- A Small Piece of History
Joint venture by The History Channel and English Heritage, which aims to build an archive of personal historical memories. Details of how to enter, roadshows, prizes and partners.
http://www.asmallpieceofhistory.co.uk
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- A1 and The Great North Road
History, geography and anything of interest about the development of the route between London and Edinburgh.
http://www.biffvernon.freeserve.co.uk/contents.htm
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- BBC Online - History
Presents original content on a variety of historical topics. Includes games, timelines, history for kids, and featured writers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/
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- Britain Unlimited
History and influences of 250 famous Britons, their works and places they visited
http://www.britainunlimited.com
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- Britannia: British History
Timelines, narrative histories, original source documents and important texts, biographies, maps, glossaries, reading lists, informative articles by guest writers, and interviews.
http://britannia.com/history/
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- British Empire
Timelines, maps, biographies, and articles on various aspects of British and Imperial history, culture, technology, and armed forces.
http://www.britishempire.co.uk/
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- British History
An illustrated introduction for tourists from Great Britain UK Information Guide, divided into time periods from the stone age to the 20th century.
http://www.great-britain.co.uk/history/history.htm
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- British History
Ken Collinson follows the history and archaeology of Britain from the Beaker people to Magna Carta, primarily through lists of links, but he also presents some primary sources: chronicles and significant documents.
http://www.webmesh.co.uk/britishprehistory.htm
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- British History at About.com
Articles on many aspects of British history, such as The Vikings and Prime Ministers, edited by James Appleyard. E-mail newsletter list and book recommendations. A commercial site funded by advertising and sponsored referrals.
http://britishhistory.about.com/
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- British History Online
A digital library of text and information about people, places and businesses from the 12th century to the present day, built by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust.
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/
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- British Imperialism in Africa
Essay examining the causes and effects of British imperialism in 19th century Africa.
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=17120&url=17120/data/essays/brit_af/
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- British Pathe News
Historic newsreel footage and stills from the 20th century. Includes on-line catalog search facility.
http://www.britishpathe.com
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- Camelot International
A glimpse of the heritage of Britain and Ireland. Includes famous Britons, battles, castles, palaces, historic houses and heritage by county. Also genealogy and hotels.
http://www.camelotintl.com
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- Encyclopaedia of British History
The encyclopedia currently contains over 2,800 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.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/industry.html
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- Fire Brigade History
A brief history of this emergency service, from Roman times up to present day, including the great fire of London and information about rank structure.
http://www.firebrigadehistory.netfirms.com/
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- H-Albion: British and Irish History
H-Net group dedicated to enable historians more easily to discuss research interests, teaching methods, and the state of historiography. Features archive, reviews, course syllabi, links to related resources, and subscription information.
http://www.h-net.org/~albion/
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- Hands On The Past
Offer living history presentations from Anglo-Saxon to Home Guard. Profile, portfolio, gallery of photographs, forthcoming events.
http://www.handsonthepast.net
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- Historic UK
An on-line magazine celebrating the history and culture of Britain, with links to all types of heritage accommodation in Britain.
http://www.historic-uk.com
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- History Compass
An online journal from Blackwell Publishing and the Institute of Historical Research, covering important trends, debates, resources and publications in the field. Available by library subscription.
http://www.history-compass.com/
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- History Footsteps
Local history resources for schools from the Victoria County History: The Bristol Slavery Trail, Travelling through Codford and Warter...living in an estate village.
http://www.historyfootsteps.net/
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- History Learning
Covers many history topics up to advanced level. Part of the Association of Teachers' Websites.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/
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- History.UK.com
A searchable directory of over 25,000 venues, organizations, and experts in the UK, as well news, features and a timeline of UK history from 10,000 BC to the present.
http://www.history.uk.com
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- Local Histories
A collection of concise histories of towns and cities in the UK and Ireland by Timothy Lambert. Also timelines of English and Irish history.
http://www.localhistories.org/
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- Photo-Ark.co.uk
An online image archive of old UK photographs, postcards and pictures. Image submissions welcome.
http://www.photo-ark.co.uk
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- Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674 to 1834
A searchable online edition, detailing the lives of ordinary people, containing accounts of over 100,000 trials held at London's central criminal court.
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org
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- Since the First Penny Dropped
The history of the Public Telephone Call Box from 1884 to the present day. Site by British Telecom.
http://www.payphones.bt.com/2001/about/education/menu.html
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- Society of Antiquaries of London
Founded in 1717. Its elected members are concerned with the antiquities and history of the UK and other countries. Information on its library, grants, publications.
http://www.sal.org.uk/
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- Spartacus Encyclopaedia of British History:1700-1960
A comprehensive reference being produced for the National Grid of Learning as a free resource for students, with numerous articles and images presenting multiple points of view of figures and events in the history of the UK.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Britain.html
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- Suite 101 - Modern British History
Articles on a myriad of topics from the French Revolution to Tony Blair, mainly focusing on the period between 1830 and 1945. Also has monthly reviews of books in British history.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/british_history
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- Suite101 - British Social History
Articles on the social history of the British, including their daily lives, their culture, the different influences on different eras of the arts and the fashions and styles of different eras.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/british_social_history
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- Talking History
A moderated discussion board for history and archaeology with a core interest in the past of the British Isles.
http://pub55.ezboard.com/btalkinghistory
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- The British Book Trade Index
BBTI is a searchable index of names, brief biographical and trade details of people who worked in the book trade in England and Wales and were trading by 1851.
http://www.bbti.bham.ac.uk
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- The Harleian Society
Transcribes, prints and publishes the heraldic visitations and manuscripts relating to genealogy and heraldry. Site includes the Society's history.
http://fmg.ac/Harleian/
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- The History Channel
A satellite/cable/digital channel dealing with world history and the history of the United Kingdom.
http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/
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- The History Vault
Gordon Wilkie's essays on a variety of topics and eras, starting with Celtic Britain.
http://www.freewebs.com/thehistoryvault/
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- The Learning Curve
Virtual museum provided by the Public Record Office offering access to landmark documents spanning the past 1,000 years of British history.
http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/
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- The Museum of English Rural Life
A national centre for the study of development in agriculture, the countryside and food, with major library, object, archive and photograph collections.
http://www.ruralhistory.org/
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- The Radio Security Service - Voluntary Interceptors
The one thing Bletchley Park could not decode were the signals that it did not receive. The Radio Security Service - Voluntary Interceptors or 'the Secret Listeners' were the people who got the signals for Bletchley Park during WWII.
http://www.secretlisteners.org/
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- The Workhouse
The history of the poor-law workhouse system in Britain including maps, photos, audio clips, chronology, and a tour of a virtual workhouse.
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/
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- Thinking History
Activities that require history students to think, question and participate. Ian Dawson explains the benefits of active learning and hosts resources developed by teachers.
http://www.thinkinghistory.co.uk/
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- Timescapes: Land and History
History, landscape and legend of some of England's most remarkable sites: Glastonbury, Bath, Wye Valley, and Arthur in Somerset, from booksellers 3 Stones.
http://www.time-scapes.co.uk
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