American and British History Resources
Artists and Architects--Biographies of over 40 architects, artists, illustrators and cartoonists that worked in Britain between 1700 and 1900
Book and Newspaper Publishers--So far thirty-two biographies of publishers have been included in this section. This includes early pioneers such as Henry Hetherington, Joseph Johnson, John Walter, Thomas Spence, Richard Carlile, William Hone, John Edward Taylor, Rudolf Ackermann, Mark Lemon, Edward Baines and Archibald Prentice. Publishers that made their impact in the early part of the 20th century such as Lord Northcliffe, Lord Beaverbrook, Victor Gollancz and Ernest Benn have also been added in recent weeks.
Britannia, history and culture
Britannia, Monarch Biographies
British Royalty, genealogies
Casebook: Jack the Ripper "the world's largest public repository of Ripper-related information!"
The Chartist Movement--Biographies of 30 Chartists. Also sections on: Chartist Tactics, Newspapers & Chartism and Parliamentary Reform Acts.
Child Labour in the 19th Century--This detailed analysis of child labour contains seventy-six entries. Categories include: Factory Reformers, Supporters of Child Labour, Life in the Factory, The Factory Workers, Tactics and Issues and The Factory Acts. Over twenty children provide accounts of what it was like to work in a factory during the 19th century
Crystal Palace photos of the Crystal Palace; also source materials on its history and construction; interior and exterior animations
Dictionary of Victorian London
Education: 1700-1950--Biographies of twenty-eight educationalists and six government ministers. Also sections on: Educational Developments, Famous Schools, Important Further Education Establishments and Government Legislation
Edward VI
Elizabeth I
The Emancipation of Women: 1860-1920--Biographies of 50 women who played a prominent part in the struggle for equality. The website also contains a database of written primary sources produced by, or about, these women and a collection of visual images that reflect the different views on the emancipation of women. The website also includes sections on Women in the 19th Century, Pressure Groups, Strategy & Tactics and Parliamentary Reform Acts.
Encyclopedia of British History --"contains over 1,000 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. The text within each entry is hyperlinked to other relevant pages in the encyclopedia. In this way it is possible to research individual people and events in great detail."
English Expressions from 1500's
Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders--Biographies of 54 entrepreneurs and business leaders organised under the following headings: Textiles, Railways, Publishing, Retail Trade, Confectioners and Entrepreneurs.
The First World War--Biographies of people involved in the war including politicians, members of the anti-war movement, soldiers, inventors, artists, etc. Also sections on trench life, war in the air, war at sea, famous battles, weapons, the home front, and war statistics
Henry VII
Henry VIII
The Heroic Age: A Journal of Early Medieval Northwestern Europe peer-reviewed journal on "the study of Northwestern Europe from the Late Roman Empire to the advent of the Norman Empire"
History World large resource on history, particularly Great Britain
HyperHistory Online 3,000 years of world history, the people, the events, the maps, covering science, technology, economy, culture, philosophy, art, music, poetry, religion, politics, war -- this is a chart of history, organized by date; includes people's lifelines; events section includes year by year events for this century
Imperial War Museum online exhibits, collections of audio recordings, galleries, much more
Jane Grey
Journalists & Newspapers: 1700-1900--Biographies of 60 journalists, 26 illustrators and fourteen cartoonists. So far 48 newspapers and journals, ranging from national papers such as The Times and the Observer to provincial newspapers such as the Sheffield Register and the Leeds Mercury. Radical 19th century newspapers like the Poor Man's Guardian and the Black Dwarf and literary journals are also included
The Labour Movement--Biographies of over 80 important figures in the British labour movements. The material is organised under the following headings: Pre-Socialist Radicals, Socialist Writers & Philosophers, Political Organisations, Labour Journals & Newspapers, Fabian Society, Social Democratic Federation, Independent Labour Party and The Labour Party.
London: 1700-1900--A survey of London between 1700 and 1900. Entries organised under the sections: Buildings and Institutions (House of Commons, House of Lords, Royal Academy, Buckingham Palace, etc) Law and Order (Newgate Prison, Fleet Prison, Old Bailey, Tyburn Tree, Charing Cross Pillory, Bow Street Office, etc.); Commerce (West India Docks, Corn Exchange, Custom House, Stock Exchange, Billingsgate Market, Bank of England, etc.) and Events (1743 Gin Riots, St George's Fields Massacre, Cato Street Conspiracy, 1889 London Dockers Strike, The Matchgirls Strike, Bloody Sunday, etc.)
Mary I
Members of Parliament: 1750-1850--Biographies of 60 Members of Parliament who had an important influence on British history.
Members of Parliament: 1850-1950--Biographies of 45 Members of Parliament who had an important influence on British history.
Mr. Weller's Knowledge of London Charles Dickens' London
Parliamentary Legislation--Entries for the major legislation passed by Parliament between 1700 and 1930.
Parliamentary Reform: 1700-1832--Over 140 entries that examine the struggle for parliamentary reform in Britain between 1700 and 1832. Categories in this section include: Parliament in the 18th Century, Moderate Reformers:1700-1820, Radical Reformers: 1750-1820, Radical Publishers and Reform, The Scottish Martyrs, Revolutionaries: 1700-1820, Home Office: Magistrates and Spies, Reform Groups: 1700-1820, Reform: Artists & Writers, Reform: The Monarchy, Important Events: 1800-1820, Newspapers & Parliamentary Reform, 1832 Reform Act, Politicians and Reform: 1832-1890, Parliamentary Reform Acts: 1832-1885.
The Peterloo Massacre--A detailed analysis of the events at St. Peter's Field, Manchester on the 16th August, 1819. As well as provided a great deal of background information the website includes eyewitness accounts and biographical details of 25 people who saw what happened that day. Over eighty entries reflects the views of radicals, moderates, magistrates, soldiers, reporters and impartial observers. The final section deals with the consequences of the Peterloo Massacre.
Political Parties and Election Results--Brief histories of ten British political parties and pressure groups. Results of the twenty General Elections between 1832 and 1945.
Poverty, Housing and Public Health--Biographies of those people who investigated the conditions of the working class in the 19th century including Edwin Chadwick, Henry Mayhew, Angus Reach, Shirley Brooks, Charles Mackay, George Sims, James Greenwood, William Booth, Robert Sherard, Seebohm Rowntree, Mary Higgs, Beatrice Webb, Stephen Reynolds, C. F. G. Masterman and Charles Booth. As well as extracts from their work there are also illustrations on the subject produced by Gustave Dore, Luke Fildes, Frank Holl, Hubert von Herkomer, etc. The material can also be accessed by town or city.
Prime Ministers: 1750-1930--Biographies of 25 Prime Ministers who held office between 1780 and 1930.
Pykrete
Pykrete
The Railways--A detailed look at the growth of the railway system in the 19th century. Sections on: Locomotives, Engineers and Entrepreneurs, Railway Companies, Historical Developments, Railways: Towns & Cities and a detailed look at the building of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway.
Religion and Society--Entries for all the major churches and religious organisations in the 19th century. Sections on: Religious Leaders, Unitarians and Parliamentary Reform, the Evangelical Movement, Quakers and Social Reform, the Christian Socialists, Religion and Politics.
Renaissance, the Elizabethan World life in Elizabethan England, Elizabethan heraldry, the trial of the Earls of Essex and Southampton, other Renaissance links
Scientists and Engineers--Biographies of Britain's leading scientists and engineers including Joseph Priestly, Richard Trevithick, George Stephenson, John Rennie, Daniel Gooch, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, William Hedley, Thomas Telford, James Watt, etc.
Six Wives of Henry VIII
The Slave Trade--Biographies of all the leading figures involved in the campaign against the slave trade. Also sections on the slaves, legislation and anti-slavery groups
St. Michael's Abbey (with sound)
Timeline of British History
Towns and Cities--Entries for 40 towns and cities in Britain
The Trade Union Movement--Sections include Trade Union Activists, Trade Union & Political Legisilation, Trade Unions, Important Events & Issues and Labour Journals & Newspapers.
Tudor History
Victorian Web
Victorian Web Sites
The Workhouse the history of its buildings, its inmates, its staff and administrators, and even its poets
WWI - WORLD WAR I page of links
WWII - WORLD WAR II page of links