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Great Britain

Encyclopedia of British History, 1700-1950
A comprehensive encyclopedia being produced for the UK government-sponsored NGfL [National Grid for Learning]. It is a completely free resource for all students of British history. The encyclopedia currently contains over 2,000 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. The sources are also hyperlinked so the student is able to find out about the writer, artist, newspaper, organisation, etc., that produced the material. A first rate site.

H-AlbionThe H-Net Discussion Network for British and Irish History.
An extensive site, featuring newsgroups and book reviews; links to British and Irish history research guides and archival resources; universities; and course syllabi. Headquartered at Michigan State University, H-Net is a nonprofit communications service intended to advance the teaching, research, and service of scholars, educators, and students. An excellent resource.

History On-Line: Institute of Historical Research
The IHR is part of the School of Advanced Studies at the University of London. Its History On-Line web site provides access to over 40,000 records about the history profession in the United Kingdom. It includes sections on books and articles; post graduate theses; history teachers and university history departments; research centres and conferences.

British History On-Line
The digital library of text and information about people, places and businesses from the medieval and early modern period, built by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust.

Victorian Britain
A collection of links to the most comprehensive and authoritative web sites on Victorian history and literature. Includes links to the Victorian Web at Brown University, The Voice of the Shuttle at the University of California, Mitsuhara Matsuoka's Victorian Web Sites at Nagoya University, and Jack Lynch's Victorian British Literary Resources at Rutger's University.