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UK History
UK History : Black and Asian
British Library - Chronology of Modern Britain
From 1914 to the 2000s, a year-by-year listing of significant political and cultural events. Also includes cover images and quotations from books published in particular years and sound recordings of some key events
http://www.bl.uk/ chronology/ index.html
Origination
Origination brings together the wealth of web resources recording and celebrating the contributions of immigrant cultures to contemporary Britain.
http://www.channel4.com/ culture/ microsites/ O/ origination/
UK History : General
Encyclopedia of British History 1500-1980
Information and full text sources on subjects as diverse as the slave trade, spies, religion, education, poverty, health, housing, artists, novelists and the emancipation of women.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ Britain.html
English Heritage
Extensive site containing a database of listed buildings, information on maintained properties, royal history and much more.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
History.uk.com
This site provides over 28,000 links and contact details for UK history. Look for information as diverse as historic buildings and monuments, industrial heritage, religion, Black and Asian history, museums, art history, battle sites and much more.
http://www.history.uk.com/
Royal Historical Society Bibliography
A database of over 300,000 entries including articles in journals and collective volumes covering British and Irish history from the Roman period to the present day. You can search by author, by publication details, by subject or by period covered.
http://www.rhs.ac.uk/ bibwel.asp
Victoria County Histories
Web site about the Victoria County Histories, including draft full text copies of some of the newly published volumes.
http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/ webdav/ harmonise?Page/ @id=71
What Else Happened on the Day You Were Born? (Or At Other Times in History?)
A guide in the Virtual Library's 'A-Z how to find information' section
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ webingres/ bedfordshire/ vlib/ 0.information_reference/ history_what_else_happened_page1.htm
UK History: Victorian
The Victorian Web
Covers political and social history, philosophy, science, religion, visual arts and more.
http://www.victorianweb.org/ index.html
Victorian Times
Find information, timelines and biographies on social, political and economic developments in Victorian Britain (1837-1901).
http://www.victoriantimes.org
UK History: World War I
BBC History: World War I
Information on the battles, history and social impact of WWI.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ history/ worldwars/ wwone/
UK History: World War II
BBC WW2 - The People's War
Personal and family stories of people who lived and fought through World War II.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ dna/ ww2/
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