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History Society and Culture United Kingdom
History Society and Culture United Kingdom
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- Activities that require history students to think, question and participate. Ian Dawson explains the benefits of active learning and hosts resources developed by teachers.
- A collection of concise histories of towns and cities in the UK and Ireland by Timothy Lambert. Also timelines of English and Irish history.
- Historic newsreel footage and stills from the 20th century. Includes on-line catalog search facility.
- Founded in 1717. Its elected members are concerned with the antiquities and history of the UK and other countries. Information on its library, grants, publications.
- History and influences of 250 famous Britons, their works and places they visited
- Marjie Bloy presents some of the major themes of the period 1760-1850.
- An online image archive of old UK photographs, postcards and pictures. Image submissions welcome.
- Joint venture by The History Channel and English Heritage, which aims to build an archive of personal historical memories. Details of how to enter, roadshows, prizes and partners.
- British historical diary.
- A chronicle in words, maps and graphics of all major events, wars etc from 1500AD to 1947 AD.
- British social history through Punch cartoons 1881-1914.
- A national centre for the study of development in agriculture, the countryside and food, with major library, object, archive and photograph collections.
- Virtual museum provided by the Public Record Office offering access to landmark documents spanning the past 1,000 years of British history.
- Articles on the social history of the British, including their daily lives, their culture, the different influences on different eras of the arts and the fashions and styles of different eras.
- A searchable online edition, detailing the lives of ordinary people, containing accounts of over 100,000 trials held at London's central criminal court.
- History, landscape and legend of some of England's most remarkable sites: Glastonbury, Bath, Wye Valley, and Arthur in Somerset, from booksellers 3 Stones.
- A brief history of this emergency service, from Roman times up to present day, including the great fire of London and information about rank structure.
- Gordon Wilkie's essays on a variety of topics and eras, starting with Celtic Britain.
- An on-line magazine celebrating the history and culture of Britain, with links to all types of heritage accommodation in Britain.
- History, geography and anything of interest about the development of the route between London and Edinburgh.
- BBTI is a searchable index of names, brief biographical and trade details of people who worked in the book trade in England and Wales and were trading by 1851.
- A large database of British nineteenth and twentieth-century statistics
- Suite 101's section on UK history, providing bulletins, articles and discussions.
- A moderated discussion board for history and archaeology with a core interest in the past of the British Isles.
- Presents original content on a variety of historical topics. Includes games, timelines, history for kids, and featured writers.
- Timelines, maps, biographies, and articles on various aspects of British and Imperial history, culture, technology, and armed forces.
- Essays written as part of a BA in Modern History at Oxford University.
- A digital library of text and information about people, places and businesses from the 12th century to the present day, built by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust.
- An online journal from Blackwell Publishing and the Institute of Historical Research, covering important trends, debates, resources and publications in the field. Available by library subscription.
- Information on places in Great Britain between 1801 and 2001, including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions. Search by place name, postcode or map.
- Articles on a myriad of topics from the French Revolution to Tony Blair, mainly focusing on the period between 1830 and 1945. Also has monthly reviews of books in British history.
- A glimpse of the heritage of Britain and Ireland. Includes famous Britons, battles, castles, palaces, historic houses and heritage by county. Also genealogy and hotels.
- A searchable directory of over 25,000 venues, organizations, and experts in the UK, as well news, features and a timeline of UK history from 10,000 BC to the present.
- The encyclopedia currently contains over 2,800 entries and is an attempt to show the history of Britain through the eyes of people from all levels of society. Each entry includes narrative, illustrations, primary sources and bibliography.
- A large collection of primary sources on British history.
- Essay examining the causes and effects of British imperialism in 19th century Africa.
- Timelines, narrative histories, original source documents and important texts, biographies, maps, glossaries, reading lists, informative articles by guest writers, and interviews.
- H-Net group dedicated to enable historians more easily to discuss research interests, teaching methods, and the state of historiography. Features archive, reviews, course syllabi, links to related resources, and subscription information.
- Ken Collinson follows the history and archaeology of Britain from the Beaker people to Magna Carta, primarily through lists of links, but he also presents some primary sources: chronicles and significant documents.
- The history of the poor-law workhouse system in Britain including maps, photos, audio clips, chronology, and a tour of a virtual workhouse.
- Transcribes, prints and publishes the heraldic visitations and manuscripts relating to genealogy and heraldry. Site includes the Society's history.
- Articles on many aspects of British history, such as The Vikings and Prime Ministers, edited by James Appleyard. E-mail newsletter list and book recommendations. A commercial site funded by advertising and sponsored referrals.
- Digital images of wills, Cabinet records, pictures, photographs and historical documents from the Public Record Office.
- Local history resources for schools from the Victoria County History: The Bristol Slavery Trail, Travelling through Codford and Warter...living in an estate village.
- The one thing Bletchley Park could not decode were the signals that it did not receive. The Radio Security Service - Voluntary Interceptors or 'the Secret Listeners' were the people who got the signals for Bletchley Park during WWII.
- Covers many history topics up to advanced level. Part of the Association of Teachers' Websites.
- A comprehensive reference being produced for the National Grid of Learning as a free resource for students, with numerous articles and images presenting multiple points of view of figures and events in the history of the UK.
- Offer living history presentations from Anglo-Saxon to Home Guard. Profile, portfolio, gallery of photographs, forthcoming events.
- A satellite/cable/digital channel dealing with world history and the history of the United Kingdom.
- The history of the Public Telephone Call Box from 1884 to the present day. Site by British Telecom.
- The history of Britain broken down into bitesize chunks by the BBC.
- Black British history and news.
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