- Proceedings of the Old Bailey
Contains accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court from 1674 to 1834.
www.oldbaileyonline.org
- Gunpowder Plot (11)
Learn about the Gunpowder Plot, the failed attempt to blow up the British Houses of Parliament in 1605. Sites feature overview, background info, transcription of the trail, and newspaper account of the event originally known as the Powder Treason.
dir.yahoo.com/.../17th_Century/Gunpowder_Plot
- Parish of Rowner in 1642
Research papers and articles on the parish of Rower on the west side of Portsmouth. Includes map, calendar, coinage, and artillery of the 17th century.
www.portsdown.demon.co.uk
- Great Plague (1665)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../17th_Century/Great_Plague__1665_
- Great Fire of London (1666)@
Feel the blazes of the Great Fire of London, the devastating inferno and its aftermath through sites featuring history, news archives, interactive maps, artist's portrayal of the 1666 disaster which razed the city which was already hit by bubonic plague.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Community/History
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