Web Links for History: By Place

Use the following lists to access useful web pages for European, British, Irish, French, German, Italian, Russian, American, Indian, Chinese, African and Australian History.

European, World

Eurodocs Access to primary historical documents from Western Europe.	TANAP: Towards a New Age of Partnership in Dutch East India Company archives and research
World History Association Website of the WHA - including teaching, research, prizes, links etc.

Britain

19th Century British Pamphlets Pamphlets from seven collections are now available, from 1603-1931. Access via JSTOR.	Anglo-Saxon Charters Online information and resources for the study of the Anglo-Saxon Charters.
Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads Access to over 30,000 ballads dating from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries.	Britannia History Access to information and resources for historical studies.
British History and the Census Access to resources and information about the nineteenth century census.	British History Online Digitised texts for the study of medieval and modern British History.
British Printed Images to 1700 A digital library of prints and book illustrations from early modern Britain.	Charles Booth online archive Information about life and labour in Victorian London, 1886-1903.
The Civil War Detailed analysis of the personalities, events and battles of the Civil War era.	The Dartmoor Archive A digital archive of Dartmoor's visual heritage.
Domesday Book Online Information and links on topics related to the Doomsday Book.	Encyclopedia of British history Access to resources for the study of British History, 1700-1920
Historical Directories Digital collection of local and trade directories from England and Wales, 1750-1919	Histpop - online historical population reports The complete British population reports for Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1937.
John Foxe's Book of Martyrs Online edition of the 'Book of Martyrs' written by John Foxe, and additional notes about the book.	John Johnson Collection: an archive of printed ephemera Full-text access to the Bodleian Library collection
John Johnson Collection of printed ephemera Information about the Bodleian Library collection, and some images	The Levellers: selected works Access to information and works of the Levellers, 1645-1649.
Mass-Observation Archive Access to materials about everyday life in Britain. The collection is from the University of Sussex.	Proceedings of the Old Bailey London Details of nearly 200,000 criminal trials from 1674 to 1913.
The Robin Hood Project Database of texts, images, bibliographies and information about Robin Hood stories	SR Gardiner's Constitutional documents of the Puritan Revolution (1625-1660) Information about constitutional history.
Victoria Research Web Scholarly resources for research of Victorian Britain.	A Vision of Britain through time Maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions from 1801 to 2001.
A Web of English History 1760-1850 Historical overviews, biographies and documents, 1760-1850.	The Word on the Street Access to 1800 broadsides about life in Scotland from 1650-1910.

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Ireland

Act of Union Virtual Library Digital library of material relating to the 1800 Act of Union between Ireland and Britain.	CAIN: Conflict Archive on the Internet Access to resources on 'The Troubles' and politics of Northern Ireland, 1968-present.
EPPI: Enhanced British Parliamentary Papers on Ireland, 1801-1922 Catalogue of papers and full text documents.	The Great Famine Sources on the Irish Famine from the National Archives of Ireland.
The Great Irish Famine Access to information and resources on the Irish Famine.	INCORE: Initiative on conflict, resolution and ethnicity Resources on the conflict in Northern Ireland.
Information on the Irish State Links to government organisations and information about Ireland.	Irish Famine Links Links to resources and webpages about the Irish Famine.
The Irish Times Access to articles published by the Irish Times.	National Archives of Ireland Access to information and resources relevant to Irish genealogy and local history.
Northern Ireland Elections Information about elections in Northern Ireland since 1885.	An Phoblacht: The Republican News Access to articles from the Republican News newspaper.
Views of the Famine Access to more than 100 newspaper engravings from the Irish Famine, 1846-1850	Women's History in Ireland List of resources relevant to the history of women in Ireland.

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France

Archives nationales de France Access to information and resources from the National Archives of France.	Centre d'Études Supérieures de la Renaissance Access to resources about the Renaissance.
D'Alembert and Diderot's Encyclopédie Access to articles from this encyclopedia.	Frantext Access to French Texts from 1700-present.
Gallica: la bibliothèque numérique Resources on the arts and history of Gallica from the National Library of France.	Liberty, Equality, Fraternity Archive of important documents on the French Revolution.
Links on the French Revolution Access to online resources and links to websites on the French Revolution.

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Germany

German Department
Access to resources from the University of
Warwick German Department.

German History Webpages
Access to a variety of webpages linked to
German studies including history.

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Italy

The Este Court Archive
The artistic legacy of the Este family in Ferrara

Storia di Venezia: materiali per la ricerca
Documents, bibliographies, databases etc on
Venetian history

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Russia

H-Russia Discussion network and weblinks on Russian and Soviet history.	Internet Resources: Russian history Access to resources and information on Russian history via the BUBL link.
Medieval and Early Modern Russia and Ukraine Resources and articles on the early modern history of Ukraine and Russia.	REESWeb: Russia and East European Studies Virtual Library Virtual library for students of Russian and East European Studies.

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The Americas

C.A.S. Department Information and resources from the Comparative American Studies Department.	Useful Websites for American Studies Links to resources and webpages relevant to Comparative American Studies.
Accessible Archives: American history from 18th and 19th Century newspapers Access to full text of the Pennsylvania Gazette and other papers	America's Historical Newspapers Off-campus access Selected full-text American newspapers from 1690 to 1876.
Declassified Documents Reference System Off-campus access Access to US Foreign Policy Documents from World War II to the 1970s.	Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans Off-campus access Full text of all works published in North America 1639-1800.
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw- Shoemaker Off-campus access Full text of all works published in North America 1800-1819.	Hanover Historical Texts Project Online access to digitised primary texts for historical studies.

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India

Digital South Asia Library Access to information and resources on South Asia.	Harappa: Glimpses of South Asia before 1947 Images of Indus Valley archaeology, and of the Indian subcontinent under the Raj.
India, Raj and Empire New! Off-campus access MSS from the National Library of Scotland on the history of South Asia from EIC to partition, 1615 to 1947	Official Publications of India Access to Government documents related to pre- and post-independence in South Asia.
SARAI: South Asia Resource Access on the Internet Lists of resources by type, by country, by topic

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China

Bibliography of the History of Chinese Science and Medicine A bibliography for information on the history of Chinese science and medicine.	Bibliography of Western Language Publications on Chinese Popular Religion Resources from western-language publications on Chinese popular religion.
China: trade, politics and culture 1793-1980 Off-campus access English-language sources relating to China and the West from SOAS and the British Library	China Biographical Database Project Information on c. 40,000 individuals from the 7th to the 14th centuries. In Chinese
China Historical GIS Database of Chinese historical maps between 222 BCE and 1911 CE.	China History Forum Portal for learning and discussing Chinese history. Free registration is required
Chinese History Research Site Information and resources for the study of Chinese history.	Classical Historiography for Chinese History Library of resources for the study of Chinese History.
CNKI Databases Online access to search Chinese journals, newspapers and conference papers.	European Center for Digital Resources in Chinese Studies Resources and information for Chinese Studies.
Gate of Heavenly Peace Information about the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and human rights issues in China.	Internet Chinese Studies electronic journals List of Chinese Studies e-journals from the University of Melbourne.
Internet East Asian History Sourcebook Access to resources on East Asian history.	Internet Guide for Chinese Studies Information from the WWW Virtual Library.
MCLC Resource Center Resources on Modern Chinese literature, film, art and culture.	Virtual Museum of the Cultural Revolution Access to Chinese Language resources on the Cultural Revolution.
Women and Gender in Chinese Studies Access to information and resources on women and gender in Chinese Studies.	Zhongwen.com Access to Chinese dictionaries, characters and information about Chinese culture.

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Africa

AfricaBib
Contains three databases of bibliographic
information on African history.

Africa South of the Sahara: selected internet
resources
Browsable and searchable collection arranged
by country and topic

Australia

Australian Indigenous Cultural Heritage Articles and links to further resources about Aboriginal heritage.	Australian digitisation projects List of ongoing Australian digitisation projects from the National Archive of Australia.
Australian Periodical Publications Digital library of Australian journals published between 1840-1845.	Australian Studies Resources Access to full text and image resources based at the University of Sydney.
Convicts to Australia Online guide to researching convict ancestors and information about this period of history.	Decisions of the Superior Courts of New South Wales 1788-1899 Details about cases in New South Wales.
Documenting a Democracy Access to 110 documents about the foundation of Australia.	The Endeavour Journal of Sir Joseph Banks Access to the full text of Sir Joseph Banks' Endeavour Journal.
Endeavour Project Access to texts of James Cook and Joseph Banks journals.	European discovery and the colonisation of Australia Basic historical overview of Australia.
First Fleet, Early Settlement and Inland Exploration Documents Resources about early Australian history.	First Fleet Online Information about the convicts who were transported to Australia in 1787.
Inveraray Jail: transported prisoners Information about Scottish prisoners transported to Australia.	Ireland-Australia transportation database Information about the transportation of Irish convicts, 1788-1868.
Irish convicts to New South Wales Database of Irish convicts who were transported to New South Wales, 1791-1831.	Journeys in Time 1809-1822 Access to the journals of Lachlan and Elizabeth Macquarie.
Lancaster Castle: Convict Transportation List of information about prisoners convicted at Lancaster Castle and deported, 1816-1818.	Lincolnshire Archives: Convicts Database Information about Lincolnshire convicts transported to Australia from 1788-1860.
National Archives of Australia Access to information and resources about Australia's history.	National Library of Australia Access to information and resources about Australia's history.
National Museum of Australia Access to information about Australia's social history.	Nineteenth Century Exploration of Australia Information and maps about inland exploration of Australia in the nineteenth century.
Papers of Sir Joseph Banks Digitised papers of the celebrated botanist and explorer Joseph Banks.	State Records of New South Wales Digital gallery of resources about the history of New South Wales.
Virtual Coquun - Hunter River project Digital collection of early accounts and descriptions of the Hunter Region.	Virtual Sourcebook for Aboriginal Studies in the Hunter Region Historical sources about the Hunter Region.
The Wellington Valley Project Papers relating to the Church Missionary Society mission to the Wellington Valley, 1830-1842.	The World Upside Down: Australia 1788-1830 An eyewitness account of the European settlement in Australia.

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