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History of the United Kingdom - A large collection of primary sources on British history.
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.
Britannia: British History - Timelines, narrative histories, original source documents and important texts, biographies, maps, glossaries, reading lists, informative articles by guest writers, and interviews.
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.
The History Channel - A satellite/cable/digital channel dealing with world history and the history of the United Kingdom.
The Rural History Centre - A national centre for the study of development in agriculture, the countryside and food, with major library, object, archive and photograph collections.
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.
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.
British History - Lots of information on British History, divided into time periods from the stone age to the 20th century.
Historic UK - An on-line magazine celebrating the history and culture of Britain, with links to all types of heritage accommodation in Britain.
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.
British Empire - Timelines, maps, biographies, and articles on various aspects of British and Imperial history, culture, technology, and armed forces.
A1 and The Great North Road - History, geography and anything of interest about the development of the route between London and Edinburgh.
The Black Presence in Britain - Black British history and news.
British History - Ken Collinson presents links on early British history including archaeology, mythology and chronicles.
The Age of George III - The later Eighteenth Century was a time of change and conflict in Britain. This site presents some of the major themes of the period 1760-1830.
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.
British and Scottish Timelines - The history of Britain broken down into bitesize chunks by the BBC.
Suite 101 - United Kingdom History - Suite 101's section on UK history, providing bulletins, articles and discussions.
Since the First Penny Dropped - The history of the Public Telephone Call Box from 1884 to the present day. Site by British Telecom.
Local Histories - The history of towns and cities in Britain and Ireland.
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.
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.
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.
Labour History Research Index - Centre for research into labour history; site features include annotated link directory, research tools, and guide to libraries and archive collections.
BBC Online - History - Presents original content on a variety of historical topics. Includes games, timelines, history for kids, and featured writers.
British Imperialism in Africa - Essay examining the causes and effects of British imperialism in 19th century Africa.
Great Britain Historical Database - A large database of British nineteenth and twentieth-century statistics
J. Lyons & Co. - An illustrated history of this national caterer and food manufacturer from 1887-1998 by Peter Bird.
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.
Talking History - A moderated discussion board for history and archaeology with a core interest in the past of the British Isles.
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.
Punch cartoons of the late Victorian and Edwardian period - British social history through Punch cartoons 1881-1914
British Pathe News - Historic newsreel footage and stills from the 20th century. Includes on-line catalog search facility.
DocumentsOnline - Digital images of wills, Cabinet records, pictures, photographs and historical documents from the Public Record Office.
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.
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.
The British Empire - A Chronicle - A chronicle in words, maps and graphics of all major events, wars etc from 1500AD to 1947 AD.
Britain Unlimited - History and influences of 250 famous Britons, their works and places they visited
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.
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.
The Harleian Society - Transcribes, prints and publishes the heraldic visitations and manuscripts relating to genealogy and heraldry. Site includes the Society's history.
Old Towns - Contemporary descriptions of towns and cities written between 1835 and 1848. Towns are added on request.
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.
Donald Stark - essays on the British Isles 1500-1700 - Personal website of Donald Stark, including essays written as part of a BA in Modern History at Oxford University.
Hands On The Past - Hands On The Past - History you can touch.
On this day: British History. - British historical diary.
Photo-Ark.co.uk - An online image archive of old UK photographs, postcards and pictures. Image submissions welcome.
History Learning - Covers many history topics up to advanced level. Part of the Association of Teachers' Websites.
Magnificent Pacific Stewards - Voyages, era and legacy of Captain Cook and Joseph Banks. A historical narrative by Freya Hastings.
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.
Logic is in the eye of the logician. - Gloria Steinem Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious. -- Oscar Wilde A man who marries a woman to educate her falls a victim to the same fallacy as the woman who marries a man to reform him. -- Elbert Hubbard When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat. -- Henry Miller Truth can be a dangerous thing. It is quite patient and relentless. -- R. Scott Richards History When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is when they look at it and raise it to their ear to find out if it stopped. -- Marcel Achard "There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method." (Herman Melville, Moby Dick) "As is our confidence, so is our capacity." (William Hazlitt) History By all means marry. If you get a good wife you will become happy, and if you get a bad one you will become a philosopher. -- Socrates Marriage: A ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and around the hands and feet of the man. "Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy." (Mrshall Field, businessman and philanthropist) I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. - Thomas Jefferson They had a dispute about a night out with the boys. But he finally decided to let her go. -- Anonymous History All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. - Arthur Schopenhauer "The overman ... Who has organized the chaos of his passions, given style to his character, and become creative. Aware of life's terrors, he affirms life without resentment." (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietz "Truth lies not only in a dream, but in many dreams." (Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian poet, novelist and filmmaker) History The time is always right to do what is right. -- Martin Luther King, Jr. The marriage of Marxism and feminism has been like the marriage of husband and wife depicted in English common law: Marxism and feminism are one, and that one is Marxism. --Heidi Hartmann [The Unhappy Education is the state-controlled manufacture of echoes. -- Norman Douglas Man and wife make one fool. "It ends not with a bang, but a whimper." (Thomas Stearns Eliot, aka T. S. Eliot, The Hollow Man) History Marriage is a three ring circus: engagement ring, wedding ring, and suffering. Friendship is like money, easier made than kept. -- Samuel Butler Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars -- Les Brown History "See - one side of my face is gentle and kind, incapable of anything but love of my fellow man. The other side, the other profile, is cruel and predatory and evil, incapable of anything but lusts and "A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men." (Saadi) Never practice two vices at once. -- Tallulah Bankhead "The only man who behaved sensibly was my tailor; he took my measurement anew every time he saw me, while all the rest went on with their old measurements and expected them to fit me." (George Bernar blah "Each friend represents a world in us; a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only in meeting them that a new world is born." (Anais Nin) History "I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough." (M. C. Escher) Reading computer manuals without the hardware is a frustrating as reading sex manuals without the software. -- Arthur C. Clarke Democracy substitutes election by the incompetent many for the appointment by the corrupt few. -- George Bernard Shaw History "The only man who behaved sensibly was my tailor; he took my measurement anew every time he saw me, while all the rest went on with their old measurements and expected them to fit me." (George Bernar "I think it's about time we voted for senators with breasts. After all, we've been voting for boobs long enough." -- Arizona senatorial candidate Claire Sargent, on women candidates If you are afraid of loneliness, do not marry. -- Chekhov Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable. -- John Kenneth Galbraith There is only one nature - the division into science and engineering is a human imposition, not a natural one. Indeed, the division is a human failure; it reflects our limited capacity to comprehend History We are all here for a spell; get all the good laughs you can. -- Will Rogers Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life. -- Oscar Wilde I admire the serene assurance of those who have religious faith. It is wonderful to observe the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces. -- Mark Twain History "People expect a certain reaction from a business, and when you pleasantly exceed those expectations, you've somehow passed an important psychological threshold." (Richard Thalheimer, president, The Very little is known of the Canadian country since it is rarely visited by anyone but the Queen and illiterate sport fishermen. -- P. J. O'Rourke If all men were brothers, would you let one marry your sister? Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work. - Robert Orben A beauty is a woman you notice; A charmer is one who notices you. -- Adlai Stevenson History "It is awfully easy to be hard-boiled about everything in the daytime, but at night it is another thing." (Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises) Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else. -- George Bernard Shaw "You believe that flag burning shows disrespect towards those who have fought to preserve our freedoms. Punishing protestors shows an even more profound disrespect for the ideals that these people die History Sir Francis Drake circumsized the world with a 100-foot clipper. -- Unknown history student The mistakes are all waiting to be made. - chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower (1887-1956) on the game's opening position Celestial navigation is based on the premise that the Earth is the center of the universe. The premise is wrong, but the navigation works. An incorrect model can be a useful tool. -- Kelvin Throop I "I know we're not saints or virgins or lunatics; we know all the lust and lavatory jokes, and most of the dirty people; we can catch buses and count our change and cross the roads and talk real senten "I put on an act sometimes, and people think I'm insensitive. Really, it's like a kind of armor because I'm too sensitive. If there are two hundred people in a room and one of them doesn't like me, I' History UGLINESS, n. A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility. -- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1911 Democracy is a form of government in which it is permitted to wonder aloud what the country could do under first-class management. -- Senator Soaper "As long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it." (Dick Cavett) History "The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize." (Robert Hughes) "When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome." (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1547-1616) Why doesn't she like me? Is it my hair, my overbite, the fact that I've worn the same shirt and shorts for the last four years? -- Bart Simpson, young character from The Simpsons, U.S. animated tele "I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him." (Galileo Galilei) Integrity is what we do, what we say, and what we say we do. --Don Galer History "Oh, the tiger will love you. There is no sincerer love than the love of food." (George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman) blah "Ability wins us the esteem of the true men; luck that of the people." (François VI Duke (duc) de La Rochefoucauld, 1616-80) Love is friendship set on fire. - Jeremy Taylor History Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack. -- Mary Roberts Rhinehart They will say you are on the wrong road, if it is your own. -- Antonio Porchi Establishing yourself, furnishing a house, building up a comfortable existence, and having that menace hanging over your head all the time - no, I prefer to live in hotels, cafés, just passing through Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. -- T.S. Eliot May you be too good for the world and not good enough for your wife. History A man's reach should exeed his grasp, or else what's a heaven for? -- Robert Browning The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved. -- Mother Teresa No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent. -- Abraham Lincoln History Saying that Windows95 is equal to Macintosh is like finding a potato that looks like Jesus and believing you've witnessed the second coming. -- Guy Kawasaki The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one. -- Ellen Hubbard Politics have no relation to morals. -- Niccolo Machiavelli "I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." (James Madison) Technology is a way of organizing the universe so that man doesn't have to experience it. -- Max Frisch History A sweetheart is a bottle of wine, a wife is a wine bottle. -- Baudelaire I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by. -- Douglas Adams Beware of men on airplanes. The minute a man reaches thirty thousand feet, he immediately becomes consumed by distasteful sexual fantasies which involve doing uncomfortable things in those tiny toil History The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it. -- Edward Bulwer-Lytton "Every Man and every Woman is a Star." (Aleister Crowley) Marriage still confers one very special privilege - only a married person can get divorced. "I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money." (George "I would rather die standing than live on my knees!" (Emiliano Zapata) History Remember your dreams. -- Maryanne Radmacher-Herhey If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee. -- Anne Bradstreet The empires of the future are the empires of the mind. -- Winston Churchill History
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