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British history - local

1. Archaeology in Hampshire
2. Canterbury Archaeological Trust
3. Castle Bookshop
4. East of England Sense of Place Suffolk
5. Local History Magazine
6. Negotiating Avebury Project
7. North East History
8. Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: Peterloo Massacre
9. Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: Towns and Cities
10. Wealden Iron Research Group

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Archaeology in Hampshire

Provides archaeological advice and supports archaeological contractors in carrying out archaeological projects. Brief details about Hampshire surveys and an index of local sites by district and by period are available.
     Author: Hampshire County Council
     Subjects: british archaeology - local, british history - local
     DeweyClass: 936
     Resource type: document

Canterbury Archaeological Trust

Provides information on the activities of the Trust, including educational activities. Features news, details of publications and merchandise, and a guide to sites featured in the Trusts annual report.
     Author: Canterbury Archaeological Trust
     Subjects: british archaeology - local, british history - local
     DeweyClass: 936
     Resource type: documents, images

Castle Bookshop

Specialist bookshop in Clwyd dealing mainly in books about archaeology, local history, architecture, Wales, Celtic studies and Celtic linguistics. Includes online catalogue.
     Author: Castle Bookshop
     Subjects: british archaeology - general, british history - local, celtic archaeology
     DeweyClass: 070.5
     Resource type: bookshop

East of England Sense of Place Suffolk

A gateway to the museums, archives, archaeology and local studies collections of Suffolk council, with a virtual gallery of over 1,600 photographs and a database of articles and objects searchable by keyword. The site also offers virtual 'guided tours' of the people, places and history of Suffolk. Links to related sites are also provided.
     Author: Suffolk County Council
     Subjects: british history - local
     DeweyClass: 942
     Resource type: digital library

Local History Magazine

History news, articles, book and periodical reviews, readers' notices and information. Emphasis on England. Includes list of local history groups by county.
     Author: Howard, Susan & Howard, Robert
     Subjects: british history - local
     DeweyClass: 941
     Resource type: magazine

Negotiating Avebury Project

Interim reports and latest information from excavations and surveys in the Avebury Complex, a group of prehistoric ceremonial monuments around the Upper Kennet valley in Wiltshire.
     Author: Gillings, Mark; Goodrick, Glyn; Pollard, Joshua & Wheatley, David
     Subjects: british history - local
     DeweyClass: 936
     Resource type: documents

North East History

Provides a detailed history of Yorkshire and North East England, with two interactive maps offering information on cities, towns, and regions.
     Author: Simpson, David
     Subjects: british history - local
     DeweyClass: 942
     Resource type: document

Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: Peterloo Massacre

A detailed analysis of the events at St. Peter's Field, Manchester on the 16th August, 1819. Includes background information on the Manchester area at the time, eyewitness accounts and biographical details of 25 people who saw what happened that day including the views of radicals, moderates, magistrates, soldiers, reporters and impartial observers. The final section deals with the consequences of the Peterloo Massacre.
     Author: Spartacus Educational
     Subjects: british history - local, british history from 1800, trade unions
     DeweyClass: 942.08
     Resource type: documents

Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: Towns and Cities

Information about British cities between 1700 and 1900, including London, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, York, Hull and Sheffield.
     Author: Spartacus Educational
     Subjects: british history - local
     DeweyClass: 941
     Resource type: documents

Wealden Iron Research Group

Group researching the history of the iron industry in the Weald of Kent and Sussex from the 2nd to the 19th centuries. Includes information on the group's activities, the history of the iron industry, and the contents of recent editions of the group's annual research bulletin.
     Author: Wealden Iron Research Group
     Subjects: british history - local
     DeweyClass: 942
     Resource type: documents