceland) |
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History of Iceland: Primary Documents (links to primary sources) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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Iceland History (timeline, with images) (Antti Lahelma, U. of Helsinki) |
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National and University Library of Iceland (in Icelandic, with link to translate to English) |
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Norway |
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Digital Archives: National Archives of Norway |
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Norwegian History (timeline) (Antti Lahelma) |
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Norway 1940-45: Nazi Posters, Photos, Illegal Pamphlets, etc. (searchable image archive; texts and descriptions mainly in Norwegian) (U. Oslo Library) |
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The Norwegian Historical Data Centre (homepage for project, focused on censuses in the 18th and 19th Centuries) (U. of Tromsø) |
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Orkneyjar-- The Heritage of the Orkney Islands (homepage with links to primary and secondary historical texts, as well as numerous articles and images related to Orkney culture) (Sigurd Towrie) |
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Sweden |
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Swedish History (timeline, with images) (Antti Lahelma and Johan Olofsson) |
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History of Sweden: Primary Documents (links to primary sources) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young u.) |
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Iron Age in Southwest Sweden ("presents results from excavations of Iron Age and Early Medieval sites in southwest Sweden"; in English and in Swedish) |
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Battles of the Great Northern War 1700-1721 (chronology of battles, links, and two background articles) (Ken Sharman) |
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Spain and Portugal |
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1492 Exhibit (Columbus and the New World) (Library of Congress electronic exhibit) |
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The Conquistadors |
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Gerard Pigeon (U. California, Santa Barbara) The Antillians: The Spanish Conquistadors (section on conquistador activity, within a site devoted to the Antillian islands) |
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Cabeza de Vaca: All the World is Human (virtual exhibit within the Conquistadors site based on the work of Michael Wood) (Public Broadcasting Service) |
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1492 Exhibit (Columbus and the New World) (Library of Congress electronic exhibit) |
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Michael Wood, et. al. Conquistadors (virtual exhibits on da Vaca, Cortes, Pizarro, and Orellana) (Public Broadcasting Service) |
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Pizarro: The Conquest of the Incas (virtual exhibit within the Conquistadors site based on the work of Michael Wood) (Public Broadcasting Service) |
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The Conquest of the Aztec Empire: Hernán Cortés (overview, within "The European Voyages of Exploration" site) (U. Calgary) |
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Bryan Pavlovich Hernando Cortez (historical overview by a high school student, with images and bibliography) |
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Franco de los Cobos Instructions to Conquistadors, 1517 (English translation of original text) East Tennessee State U.) |
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Ancient Middle America: European Exploration (map of Aztec empire, images, links)(Tim Roufs, U. Minnesota, Duluth) |
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A Journey through the Spanish Conquest (features timeline, bibliography, primary sources form both native and Spanish participants, plus conquistador biographies) (Jeff Schultz and Sean Johnson, U. Michigan) |
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The Spanish Invasion: Cortés and La Malinche (part 1 of multi-page historical overview of the conquest of Mexico, within the MEChA site) (MECHA, California State U., Los Angeles) |
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D'Història (well-organized, annotated Spanish history site; includes resources on the Iberian Peninsula; in Spanish) (Anaclet Pons, U. Valencia) |
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Hispanos Famosos (page dedicated to the celebration of Hispanic heritage, with a |
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History of Portugal: Primary Documents (links to primary sources) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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History of Spain: Primary Documents (links to primary sources) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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Portugal-- A Country Study (links to articles on Portuguese culture, history, and government) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Janet Schaw, Journal of a Lady of Quality, Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the years 1774 to 1776 (wlink to full text; links to other articles; ithin the Documenting the American South site) (U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill) |
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Sí Spain |
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Homepage of Sí Spain (includes info on contemporary and historical Spain) (Embassy of Spain in Ottawa, Canada) |
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History of Spain |
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The Peninsular War and the Constitution of 1812 (Embassy of Spain in Ottawa, Canada) |
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Spain-- A Country Study (links to articles on Spanish culture, history, and government) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Spanish History Index (within the WWW Virtual Libray site, focused on links to primary sources) (Iñaki López Martín, European University Institute, San Domenico, FI) |
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The Spanish-American War |
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Anti-Imperialism in the United States, 1898-1935
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The Spanish-American War Centennial Website (numerous articles and background info) (Jess Giessel and Patrick McSherry) |
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Crucible of Empire: the Spanish-American War (educational resources, in a site devoted to the televised documentary) (PBS) |
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A War in Perspective, 1898-1998: Public Appeals, Memory, and the Spanish-American Conflict (exhibit materials, arranged by subject) (New York Public Library) |
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The Spanish Civil War (Dana Ward, Pitzer C.) |
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U.K. |
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General British History Resources |
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Archives |
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Bodleian Library (Oxford U.) |
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The British Library (Manuscripts collections homepage) |
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British Public Record Office Archival Material Held at Stanford and Selected U.S. Libraries (Jonsson Library, Stanford U.) |
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British Association for Local History (homepage for society, including information and a page of research-related sites) (BALH, Ashbourne, UK) |
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Cambridge University Library (Department of Manuscripts and University Archives) |
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EuroDocs: History of the United Kingdom: Primary Documents (links to "transcriptions, facsimiles and translations" of key historical documents) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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National Archives (homepage for UK government site) |
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Gardiner's Atlas of English History (historical maps from Gardiner's 1892 historical atlas) (Pam Rietsch) |
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John E. Muter Bloody, Bloody Britain: Battles on British Soil, 55 BC-1797 (lists of battles with texts on background, plus bibliography) (Alex's Military History) |
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Britannia: History |
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Britannia: British History Homepage (numerous subjects, arranged by subject or by time period, from the Britannia site) |
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Monarchs Homepage (monarchs of British kingdom, with brief bios and genealogies) (Britannia) |
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Prime Ministers: Homepage (biographies) (Britannia) |
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Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History (homepage, with lists of papers, arranged by topic, on the UK, but with a focus on Southwest England) (Ian Maxted, Devon County Council) |
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Center for Western European Studies: United Kingdom (links to sites devoted to historical and contemporary studies of Enlgand, Scotland, and Wales) (Phil Wilkin, U. of Pittsburgh) |
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Cornwall: Heritage and History (links to articles, archivs, and images) (Cornish City Council) |
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EuroDocs: History of the United Kingdom: Primary Documents (links to "transcriptions, facsimiles and translations" of key historical documents) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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Government |
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The British Monarchy: The Official Web Site |
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The United Kingdom Parliament (homepage, including links to historical archives and exhibitions) |
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Royal Genealogies: Homepage (conversion of the ROYAL92.GED Gedcom file from the ROOTS-L list into HTML, with index) (Henry Churchyard, U. Texas, Austin) |
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H-Albion: The H-Net Discussion Network for British and Irish History (archived messages concerning historiography and related issues, teaching resources, links, and more) (Michigan State U.) |
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Ian's English Calendar (dating resource for students of English history and literature: "converts between old and new style dates, calculates day of the week, British regnal years, and the date of Easter and other moveable religious holidays") (Ian McInnes, Albion C., Albion, MI) |
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John Bull and Uncle Sam: Four Centuries of British-American Relations (virtual exhibit) (Library of COngress, Washington, DC) |
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Manx National Heritage (links to articles on history, archives, and images) (Isle of Man Government) |
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A Manx Notebook (links to various articles and sites about Manx culture and history) (Frances Coakley) |
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National Archives: Uniting the Kingdoms? 1066-1603 (virtual exhibits, with primary documents, maps, and more; sections on Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, and France) (National Archives, London, UK) |
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Naval History: Great Britain (links to primary sources, such as catalogues and contemporary journalistic pieces) (Lars Bruzelius) |
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An England Reading List (Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim) |
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A Comprehensive Online Guide to Writing About British and Irish History (searchable database of bibliography for British and Irish historical research) (Royal Historical Society, U. College, London) |
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Peter Higginbotham The Workhouse (history of the workhouse across Britain, Poor Laws, and related topics, 1601-1930; includes images, transcriptions, articles, and more) |
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Scotland General Resources |
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Scotland's Past (homepage for site devoted to Scottish history and archaeology)(Fergie Meek) |
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Alex's Military History: The Scottish Trilogy (links to homepages for detailed sites devoted to the battles of Stirling Bridge, Bannockburn, and Culloden) (Alex's Military History) |
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Charting the Nation: Maps of Scotland and Associated Archives (articles, images, and maps, "together with important manuscript and printed texts relating to the geography and mapping of Scotland from 1550 to 1740 and beyond") (Edinburgh U. Library) |
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Electric Scotland (homepage for a megasite about Scotland, with sections on Scottish history, as well as information about clan lineage) (Alistair I. McIntyre) |
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The Gateway to Scotland (overview articles on Scottish culture and history, with links to articles about hypertext-marked subjects [both on-site articles and some links to external sites], timelines, maps, links, and many more resources) (Bruce M. Gittings, U. Edinburgh) |
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Raphael Holinshed The Historie of Scotland, conteining the beginning, increase, proceedings, acts and gouernement of the Scotish nation (facsimile reproductions from the 1585 Denham print) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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National Library of Scotland: Digital Maps of Scotland (historical maps) (Edinburgh, Scotland) |
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National Archives: Uniting the Kingdoms? 1066-1603 (virtual exhibits, with primary documents, maps, and more; sections on Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, and France) (National Archives, London, UK) |
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Orkneyjar-- The Heritage of the Orkney Islands (homepage with links to primary and secondary historical texts, as well as numerous articles and images related to Orkney culture) (Sigurd Towrie) |
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Rampant Scotland Directory: History (annotated links, within a larger site devoted to Scotland) |
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Scottish Documents.com ("free access to a fully searchable index of over 520,000 Scottish wills and testaments dating from 1500 to 1901") (Scottish Archive Network) |
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Scottish Economic History Database, 1550 - 1780 (database for statistics) (Alex Gibson, Exeter U.) |
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Scotland: Notable Dates in History (Bruce M. Gittings, U. of Edinburgh) |
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A Scotland Reading List (Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim) |
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The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft: 1563-1736 (searchable database containing relevant court records; also includes an introductory essay, bibliography, and links) (Julian Goodare, Lauren Martin, Joyce Miller and Louise Yeoman, U. of Edinburgh) |
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Wales General Resources |
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Annales Cambrię version A (Latin text, based on the Phillmore print) (Keith Matthews) |
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Documents in Welsh History (links to primary sources, within the Gwarnant site) (Jeff Davies) |
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"History and Status of the Welsh Language" (Geraint Jones, Oxford U.) |
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National Archives: Uniting the Kingdoms? 1066-1603 (virtual exhibits, with primary documents, maps, and more; sections on Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, and France) (National Archives, London, UK) |
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the Powys Digital History Project. (the "local history of communities in the heart of Wales from archive documents, photographs, and early maps," with 6 communities to examine) (Powys County Archives) |
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (Welsh Assembly Government) |
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A Wales Reading List (Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim) |
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Dark Age and Roman Britain |
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General Resources |
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History of the United Kingdom: Primary Documents from Antiquity through 1065 (annotated links)(Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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Early British Kingdoms Web Site (covers early Celtic kingdoms from the time of the Romans to the 11th century, hosted by Britannia) (David Nash Ford) |
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Historical resources for 'Dark Age' Britain (annotated set of links to primary texts of early British chroniclers and poet-historians) (Keith Matthews) |
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Regia Anglorum (homepage for group devoted to "Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman and British Living History," with links to articles and news about re-enactment activities) |
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Chronicles |
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (transcriptions into Old English, with very full editorial discussion, within the Georgetown Labyrinth site) (Tony Jebson) |
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Annales Cambrię version A (Latin text, based on the Phillmore print) (Keith Matthews) |
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Gildas De excidio Brittonum (latin text, based on the Theodore Mommsen edition) (Keith Matthews) |
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Nennius History of the Britons (J.A. Giles translation of entire text) Avalon Project, Yale Law School) |
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English Heritage Ancient Monuments Laboratory |
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Roman Scotland: An Exhibition (Hunterian Museum, Glasgow) |
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Vindolanda Tablets Online (database for tablets, virtual exhibit with articles on the historical background, and more) (Center for the STudy of Ancient Documents, and Oxford U.) |
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Anglo-Saxon Period |
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General Resources |
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The Old English Pages: Historical Contexts (anotated links, including many primary sources related to Anglo-Saxon England) (Catherine N. Ball, Georgetown U.) |
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (transcriptions into Old English, with very full editorial discussion, within the Georgetown Labyrinth site) (Tony Jebson) |
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Kemble: Anglo-Saxon Charters (numerous links to primary sources, as well as description of project) (Joint Committee on Anglo-Saxon Charters, British Academy-0Royal Historical Society) |
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History of the United Kingdom: Primary Documents from Antiquity through 1065 (annotated links)(Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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The New Regesta Regum Anglorum: A searchable edition of the corpus of Anglo-Saxon royal diplomas 670-1066 (within the British Academy-Royal Historical Society's section on Anglo-Saxon charters) (Sean Miller) |
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Signal Dates in Anglo-Saxon History (David Wilson-Okamura, U. Chicago) |
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The Tribal Hidage (stats, a map, and more) (Tony Jebson) |
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (transcriptions into Old English, with very full editorial discussion, within the Georgetown Labyrinth site) (Tony Jebson) |
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Anglo-Saxon and Viking Yorkshire (U. of York) |
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Asser The Life of King Alfred (1847 English translation by Giles, , plus bibliography)(Online Medieval and Classical Library, U. California, Berkeley) |
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Bede (aka The Venerable Bede) |
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Bede's Story of Caedmon (facing Old English and modern English, with link to Latin text, with a wealth of linguistic information and full manuscript data) (Benjamin Slade, Johns Hopkins U.) |
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Bede Net (bibliography, plus numerous links to Bede-related resources)(Stephen J. Harris, U. of Massachusetts at Amherst) |
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Bede's World (museum homepage, with links to a biography, images from exhibitions, and more) (Museum of Early Medieval Northumbria at Jarrow) |
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Bede Bede's Ecclesiastical History of English (e-text of A.M. Sellar's 1907 English translation) (Christian Classics Ethereal Library, Calvin C.) |
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Bede Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum: The History of the Primitive Church of England (e-text of the William hurst 1814 translation into English) (Saint Pachomius Library) |
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The Laws of Alfred and Ine (Old English, based on Fowler and Smith edition of the Parker Chronicle MS) (Tony Jebson) |
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Medieval and Anglo-Saxon Recipes (recipes, in modern English, from The British Museum Cookbook (Michelle Berriedale-Johnson) |
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The Norman Conquest of England (1066) |
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The Battle of Hastings: A Brief History and Virtual Tour (virtual exhibit, with articles, images, and links) (Deborah Vess, Georgia C. and State U.) |
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The Battle of Hastings 1066 (extensive site, with background info, maps, images, and more) (Glen Ray Crack, Battle1066.com) |
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The Full Bayeux Tapestry (thumbnail images) (Glen Ray Crack) |
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Invasion of England, 1066 (historical overview, with illustrations from the Bayeux Tapestry) (eyewitnesstohistory.com) |
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William Malmesbury The Battle of Hastings, 1066 (English translation of excerpt from chronicle, within Fordham U.'s Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. North Florida) |
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Statutes of William the Conqueror (English translation, within the Avalon Project site) (Yale U.) |
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Tony Jebson The Ruthwell Cross (attempt to reconstruct inscription, with diagram, background, and references) |
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The Vikings |
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Nova: The Vikings (companion site to series, includes texts and images, as well as video and links) (Nova, PBS.org) |
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Regia Anglorum (homepage for group devoted to "Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman and British Living History," with links to articles and news about re-enactment activities) |
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Viking Heritage (homepage, with link to general information including history, maps, and images) (Gotland U.) |
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World of the Vikings (homepage for collaborative project with page of Viking links) (National Museum of Denmark and York Archaeological Trust) |
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The Vikings and Money in England (essay based on the work of Glyn Davies) (Roy Davies, U. of Exeter) |
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Medieval Britain |
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General Resources |
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Medieval English Towns (in-depth histories of certain English towns, plus extensive bibliography and links) (Stephen Alsford) |
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Medieval Legal History (primary texts, lecture material, links, from the Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. of North Florida) |
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14th Century Outline (Michael Hanly, Washington State U.) |
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Ian's English Calendar (dating resource for students of English history and literature: "converts between old and new style dates, calculates day of the week, British regnal years, and the date of Easter and other moveable religious holidays") (Ian McInnes, Albion C., Albion, MI) |
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Richard Brittnell (U. of Durham) Rural and urban elites in England during the later Middle Ages (essay, with bibliography) |
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History of the United Kingdom: Primary Documents, 1066-1485 (links to primary sources) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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Medieval Scotland (numerous links to articles on aspects of medieval Scotland, including maps and archives) (Sharon L. Krossa, U. of Aberdeen) |
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Lynne M. Fors (U. Illinois Library) Chez La Veuve: Women Printers in Great Britain 1475-1700 (virtual exhibit, with images and articles) |
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The Battle of Bannockburn (articles on details of battle, background and consequences) (Alex's Military History) |
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The Black Death |
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CDC Plague Homepage (detailed discussion of the nature and transmission of bubonic plague) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA) |
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Dr. Mike Ibeji Black Death (detailed essay analyzing the spread of bubonic plague throughout Britain) (BBC) |
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James L. Matterer The Pestilence Tyme (illustrated historical overview, within the Gode Cookery site) |
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Selections from the Correspondence and Memoranda of the Cely Family, Merchants of the Staple, 1475-88 (e-text of 1909 edition by Henry Elliot Malden) (Richard III Historical Society, American Branch) |
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Chroniclers |
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The Croyland Chronicle Continuations, 1453-1486 (e-text of selections, within the Richard II Online Library site) (Richard III Society, American Branch) |
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David Nash Ford Geoffrey of Monmouth (biography, with bibliography) |
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Michael Ullyot (U. of Toronto) Geoffrey of Monmouth (extended discussion of geoffrey, with emphasis on questions of sources, within a larger site devoted to the myth of Troy in the middle Ages) |
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Judith Weiss (U. of Cambridge) Geoffrey Monmouth (biography, hosted by the Literary Encyclopedia web site) |
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Gerald of Wales Giraldus Cambrensis or Gerald of Wales (extended introduction to Gerald,focusing on his travelogue in Wales, plus translated selections from Itinerarium Cambriae (Leonard James) |
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Chronicles and Society in Northern England in the Fourteenth Century (description of project aimed primarily at an e-text of Thomas Gray's Scalachronica, as well as broader treatment of northern chronicles) (Michael Prestwich, U. of Durham) |
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Thomas Gray Scalacronica, by Sir Thomas Gray (selections from Gray's chronicle, in Maxwell's 1907 translation)(Peter Konieczny, De Re Militari) |
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Raphael Holinshed The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.) (facsimile reproductions from the 1587 Denham print) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Raphael Holinshed The Historie of Scotland, conteining the beginning, increase, proceedings, acts and gouernement of the Scotish nation (facsimile reproductions from the 1585 Denham print) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Matthew of Westminster: Simon de Montfort's Rebellion 1265 (Ronge's 1853 translation, from the Medieval Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. of North Florida) |
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The Battle of the Bannockburn (1314), according to the Vita Edwardi Secundi (in Denholm-Young's 1957 English translation) (Peter Konieczny, De Re Militari) |
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The Hundred Years' War |
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The Hundred Years' War Resources (annotated links) (Steven Kreis, Wake Technical Community C., Raleigh, NC) |
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The Hundred Years' War (manuscript images depicting various battles) (Bibliothèque Nationale Française |
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Maps of France During the 100 Year's War (gifs) |
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Lynn Harry Nelson (U. of Kansas) The Hundred Years' War (1336-1565) (overview in essay form) |
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Law and Government |
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Bracton (aka Henry of Bratton) Bracton Online: De Legibus Et Consuetudinibus Angliæ (Latin text by Woodbine along with the Thorne translation into English, with a full intro and some manuscript images) (Law School Library, Harvard U.) |
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The Declaration of Arbroath (introduction, with text in Latin and in English) (Bruce M. Gittings) |
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The Dialogue Concerning the Exchequer (Henderson's 1896 translation of treatise on government, c. 1180) (Avalon Project, Yale Law School) |
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View Whole Manuscript of Magna Carta (image) (British Library) |
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Translation of Magna Carta (British Library) |
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Statutes of William the Conqueror (English translation, within the Avalon Project site) (Yale U.) |
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Lollard Society HomePage |
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Monarchs |
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History of the Monarchy (links to histories of monarchs of England and Scotland) (Official Website of the British Monarchy) |
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The Life and Times of Edward the First (articles related to the historical period of Edward I) (Peter Riis) |
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Henry V -- History, Literature, and Myth (set of essays that place Shakespeare's play in the context of the historical king as seen in historical writings from the Middle Ages to the 20th century) (Kiley Thompson) |
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Raphael Holinshed, Henrie the fourth, cousine germane to Richard the second, latelie depriued (facsimile reproductions from the 1587 Denham print of The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Raphael Holinshed Henrie the fift, prince of Wales, sonne and heire to Henrie the fourth (facsimile reproductions from the 1587 Denham print of The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Raphael Holinshed Henrie the sixt, sonne and heire to Henrie the fift (facsimile reproductions from the 1587 Denham print of The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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The Richard III Society Online Library (e-texts of primary sources on Richard III, including chronicles, verse, and more) (Richard III Society, American Branch) |
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Richard III and Yorkist History Server (many full-text, pedagogical, and other resources that serve as a general introduction to the late medieval and Renaissance period; includes literary texts) (Richard III Society, American Branch) |
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Richard III Foundation, Inc. ("international non-profit, tax-exempt organization . . . specializ[ing] in the education and research of Richard III, his contemporaries and era") |
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Raphael Holinshed Richard the second, the second sonne to Edward prince of Wales. (facsimile reproductions from the 1587 Denham print of The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Raphael Holinshed Richard the third, third sonne to Richard duke of Yorke, and vncle to Edward the fift. (facsimile reproductions from the 1587 Denham print of The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Robert the Bruce (biography, plus annotations of related sources) (Fergie Meek) |
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National Archives: Uniting the Kingdoms? 1066-1603 (virtual exhibits, with primary documents, maps, and more; sections on Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, and France) (National Archives, London, UK) |
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The Peasants' Revolt |
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The Peasants Revolt 1381 (overview of revolt) (Edge Grove preparatory School; Hertfordshire, England) |
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Michael Gramer (U. of Pennsylvania) The History of the 1381 Peasants' Rebellion (essay) |
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Kim Milone The English Peasants' Revolt of 1381 (essay from Loyola U. Student Historical Journal 1986-7) |
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Stirling Bridge (articles detailing background of battle, the battle itself, and consequences) (Alex's Military History) |
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Tudors (and Stuarts) Page (historical information, illustrations) (Welford and Wickham Primary School, Berkshire, England) |
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Castles of Wales (homepage, with links to historical articles, links on Welsh history, and images of castles) (Jeffrey L. Thomas) |
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The Wars of the Roses |
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Lara E. Eakins The Tudors in the Wars of the Roses (detailed overview, with hyperlinked notes about key figures and elements, within a larger site devoted to Tudor history) |
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Liz Laycock (Sheffield Hallam U.) The Wars of the Roses (overview of events, including period images, plus a very extensive set of relevant links) |
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Wars of the Roses 1450-1487 (detailed descriptions of key battles, including maps) (UK Battlefields Resource Center) |
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Wars of the Roses: Principal Battles of the Wars of the Roses (chronological list of battles, with links to descriptive essays for each) (The Richard III Foundation) |
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Wharram Percy (Yorkshire): The Lost Medieval Village (Ken Tompkins, Richard Stockton C., N.J.) |
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Early Modern Britain |
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General Resources |
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An Early Modern Holiday Calendar for England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales (Kristen McDermott, Central Michigan U.) |
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CERES: Cambridge English Renaissance Electronic Service (includes a paleography course, materials on Sidney, Spenser, and more, as well as numerous links and archives) (Department of English, Cambridge U.) |
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Early Modern English Source (organization homepage, with links to research resources page and to relevant scholarly events) |
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Electric Renaissance Timelines (E. L. Skip Knox, Boise State U.) |
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Elizabethan England: Teacher's Resources (links) (Inez Ramsey, James Madison U.) |
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Elizabethan England (articles and images, on historical figures, everyday life, and more, arranged by topic; a collaborative site put together by students) (Springfield High, IL) |
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Andrew Zurcher (Cambridge U.) English Handwriting, 1500-1700: An Online Course (includes lessons, an extensive introduction, images, bibliography, and more; within Cambridge U.'s CERES site) |
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William Harrison Description Of Elizabethan England (1577) (e-text of these works from Holinshed's Chronicles, within Fordham U.'s Internet Modern History Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. North Florida) |
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Renaissance Sites (annotated bibliography, arranged by topic, with emphasis on British cultural history) (Margaraet Pierce Secara) |
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Original Historical Texts (facsimiles of a selection of English "Rag-stock papers" and broadsheets, from 1588-1666) (David COrnfield) |
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Tudor and Elizabeth Portraits (images, bibliography, and links) (Edward Buehler) |
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English Reformation Resources (primary sources, arranged by topic) (Julie P. McFerran) |
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Tudor History (numerous articles on historical individuals, maps, genealogical tables, images) (Lara E. Eakins) |
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Primary Sources: Eyewitness accounts of People and Event sin Tudor England; Letters; Journals; Etc. (English History.net) |
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Tudors (and Stuarts) Page (historical information, illustrations) (Welford and Wickham Primary School, Berkshire, England) |
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Tyburn Tree: Public Execution in Early Modern England (created by Zachary Lesser, Columbia U.; now maintained by Charlie Mitchell, Loyola U.) |
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Witches and Witch trials in England, the Channel Islands, Ireland and Scotland (chronologically listed data for juridical evidence of witch huunts, including citation of sources) (Marc Carlson, U. of Tulsa) |
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Lynne M. Fors (U. Illinois Library) Chez La Veuve: Women Printers in Great Britain 1475-1700 (virtual exhibit, with images and articles) |
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Peter Higginbotham The Workhouse (history of the workhouse across Britain, Poor Laws, and related topics, 1601-1930; includes images, transcriptions, articles, and more) |
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Francis Bacon Historia Regni Henrici Septimi Regis Angliae (printed 1638) (hypertext edition, in Latin and in English, within U. Birmingham's Philological Museum) (Dana F. Sutton, U. California, Irvine) |
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Francis Bacon Sermones Fideles sive Interiora Rerum (printed 1638) (hypertext edition, in Latin, along with introduction, within U. Birmingham's Philological Museum) (Dana F. Sutton, U. California, Irvine) |
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Jessica A. Browner, "Wrong Side of the River: London's Disreputable South Bank in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century" (1994) (Essays in History) |
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William Camden Annales Rerum Gestarum Angliae et Hiberniae Regnante Elizabetha (1615 and 1625) (hypertext edition, in Latin and in English, with the Bacon annotations, within U. Birmingham's Philological Museum) (Dana F. Sutton, U. California, Irvine) |
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William Camden Britannia (1607) with an English translation by Philemon Holland (hypertext edition, in Latin and in English, within U. Birmingham's Philological Museum) (Dana F. Sutton, U. California, Irvine) |
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William Camden Diary (1603 - 1623) (hypertext edition, in Latin and in English, with critical introduction, within U. Birmingham's Philological Museum) (Dana F. Sutton, U. California, Irvine) |
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Sir Francis Drake (articles and images) (Oliver Seeler) |
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East India Company (National Computer Board, Singapore) |
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Elizabeth I Selected Writing and Speeches (e-texts, within the Internet Modern History Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, Fordham U.) |
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Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend (virtual exhibit, with pages by topic, timelines, and links) (Newberry Library, Chicago, IL) |
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The Archive of John Evelyn (e-texts of his diaries, within a virtual exhibition) (the British Library, London, UK) |
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Gunpowder Plot Pages (includes multimedia) (Center For Fawkesian Pursuits) |
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Gunpowder Plot Society |
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Raphael Holinshed Henrie the eight, sonne and successor to Henrie the seuenth (facsimile reproductions from the 1587 Denham print of The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland.) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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Elizabethan Heraldry (introductory essays, excerpts from primary sources, and more) (John Neitz and Paula Katherine Marmror |
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Raphael Holinshed An Historicall description of the Iland of Britaine [Selections]. From The Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland. (facsimile reproductions from the 1587 Henry Denham print) (Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image, U. Pennsylvania) |
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The Mary Rose Museum (virtual exhibit on a warship from Henry VIII's navy) (Mary Rose Trust, Portsmouth, UK) |
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The Philological Museum ("a site devoted to Humanistic Letters, principally British"; includes a library of e-texts, many edited by Dana F. Sutton of U. California, irvine, along with a bibliography of neo-Latin texts (the Shakespeare Institute, U. Birmingham) |
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Ian Jessiman A General Study of the Plague in England 1539-1640 With a Specific Reference to Loughborough (overview essay, with images and bibliography within the endnotes) |
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Early Modern Scotland |
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Shake Loose the Border (site devoted to the 16th-century Anglo-Scottish border, with emphasis on ballads and broadsides; numerous links to primary sources; within the Legends site) (Paula Katherine Marmor) |
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Charting the Nation: Maps of Scotland and Associated Archives (articles, images, and maps, "together with important manuscript and printed texts relating to the geography and mapping of Scotland from 1550 to 1740 and beyond") (Edinburgh U. Library) |
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The Pont Maps (the Timothy Pont maps made in the 1580s and 1590s) (National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh) |
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Scottish Documents.com ("free access to a fully searchable index of over 520,000 Scottish wills and testaments dating from 1500 to 1901") (Scottish Archive Network) |
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Scottish Economic History Database, 1550 - 1780 (database for statistics) (Alex Gibson, Exeter U.) |
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The Survey of Scottish Witchcraft: 1563-1736 (searchable database containing relevant court records; also includes an introductory essay, bibliography, and links) (Julian Goodare, Lauren Martin, Joyce Miller and Louise Yeoman, U. of Edinburgh) |
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Edmund Spenser, A vewe of the present state of Ireland ("a scholarly edition of Gonville & Caius College Cambridge MS 188/221... Includes an introduction, textual notes, collaborative interpretive notes, and an archive of supplementary materials"; within the CERES site) (Andrew Zurcher, Cambridge U.) |
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Elizabethan Sumptuary Statutes (introductory essay, along with edited transcriptions of several statutes) (Maggie Pierce Secara) |
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The Trial of the Earls of Essex and Southampton (edition of The Arraignment, Tryal, and Condemnation of Robert Earl of Essex. For Thos. Basset, Sam. Heyrick, and Matth. Gillyflower, 1679.) (Margaret Pierce Secara) |
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The Damned Art (virtual exhibit on books related to witchcraft and demonology, based on the collection of John Ferguson (1837-1916); includes introductions, descriptions and images (Glasgow U. Library) |
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Mid-17th-18th Century Britain |
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General Resources |
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Historical Outline for Restoration & 18th-Century British Literature (chronology of historical events and publications in Britain during the period 1642-1820) (Alok Yadav, George Mason U.) |
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William Hogarth and 18th-Century Print Culture (virtual exhibit, wtih sections on techinque, theatricality, physiogonbomy, politics, and more) (Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections, Northwestern U.) |
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Library History Database: The British Isles to 1850 (includes statistical information arranged by topic and region, data on, currently, 27,000 libraries across Britain, plus links, and more) (Robin Alston, U. College, London) |
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The Proceedings of the Old Bailey London 1674 to 1834 (a "fully searchable online edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court") (Tim Hitchcock and Robert Shoemaker; U. Sheffield, and U. Hertfordshire) |
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Restoration: Politics (background page with links to accompany the film with Sam Neill as Charles II) (Miramax Films / Open Book Systems) |
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The American Revolutionary War |
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The American Revolution: National Discussions of Our Revolutionary Origins (articles and links; designed to complement PBS's Liberty! series) (Mark L. Cornbluh, Michigan State U.) |
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americanrevolution.org (links, cultural and historical information, and images (History Channel) |
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The Battle of Brooklyn (essay) (Brooklyn Online) |
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The Battle of Breed's Hil/Bunker Hill (synopsis, with statistics and tactical info) (AROTC, Worcester Polytechnic I.) |
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Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (includes historical articles and images) (CTSSAR, East Haddam, CT) |
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Robert K. Wright, Jr. The Continental Army (monograph on army organization) (US Army Center for Military History) |
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Historical Statements Concerning the Battles of Kings Mountain and the Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (e-text of 1928 publication) (US Army Center for Military History |
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Drums Along the Mohawk: The American Revolution on the New York Frontier (chronicles, letters, timeline, and more) (Gregory F. Ketcham) |
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Expédition Particulière (history of French involvement, including links) (Xenophon Group) |
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The Papers of Nathanael Greene (historical information, primary sources, links) (Dennis M. Conrad, U. of South Carolina) |
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Intelligence in the War of Independence (articles, primary documents) (Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC) |
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Military Science: Army ROTC, Bay State Batallion (links to detailed analysis of 4 Revolution battles) (AROTC, Worcester Polytechnic I.) |
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National Park Service: The American Revolution (links to exhibits) (NPS, US Dept. of the Interior) |
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The Oneidas and the Birth of the American Nation (history of Oneida military involvement) (Oneida Indian Nation, NY) |
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The Philadelphia Campaign, 1777 (developing site, with articles and images)(Independence Hall Association, Philadelphia, PA) |
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Histories of the Battle of Saratoga (links to historiographical accounts) (Richard Jensen, U. of Illinois-Chicago) |
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W. Gilmore Simms The Life of Francis Marion (e-text biography of "the Swamp Fox" general) (Project Gutenberg, Champaign, IL) |
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National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (homepage, links to historical articles and bibliography) (SAR, Louisville, KY) |
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Spy Letters of the American Revolution (texts, historical articles, chronology) (Clements Library, U. of Michigan) |
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Valley Forge National Historical Park (includes links to historical information) (National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior) |
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Yorktown Campaign (August-October 1781) (summary, bibliography, maps, images) (Xenophon Group) |
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English Bill of Rights 1689 (e-text, within the Avalon Project site) (Yale U.) |
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The British Book Trades 1710-1777: an index of masters and apprentices recorded in the Inland Revenue registers at the Public Record Office, Kew (searchable database) (Ian Maxted, Devon County COuncil) |
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The British book trades 1775-1787: an index to insurance policies (database, in the Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History series) (Ian Maxted, Devon County Council) |
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The Bubble Project ("a collaborative and interdisciplinary research initiative on the subject of the South Sea Bubble, or first great stock-market crash of 1720") (David McNeil, Dalhousie U.) |
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Edmund Burke |
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"An Address to the King" (1777) (Patricia Craddock, U. Florida) |
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Brief Biography of Burke (American Revolution HTML Project) |
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Edmund Burke (biography, links to online texts, links to related Web pages) (Björn Christensson) |
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"On Taste" (from Sublime and Beautiful) (Michael Gamer, U. Penn) |
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A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origins of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful -- Selections (Michael Gamer, U. Penn) |
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Reflections on the Revolution in France (Björn Christensson) |
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Reflections on the Revolution in France (Harvard Classics edition) (Bartleby.com) |
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Speech on Conciliation with America (American Revolution HTML Project) |
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The English Civil War |
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David Plant British Civil Wars, Commonwealth, and Protectorate 1638-60 (articles, bibliographies, links, and more) |
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E.L. Skip Knox (Boise State U.) The English Civil War (online course, arranged by subject) |
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Culloden-- The Death of the Clans (articles on background, battle, and consequences) (Alex's Military History) |
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Mike Ibeji The Darien Venture (multi-page article describing Scotland's plans to control Panama) (BBC) |
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English Dissenters (articles on various non-conformist groups in England, with a focus on the Civil War period) (ExLibris.org) |
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The Diary of John Evelyn (primary texts and some notes)(Anthony Sallis) |
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The Archive of John Evelyn (e-texts of his diaries, within a virtual exhibition) (the British Library, London, UK) |
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1755: The French and Indian War Page (tables, links, and more) (Larry Roux, Syracuse U.) |
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Sir Matthew Hale, A Discourse Touching Provision for the Poor (1683) |
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History of Stage Travel In Britain (International Museum of the Horse) |
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William Hogarth and 18th-Century Print Culture (virtual exhibit, wtih sections on techinque, theatricality, physiogonbomy, politics, and more) (Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections, Northwestern U.) |
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Horses and British and American Culture: 1660-1840 |
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The Invitation To A Funeral Tour: A Free-Style Jaunt Around Restoration London Inspired by the Novel Invitation to a Funeral (Molly Brown's site accompanying her recently-published "historical whodunnit set in London during the reign of Charles II, featuring a number of real life characters such as Aphra Behn, Nell Gwyn, and John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester"; site |
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John Hampden Society (centered on "the character and achievements of this great 17th century Parliamentarian") |
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L'Age d'Or - French and English Baroque ("a living history and re-enactment society that aims at recreating the classical Baroque period during Louis XIV's reign in France, and Charles II (Restoration), James II and William & Mary's reign in England") |
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he London Book Trades of the Later 18th Century (articles and statistics) (Victor Berch and Ian Maxted, Devon COunty Council) |
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The London Gazette (selected online issues of the Restoration-era gazette) (Electronic Historical Publications) |
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William Pitt, Speech on the Stamp Act, January 14, 1766 (American Revolution HTML Project) |
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Religion and the Founding of the American Republic (virtual exhibit, covering trans-Atlantic religious issues, leading to much immigration to America) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Janet Schaw, Journal of a Lady of Quality, Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the years 1774 to 1776 (wlink to full text; links to other articles; ithin the Documenting the American South site) (U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill) |
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18th-Century Scotland |
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The Highland Clearances (annotated links to articles and primary accounts) (Electric Scotland) |
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Scottish Documents.com ("free access to a fully searchable index of over 520,000 Scottish wills and testaments dating from 1500 to 1901") (Scottish Archive Network) |
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Scottish Economic History Database, 1550 - 1780 (database for statistics) (Alex Gibson, Exeter U.) |
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Military Maps of Scotland (18th Century) (National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh) |
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Trading Places: The East India Company & Asia, 1600-1834 (virtual exhibit) (the British Libray, London) |
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Peter Higginbotham The Workhouse (history of the workhouse across Britain, Poor Laws, and related topics, 1601-1930; includes images, transcriptions, articles, and more) |
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The World of London Theatre, 1660-1800 |
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Homepage (Patricia Craddock & students, U. Florida) (under construction) |
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Contemporary Descriptions of London Life (excerpts) |
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London Theatre People, 1660-1800 (brief bios with links to a timeline) |
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Map of Theatre District |
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Pictures Relevant to Theatre of the Period |
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A Table of Seventeenth Century Actresses |
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Theatre Sites |
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Timeline |
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19th-Century Britain |
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General Resources |
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Charles Booth Online Archive: Charles Booth and the survey into life and labour in London (1886-1903) ("a searchable resource giving access to archive material from the Booth collections of the British Library of Political and Economic Science (the Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science) and the University of London Library") (London School of Economics and Science) |
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British Periodicals at Minnesota: The Early Nineteenth Century ("The following handlist reports many periodicals that began publication in Great Britain between 1801 and 1850, and also some that began their careers in the eighteenth century or earlier and continued to publish after 1800") (Michael Hancher, U. Minnesota) |
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Library History Database: The British Isles to 1850 (includes statistical information arranged by topic and region, data on, currently, 27,000 libraries across Britain, plus links, and more) (Robin Alston, U. College, London) |
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Queen Victoria's Empire (virtual exhibits, including sections on colonial policies in India and Africa) (Public Broadcasting Service) |
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Romantic Natural History, 1750-1850 ("designed to survey and organize texts, images, and scholarship that link romanticism and natural history in the century before Darwin") (under construction) (Ashton Nichols, with Jennifer Lindbeck / Dickinson C.) |
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RSVP: Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (society info, links) ( |
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Social Policy Pamphlets (catalog of pamphlets, with many digitized and available in e-text form, in a collection focused on the 19th- and early 20th-Centuries) (London School of Economics & Political Science) |
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Transport Pamphlets (catalog of pamphlets, with most digitized and available in e-text form, in a collection focused on the 19th- and early 20th-Centuries) (London School of Economics & Political Science) |
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The Victorian Dictionary (a guide to the social history of Victorian London) (Lee Jackson) |
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Victorian Web
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Victorian Database Online (by-subscription database of records for books, articles, and dissertation abstracts published from 1945 to 1999 on topics relating to the 'long' Victorian age, 1830-1914; cross-disciplinary) |
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The First Anglo-Afghan War (article on causes, followed by articles on battles) (Alex's Military History) |
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Founders of the Arts and Crafts Movement (anthology of primary sources, taken from W. Morris, W. Crane, O. Wilde and other key players in the Arts and Crafts movement, along with links) (J.R. Burrows and Company, Rockland, MA) |
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Colonialism |
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Colonial Africa
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Colonial India
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Queen Victoria's Empire (virtual exhibits, including sections on colonial policies in India and Africa) (Public Broadcasting Service) |
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The Crimean War 1854-56 (historical overview, plus articles on battles) (Alex's Military History) |
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Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle (Peter Galbavy) |
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Disraeli and Gladstone |
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Benjamin Disraeli Page (The Victorian Web) |
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Disraeli and the Purchase of The Suez Canal (a multimedia story; Brett Huffman) |
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The Disraeli Project ("The Disraeli Project is a Research Unit of Queen's University at Kingston, Canada, engaged in producing a scholarly edition of the correspondence of Benjamin Disraeli") (Queen's U., Canada) |
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Benjamin Disraeli Chronology (Mitsuharu Matsuoka, Nagoya U., Japan) |
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Industrialism and Working Conditions |
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The Crystal Palace, or The Great Exhibition of 1851: An Overview (Vitcorian Web) (George Landow, Brown U.) |
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The Life of the Industrial Worker in 19th-Century England (material from a 1930 history textbook) (Laura Del Col, West Virginia U.) |
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Jonathan F. Scott and Alexander Baltzly, The Life of the Industrial Worker in 19th-Century England (excerpts from 1830 textbook titled Readings in European History Since 1814) (Laura Del Col) |
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Arnold Toynbee, Lectures on The Industrial Revolution in England (1884) (three lectures by Toynbee) |
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Peter Higginbotham The Workhouse (history of the workhouse across Britain, Poor Laws, and related topics, 1601-1930; includes images, transcriptions, articles, and more) |
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Intellectuals |
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Jeremy Bentham
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Thomas Carlyle
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Learned Societies and Scholars
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The Proceedings of the Old Bailey London 1674 to 1834 (a "fully searchable online edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court") (Tim Hitchcock and Robert Shoemaker; U. Sheffield, and U. Hertfordshire) |
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The Opium Wars |
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Digital China: The Opium War (overview, links to primary sources and other sites) (Harvard Law School) |
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China: The First Opium War (overview, image, and prmary document) (Joseph V. O'Brien, John Jay C. of Criminal Justice, NY) |
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Windows on Asia: History of Hong Kong (overview of cession of Hong Kong to Britain due to Chinese military defeat) (Michigan State U.) |
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Richard Hooker (Washington State U.) The Opium Wars (overview article, within the World Civilizations pages devoted to Chinese history) |
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Sigrid Schmalzer (U. California, San Diego) Review of Arthur Waley, The Opium War through Chinese Eyes (1958) |
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Penny Magazine Online (etexts of 1830's UK publication aimed at the "working classes") (U. Rochester) |
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John van Wyhe (Cambridge U.) The History of Phrenology on the Web (articles, images, bibliography, and more) |
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Heather Palmer, "Queen Victoria's Not So 'Victorian' Writings About Pregnancy, Children, Marriage and Men" (Victoriana.com) |
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Reform, Radicalism and Social Unrest |
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The British Abolition Movement: Homepage pages on history, literature, art, and bibliography) (Mark Aronowitz & Kevin Heald, Miami U., Ohio) |
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Chartism: The People's Petition, 1838 (within Fordham U.'s Modern History Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. North Florida) |
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William Cobbett
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Thomas Babington Macaulay Speech On The Reform Bill of 1832, March 2, 1831 (within Fordham U.'s Modern History Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. North Florida) |
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William Morris
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Caroline Norton
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Charles W. Colby The Peterloo Massacre, 1819 (excerpt, within Fordham U.'s Modern History Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. North Florida) |
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Peterloo Massacre (Articles, arranged by topic) (Spartacus Educational, UK) |
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Sydney Smith Fallacies Of Anti-Reformers, 1824 (within Fordham U.'s Modern History Sourcebook) (Paul Halsall, U. North Florida) |
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti Archive (Jerome McGann, U. Virginia) |
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Photographs of the Roxburghe Club, 1892 (overview essay and photos) (U. Iowa Libraries) |
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Saltaire (web site devoted to West Yorkshire "mid-Victorian industrial village almost unchanged since it was built by Sir Titus Salt as the site of his mill for the spinning and weaving of Alpaca Wool") |
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Scottish Documents.com ("free access to a fully searchable index of over 520,000 Scottish wills and testaments dating from 1500 to 1901") (Scottish Archive Network) |
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Ordnance survey large scale Scottish town plans, 1847-1895 (maps and tables) (National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh) |
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War of 1812 |
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J. B. Calvert (U. Denver, Colorado) The War of 1812 And All That: An introduction to the War of 1812: an episode in the history of bungling, with its effects on the Indians (detailed overview, with emphasis on military politics, especially as regards various Native American threats) |
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Joshua Kuss (San Diego U.) The War of 1812 (articles, by topic, plus bibliography) |
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The James Madison Center: the War of 1812 (primary documents, articles, pedagogical resources, and more) (James Madison U.) |
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Native American Material: War of 1812 (links to primary documents in facsimile, with descriptions) (Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan U.) |
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Wesley Allen Riddle (U. Maryland University C.-Camp Doha) The War of 1812 (overview) |
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the War of 1812 (maps, articles) (US Military Academy, West Point, NY) |
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The War of 1812 Website (articles, images, documents, and links) (Military Heritage.com) |
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20th-Century Britain |
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The Anglo-Russian Entente, 1907 (e-text, within the Avalon Project site) (Yale U.) |
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Churchill and the Great Republic (virtual exhibit) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Social Policy Pamphlets (catalog of pamphlets, with many digitized and available in e-text form, in a collection focused on the 19th- and early 20th-Centuries) (London School of Economics & Political Science) |
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Suite101.com: 20th Century British History and Politics (Joseph Sramek) |
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Transport Pamphlets (catalog of pamphlets, with most digitized and available in e-text form, in a collection focused on the 19th- and early 20th-Centuries) (London School of Economics & Political Science) |
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World History Archives: History of Britain and the UK in General ("documents to support the study of world history from a working-class and non-Eurocentric perspective") (Haines Brown, Central Connecticut S.) |
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British Documents on the Origins of the War, 1898-1914: Vol. XI: The Outbreak of War: Foreign Office Documents June 28th-August 4th, 1914 (as edited by G.P. Gooch and Harold Temperley in 1926) (Brigham Young U.) |
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UK Book History |
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An Anthology of Chancery English (e-texts of numerous bureaucratic writing samples, from the John H. Fisher, et. al 1984 edition) (Electronic Text Center, U. of Virginia) |
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BOOKHAD: Support for Nationwide Research in Book History and Book Design (links up 6 library centers with major holdings in the history of the book) (U. of the Arts, London) |
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The British Book Trades 1710-1777: an index of masters and apprentices recorded in the Inland Revenue registers at the Public Record Office, Kew (searchable database) (Ian Maxted, Devon County COuncil) |
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The British book trades 1775-1787: an index to insurance policies (database, in the Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History series) (Ian Maxted, Devon County Council) |
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Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History (homepage, with lists of papers, arranged by topic, on the UK, but with a focus on Southwest England) (Ian Maxted, Devon County Council) |
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BBTI: The British Book Trade Index ("an index of the names and brief biographical details and trade details of people who worked in the book trade in England and Wales and who were trading by 1851") (U. Birmingham) |
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British Association of Paper Historians (archived articles, overview of paper history, news, links, and more) (Durham, UK) |
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Centre for the History of the Book (homepage, with journal files, links to other sites, and relevant news) (Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, U. of Edinburgh) |
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Ian Maxted A History of the Book in Devon (articles, arranged by period) (Devon County Council) |
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The English Emblem Book Project (large repository of emblem books; presents facismile pages, some clickable to to show the text associated with each emblem) (Penn State U.) |
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HoBo: The site formerly known as History of the Book @ Oxford ("Dedicated webspace for History of the Book events and resources throughout the UK") (Ian Gadd, Oxford U.) |
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Library History Database: The British Isles to 1850 (includes statistical information arranged by topic and region, data on, currently, 27,000 libraries across Britain, plus links, and more) (Robin Alston, U. College, London) |
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he London Book Trades of the Later 18th Century (articles and statistics) (Victor Berch and Ian Maxted, Devon COunty Council) |
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SBTI: Scottish Book Trade Index (National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh) |
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UK Print History |
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Caxton's Chaucer (offers full e-texts of Caxton's 2 prints, along with biographical background, and more) (the British Library, London, UK) |
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English Caricature Prints: 1720-1820 (virtual exhibit, with text by Edward Hammond) (Haley and Steele, Boston, MA) |
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The Lifeof Thomas Gent: Printer of York, 1693-1778 (e-text of 1832 edition of Gent's autobiography, plus biographical info) (Thorn Gent) |
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William Hogarth and 18th-Century Print Culture (virtual exhibit, wtih sections on techinque, theatricality, physiogonbomy, politics, and more) (Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections, Northwestern U.) |
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The London Gazette (selected online issues of the Restoration-era gazette) (Electronic Historical Publications) |
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William Morris
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Newspaper readership in south west England: an analysis of the Flindell's Western Luminary subscribers list of 1815 (database, in the Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History series) (Ian Maxted, Devon County Council) |
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RSVP: Research Society for Victorian Periodicals (society info, links) ( |
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Lynne M. Fors (U. Illinois Library) Chez La Veuve: Women Printers in Great Britain 1475-1700 (virtual exhibit, with images and articles) |
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Imperial Views, Colonial Subjects: Victorian Periodicals and the Empire (images and text from a 1999 exhibition at the Sterling Memorial Library) (Yale U.) |
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Lynne M. Fors (U. Illinois Library) Chez La Veuve: Women Printers in Great Britain 1475-1700 (virtual exhibit, with images and articles) |
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Courses |
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Cemal Kafadar (Harvard U.), "The Middle East and Europe Since the Crusades: Relations and Perceptions" |
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E. L. Skip Knox (Boise State U.), "History of Western Civilization" |
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E. L. Skip Knox (Boise State U.), "Electric Renaissance" (course taught over the internet on European history from 1300 to 1550) |
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Roman Szporluk (Harvard U.), "Nationalism and Socialism: Eastern Europe (1772-1991)" |
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