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British history 1100-1800

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BBC History: Archaeology: Resource created by the BBC providing articles, multimedia resources (virtual tours and animations, virtual archaeology, games, interactive exhibitions and picture galleries), timelines, biographies of historic figures, historical trails, and the latest news on excavations and archaeological techniques. Covers numerous historical periods and areas of interest including Prehistoric Britain, Roman Britain, the Anglo Saxons and Vikings, and Norman England to Victorian era Britain. Includes information pertaining to selected international archaeological finds and the opportunity to engage in online discussions with eminent archaeologists. Free access is also provided to numerous BBC video and audio clips. Video and audio clips require Real Player to view.
Author: BBC
Subjects: archaeology, archaeology education, archaeology links, archaeology research, british archaeology - general, british history 1100-1800
DeweyClass: 936.1
Resource type: articles, documents, moving images
Eighteenth Century History Resources: Part of a larger collection of eighteenth century materials covering art, religion, culture and science. Resources are broken down into British, European and American history.
Author: Lynch, Jack
Subjects: british history 1100-1800, european history
DeweyClass: 900
Resource type: index
Elizabethan Costuming Page: Provides an overview of an Elizabethan outfit, complete with drawings to illustrate the various layers. Features information about underpinnings such as corsets, pictures of 16th century clothes, costume patterns, hat styles, colours and fabrics used, dress accessories, detailing and decoration, and examples of dress typically worn in other countries during the period.
Author: Leed, Drea
Subjects: british history 1100-1800, clothing
DeweyClass: 391
Resource type: document index, images
English Emblem Book Project: Scanned versions of the complete texts of nine emblem books printed in early modern England, providing a source for the study of daily life in the 16th and 17th centuries, and for the analysis of reading practices, printing history, the use of allegory, and the relationship of word to image.
Author: Pennsylvania State University Libraries
Subjects: book studies, british history 1100-1800
DeweyClass: 942
Resource type: books, image collection
Life of King Edward the Confessor: An illustrated Anglo-Norman verse, written in England in the late 1230s or early 1240s, and preserved in this manuscript from 1250-60. A masterpiece of mid thirteenth century English illumination, the present manuscript preserves evidence for the study of the hagiographical writings about St Edward sponsored by Henry III (1216-72), and also for the complexity and sophistication of English pen and wash narrative art in this period.
Author: Cambridge University Library
Subjects: british history 1100-1800
DeweyClass: 942.03
Resource type: document, images
Medieval English Urban History: Materials relating to medieval English towns. Includes capsule histories of selected locations, a glossary, related links, and the full text of a thesis entitled The Men Behind the Masque: Office-Holding in East Anglian Boroughs, 1272-1460.
Author: Stephen Alsford, Canadian Museum of Civilization
Subjects: british history 1100-1800, medieval history
DeweyClass: 942.03
Resource type: documents
Richard III and Yorkist History Server: Includes full text and extracts of fifteenth - nineteenth century sources about Richard III (1452-1485); a hypertext edition of Shakespeare's play; essays on Richard III in history, drama, and literature, and resources for teaching.
Author: Richard III Society American Branch
Subjects: british history 1100-1800, english drama, english literature to 1800
DeweyClass: 942
Resource type: books, documents, essays, guides
Robin Hood Project: Database of ballads, texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information about the Robin Hood stories and other outlaw tales.
Author: Rochester University
Subjects: british history 1100-1800, english poetry, folklore, medieval history
DeweyClass: 942
Resource type: bibliography, documents, images
Romantic Circles: Extensive resources devoted to the art, history, literature and culture of the Romantic period. Contains searchable electronic text editions, scholarly resources, conference information, research features and book reviews.
Author: University of Maryland
Subjects: british history 1100-1800, english literature to 1800, history of art
DeweyClass: 700.4145
Resource type: documents
Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: Journalists and Newspapers 1700-1945: Biographies of journalists, publishers, illustrators, artists, and cartoonists, such as Charles Dickens, John Tenniel, William Blake, and William Hogarth. Also covers newspapers and journals, both national and provincial, including The Times, The Edinburgh Review, and Blackwood's Magazine, as well as radical 19th century publications like The Poor Man's Guardian and The Black Dwarf.
Author: Spartacus Educational
Subjects: british history 1100-1800, journalism, newspapers, publishing studies
DeweyClass: 072
Resource type: biography, documents
Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: Parliamentary Reform 1700-1832: Over 140 entries that examine the struggle for parliamentary reform in Britain between 1700 and 1832. Topics include Parliament in the 18th Century, Radical Publishers and Reform, The Scottish Martyrs, and Reform of The Monarchy.
Author: Spartacus Educational
Subjects: british history 1100-1800, british political history
DeweyClass: 941
Resource type: documents
Taxatio Database: Derived from the Taxatio Ecclesiastica Angliae et Walliae Auctoritate Papae Nicholai IV. Contains the valuation, plus related details, of the English and Welsh parish churches and prebends listed in the ecclesiastical taxation assessment of 1291-2. For nearly 250 years virtually all ecclesiastical taxation of England and Wales was based on this extremely thorough and detailed assessment and it is a unique source for the medieval period.
Author: Denton, J. H.
Subjects: british history 1100-1800, christian church, taxation
DeweyClass: 274
Resource type: reference data
Tudor England: Information on Kings Henry VII, Henry VIII, and Edward VI, and Queens Jane Grey, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. Provides details of Henry VIII's wives, and biographies of important people in Tudor history, genealogical trees, chronologies, and descriptions of life and architecture in Tudor England.
Author: Eakins, Lara E.
Subjects: british history 1100-1800, history education
DeweyClass: 942.05
Resource type: documents