United Kingdom History
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| Local History: Liverpool |
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| Covers the history and character of Liverpool, England, including its famous streets, docks, landmarks, famous people (such as the Beatles), the local Liverpudlian dialect (Scouse). |
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| Medieval English Towns |
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| Information on urban medieval England, offering histories of selected
towns, images, glossary, and translated primary sources on community, economy, government, and lifecycle. |
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| PastScape |
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| Database of the national monuments of England, including descriptions, pictures and links to contemporary and historical maps and aerial photographs. |
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| Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) |
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| Contains information about the queen's early life, major events of her reign, and her wardrobe. Contains material covering life in Elizabethan England. |
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| Scone Palace |
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| History and background information about the home of the Earl and Countess of Mansfield in Scotland. Features images of the palace interior and grounds, history of the palace and the royalty who occupied it. |
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| Spinning the Web |
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| Telling the story of the Lancashire cotton industry from 1760 until now. Including impact of cotton on villages, towns and cities, people, industry, and the use of cotton. |
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| ThamesPilot |
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| Collection of images and documents about thehistory of the River Thames. Features themed collections, such as riverside pubs, the river in art. Includes a timeline. |
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| Theclearances.org |
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| Offers stories and reminiscences of Scotland Highlands Clearances, when Scots evicted from their land who came to Canada and the US in the 1800s. Contains historical articles and a database of individuals and the ships they traveled on. |
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| TimeRef.org |
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| Features timelines of events in Great Britain from 800 to 1499. Maps show the locations of castles, abbeys, and cathedrals in England, Scotland, and Wales. Includes a glossary of terms, information on architectural styles. |
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| Underground History |
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| Documents the history and location of stations in London's underground railway system that are no longer in use. Includes maps and photos. |
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| Victorian Times Project |
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| Covers the social, political, and economic development of Great Britain in the Victorian era. Includes timeline of events, essays and images and virtual tours. |
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| ViewFinder |
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| Images of historical sites and structures. Contains illustrations of the industrial age, social history, architecture and archaeology, dating from the 1840s to the present day. |
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| WallNet |
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| Education Web site for Hadrian's Wall.
Uses narrative text, photographs, diagrams, and cartoons to tell about the wall which was built in Northern England under the orders of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. Includes information about |
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| Word on the Street |
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| Collection of broadsides dating from 1650 to 1910 from Scotland. Includes background on broadsides, information on illustrations.
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| Ayrshire History |
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| Illustrated articles on the history of Ayrshire and its people, and the local history of its parishes, towns and villages. |
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