- 100 Great Black Britons
Online poll to find out who the greatest black Briton is. You can vote for your favourite from a list of 100.
www.100greatblackbritons.com
- 1940's History
Includes history, personal remembrances, virtual postcards, and activities for the 1940s Society.
www.1940.co.uk
- 49th Parallel
An interdisciplinary journal of North American studies.
artsweb.bham.ac.uk/49thparallel
- 80s Cartoons
Includes info, pics, and sounds from animated shows as seen on British TV in the 1980s.
www.80scartoons.co.uk
- 80s Children.com
Remembering 1980s cartoons, toys, fashion, TV shows, and more.
www.80schildren.com
- 80sNostalgia.com
The decade remembered with a British twist. Offers classic TV, popular words and phrases, and computer games of the era.
www.80snostalgia.com
- 95th Rifles Living History Society
Official website of the 1/95th, living history and reenactment society.
www.95thrifles.com
- Abbots Langley Local History Society
Encourages interest in the recent and distant history of the area, including the landscape, buildings, and people.
www.allhs.btinternet.co.uk
- Accrington Pals, The
Story of the 11th East Lancashire Regiment and the attack on Serre on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme.
www.btinternet.com/~a.jackson/pals.htm
- Achievements of Canterbury
International research organisation devoted to genealogy, heraldry, history, and associated artwork.
www.achievements.co.uk
- Ackroyd
Also Suthers, Grayson, Mitchell, Stocks, Walker, Cunningham, Colton, Maloney, Nolan, Pearson, Robinson, Winterburn, and Slinger.
www.ackroydfamilyresearch.co.uk
- Action After Warnings
Considers the Cold War, the threat of nuclear attack, and the cultural themes that emerged during this era.
ukcoldwar.simplenet.com
- activehistory.co.uk
Offers interactive quizzes, activities and lesson plan pages for Key Stage 3, GCSE, and A-Level students.
www.activehistory.co.uk
- Africans in America/Part 1/Olaudah Equiano@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Equiano__Olaudah
- Aftermath: When the Boys Came Home
As is written on memorials all over Britain, "lest we forget".
www.aftermathww1.com
- Alcester and District Local History Society
Archive of society publications including articles, maps, diagrams, and illustrations.
dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/fk26/localpast/index.htm
- Aldam
History and descendants of the Aldam family of Belton-in-Axholme, Lincolnshire, and London, U.K.
freespace.virgin.net/gary.aldam/famhist/aldam
- Alexandra Palace Television Society
Founded to preserve the history of the world's first regular high-definition public television service from Alexandra Place, North London, in 1936.
www.apts.org.uk
- Alfred Corry Museum
Museum that exhibits and restores the 1893 Southwold No.1 Lifeboat.
freespace.virgin.net/david.cragie
- Alfred The Great@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Anglo_Saxon/Alfred
- American Civil War Society (UK) Ltd
Historical society offering authentic battle re-enactments, talks to organisations, and more. Site includes events calendar.
www.acws.co.uk
- Ancient Egypt
Aimed at Key Stage 2 students with topics including Ancient Egyptian home life, geography, religion, the pharoahs, pyramids and temples in Egypt, trades, and writing. From the British Museum.
www.ancientegypt.co.uk
- And So... An Autobiography by Harold J. Siddall
Describes his service in the Royal Navy, the German assault on Crete, and his life as a POW at Stalag VIIA in Germany.
www.naval-history.net/WW2MemoirAndSo00.htm
- Angelcynn
A living history society which aims to recreate, as authentically as possible, the richness of the birth of a nation which has passed into legend and into lore.
www.angelcynn.org.uk
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, The@
Explore the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a collection of annals narrating the history of the Anglo Saxons and their settlements in Britain. Sites include online text, historical background, and translations of the historical manuscripts of which only nine are available.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Humanities/Literature
- Anglo-Saxon Heathenism
Includes sections on Anglo-Saxon heritage, worship, calendar, place names, runes and runelore, and the Sutton Hoo burial ship.
www.englishheathenism.homestead.com/introduction.html
- Angus Archives
Preserves the historical records of Angus council and its predecessors.
www.angus.gov.uk/history/archives
- Anne of Cleves (1515-1557)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Tudors/Anne_of_Cleves__1515_1557_
- Anselm of Canterbury (c.1033-1109)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Philosophers/Anselm_of_Canterbury__1033_1109_
- Archifdy Ceredigion/Ceredigion Archives
Provides an archive service with a searchable index for Ceredigion (old Cardiganshire). Also in Welsh.
www.archifdy-ceredigion.org.uk
- Archive Awareness Month 2003
Promotion across the U.K. and Ireland in which local and national archives will host special events celebrating the wealth of archival treasures.
www.aamsept2003.com
- Archives in Focus
Offers links to online sources prepared by record offices for educational use.
www.hmc.gov.uk/focus/text/teaching_resources.htm
- Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum
Regimental museum located in Stirling Castle, Scotland.
www.argylls.co.uk
- Aristocracy UK
Unofficial guide to aristocracy in the U.K.
www.aristocracyuk.co.uk
- Ascension Island Heritage Society
Aims to awaken public concern and appreciation of the geography, history, natural history, and architecture of Ascension Island.
www.heritage.org.ac
- Association of Commonwealth Archivists and Records Managers (ACARM)
Provides a vehicle for sharing strategies and addressing professional concerns to its members.
www.acarm.org
- Atlee, Clement (1883-1967)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Atlee__Clement__1883_1967_
- Avalon Project : The British War Bluebook
Documents concerning German-Polish relations and the outbreak of hostilities between the U.K. and Germany.
www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/wwii/bluebook/blbkmenu.htm
- Baden-Powell, Robert (1857-1941)@
Find sites for Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941), the British Lieutenant-General and founder of the world's Scouting Movement. Sites feature his biography, genealogy, military career profile, as well as scouting and military books written by Baden-Powell.
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Baden_Powell__Robert__1857_1941_
- Baird, John Logie (1888-1946)@
Learn about John Logie Baird, the Scottish engineer who invented the mechanical television, radar, and fiber optics. Sites offer his biography and articles on the invention of the mechanical television system.
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Baird__John_Logie__1888_1946_
- Baldwin, Stanley (1867-1947)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Baldwin__Stanley__1867_1947_
- Balfour
Traces the history of the name in the Orkneys.
www.orkneybalfours.atfreeweb.com
- Ballinger
Documenting the Ballinger family of Upton St Leonards, Gloucestershire, U.K., and related families.
www.ballinger.coolfreepages.com
- Bath Postal Museum
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Explores the history of world and British postal services, from Ancient Rome to pigeon post, the King's post, and on to the present day.
www.bathpostalmuseum.org
- Bath Preservation Trust
Founded in 1934 with the object of protecting the city's unique architectural heritage.
www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk
- Bath Spa Project
Bath's naturally occurring thermal springs will be home to a new spa, and public bathing will be available again in 2001.
www.bathspa.co.uk
- Battle of Bosworth
History of the battle with fact and legend, maps of the site and the final charge, information about Bosworth Battlefield Visitor Centre, and sources and commentaries.
www.r3.org/bosworth
- Battle of Britain@
dir.yahoo.com/.../European_Theater/Battle_of_Britain
- Battle of the Atlantic@
dir.yahoo.com/.../European_Theater/Battle_of_the_Atlantic
- Baynham / Cale / James / Majumdar
Features information on the Baynham family of Herefordshire, the Cales and James families of Monmouthshire, and the Majumdar family.
www.myfamilyhistory.org.uk
- BBC Four: A-Z Interviews
Brief audio excerpts culled from the BBC's archives.
www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/index.shtml
- BBC Nation on Film: The Royal Family
Browse an archive of film clips of the British royal family, including footage of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation.
www.bbc.co.uk/nationonfilm/topics/royalty
- BBC News Special Report: Spies Who Betrayed Britain
Including information on Melita Norwood, the Cambridge spy ring, and the "Romeo" spy.
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/special_report/1999/09/99/britain_betrayed/newsid...
- BBC Online - History
Provides information on individual series, plus sections on history by topic, by time, and by people.
www.bbc.co.uk/history
- BBC Online - Legacies
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Shows how history unfolds across every locality of the U.K.
www.bbc.co.uk/legacies
- BBC: England on Film
Film archive documenting the social and cultural history of the North East and Cumbria.
www.bbc.co.uk/englandonfilm
- BBC: On This Day
Stories and events presented in contemporary style, as well as reports by particular BBC correspondents.
news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday
- BBCi: Local and Family History
Provides guides to basic and specialized genealogical research as well as the history of buildings and communities.
www.bbc.co.uk/familyhistory
- Beck Isle Museum Of Rural Life
Discusses the history of English rural life.
www.beckislemuseum.co.uk
- Bede: Ecclesiastical History of England Nation, Book II
Translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/bede-book2.html
- Bede: Ecclesiastical History of England Nation, Book III
Translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England Nation.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/bede-book3.html
- Bede: Ecclesiastical History of England Nation, Book V
Translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England Nation.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/bede-book5.html
- Bede's World
Monastery at Jarrow was home to the Venerable Bede, where Bede's World explains the archaeological, religious and cultural setting of his life and times.
www.bedesworld.co.uk
- Beeson
www.thebeesons.co.uk
- BEF Battles
Analyzes the performance of the British Forces on the Western Front using corporate strategy tools.
www.bef-battles.org.uk
- Bending
Index of names from Bending genealogy research with links to personal histories and sources.
www.jbending.demon.co.uk
- Berkshire Family History Society
Society which promotes contacts between people with an interest in genealogical and family history research.
berksfhs.org.uk
- Bernthal
www.bernthalfamily.co.uk
- Beth Shalom Holocaust Centre
Dedicated Holocaust memorial and education center in Nottinghamshire, U.K.
www.holocaustcentre.net
- Biddlecombe
For the family from the U.K.
www.k-biddlecombe.leos.org.uk
- Birch
Sharing research into Birch families living in Oldham, near Manchester, England, during the 19th Century.
www.bbirch.demon.co.uk
- Birkbeck College Centre for Nineteenth-Century Studies
Conducts research and scholarship on the era ranging from 1790 to 1914.
www.bbk.ac.uk/eh/eng/ncs
- Birkdale and Ainsdale Historical Research Society
Undertakes and publishes research into the areas of Birkdale and Aindale and the lives of the families who lived there.
www.harrop.co.uk/bandahrs
- Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry
Genealogical and heraldic society for the counties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire.
www.bmsgh.org
- Black & Ethnic Minority Experience (BE-ME)
Recording the historical experiences of African-Caribbean and Asian people who came to Wolverhampton after World War II.
www.be-me.org
- Black Country Living Museum
About the history of the Black country and how it is today.
www.bclm.co.uk
- Black History Month
Annual celebration of British Black History.
news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/uk/02/black_history_month/html/introductio...
- Blacknet History
Includes a brief chronology of Black British History and influential individuals.
www.blacknet.co.uk/history
- Blair, Tony@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Blair__Tony
- Blakey
Other surnames include Hogg, Aitchison, Whitworth, Short, Softley, and Darling.
www.adamsancestors.co.uk
- Bligh, William (1754-1817)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Bligh__William__1754_1817_
- Bloor Family History and Genealogy
Links to Blo(o)r(e) Society (One Name Study Group) and general Bloor Family items.
www.bloor.demon.co.uk/index.htm
- Boleyn, Anne (c.1502-1536)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Tudors/Boleyn__Anne__c_1501_1536_
- Boudicca (c.30-61)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Ancient_History/People
- Bowes
Brief outline of Brompton family, with details of some 18th & 19th century members.
homepages.tesco.net/~john.bowes
- Brantwood: John Ruskin's Home (1872-1900)
Visitor information for the house on Coniston Water where the British writer, artist, art and social critic, amateur geologist, and philosopher lived.
www.brantwood.org.uk
- Breadmore One-Name Study
www.tylehurst.demon.co.uk/breadmore/index.htm
- Brighton and Hove Black History
Seeks to reveal Brighton and Hove's hidden past and to help local people get involved in mapping their own history.
www.black-history.org.uk
- Brindley
Also Stansfield, Graham, Scott, Rowley, and more.
www.brindley.org.uk
- Britain in the Korean War
Describing the involvement of British armed forces in the UN conflict.
www.britains-smallwars.com/korea
- Britain's Small Wars
Covers British military activity since WWII. Includes information on action in Palestine, Korea, Borneo, Northern Ireland, Falklands, the Gulf War, and more.
www.britains-smallwars.com
- Britannia Internet Magazine: History Department
British history articles covering prehistoric to modern England, monuments like Stonehenge, and individual histories for Wales and Scotland.
www.britannia.com/history
- Britannia: Earth Mysteries
Topics include: Stonehenge, Standing Stones, Dolmens, and Barrows.
britannia.com/wonder/wonder.html
- Britannia.com: Historical Documents and Texts of Britain
Documents the history of England and Wales. Includes charters, histories, chronicles, laws, and summonses.
www.britannia.com/history/docs
- British & Commonwealth Orders of Battle
Attempt to document British and Commonwealth formations, including: command and unit assignments; battles fought; movements between theatres.
homepages.force9.net/rothwell
- British 20th Century Criminal and Military History
Various war crimes trials, military courts martials, spying, and U.K. capital punishment cases.
www.stephen-stratford.co.uk
- British Army in the Great War, The
Includes army units and formations, battles and engagements, overview of the life of a Tommy, and photo-tours of the battlefields today.
www.1914-1918.net
- British Empire, The
Charts the history of the British Empire with articles, biographies, timelines, maps, and more.
www.britishempire.co.uk
- British History
Outlines the period of British history from 4000 BCE to the 20th Century.
www.great-britain.co.uk/history/history.htm
- British History
Includes Roman Britain, medieval history, the Napoleonic Wars, and reenactors.
www.british-history.com
- British Monarchy
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Official site for the British Monarchy. Includes info on Queen Elizabeth II, recent photos and videos, the royal family tree, FAQs, and articles about the crown jewels and other subjects.
www.royal.gov.uk
- British Monarchy: Tudors
History of the Tudor dynasty from the official site of the British Monarchy.
www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheTudors/The...
- British Pathe Film Archive
View items from the entire 3500-hour British Pathe Film Archive which covers news, sports, social history, and entertainment from 1896 to 1970.
www.britishpathe.com
- British Posters of World War I
Illustrated catalog of an exhibition of 25 British posters from the Roger N. Mohovich collection at Georgetown University Library.
www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/britpost/britpost.htm
- British Royal Wedding Blog
Find the latest news, photos, videos, and gossip about the love lives of Britain's royal family.
www.britishroyalwedding.com
- Broadside
Collection of pages describing life in Royal Navy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the time of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
www.nelsonsnavy.co.uk
- Broady.info
Provides family history of the surname Broady and its variations Broadie, Brody, or Brodie.
www.broady.info
- Brookwood Cemetery Society, The
Dedicated to the preservation, history, and appreciation of the cemetery.
www.tbcs.org.uk
- Brown, Gordon@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Brown__Gordon
- Buckdenpike Memorial Cross
Commemorates crew of a WWII bomber that crashed on Buckden Pike, Yorkshire, during a blizzard. Includes information about the sole survivor, Joseph Fusniak.
www.buckdenpike.co.uk
- Buckinghamshire Family History Society
www.bucksfhs.org.uk
- Bunyan, John (1628-1688)
Online archive of the works of the Christian preacher and author of The Pilgrim's Progress.
www.johnbunyan.org
- Burke's Peerage & Gentry
Genealogical reference guide to the lineages of over 5,000 titled and landed families in Britain.
www.burkes-peerage.net
- Burton, Sir Richard Francis (1821-1890)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Burton__Sir_Richard_Francis__1821_1890_
- Butterworth
History dating back to the 10th Century.
www.butterworths-int.co.uk
- Bygones Victorian Museum
Offers a life-size Victorian street, cafe, a multisensory World War I trench experience, railwayana, and period rooms.
www.bygones.co.uk
- Cabot, John (1425-c.1500)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Cabot__John__1425_c_1500_
- Caddy
Also Thomas. Offers searchable database.
www.thecaddys.co.uk
- Caerleon
Covers the past, present, and future of the village which was the site of one of Britain's three Roman Legionary Fortresses and believed by some to be the location of King Arthur's Camelot.
www.caerleon.net
- Cairncross
Contains letters, family trees, and information dating back to 1770.
home.freeuk.net/iancx
- Callaghan, James (1912-2005)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Callaghan__James__1912_2005_
- Callery
Features interpretations of the name Callery and looks at where Callerys came from and where they live now. Includes historical information and family poetry.
www.callery.co.uk
- Calleva Film Project
Documentary about Roman Silchester and its archaeological excavation.
www.timesequence.com
- Canadian Home Children
Includes name list for migrants to Canada.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~britishhomechildren
- Canonesa, Convoy HX72 & U-100
Draws on witness accounts and official records to describe a U-boat attack on an allied merchant convoy in 1940.
www.canonesa.co.uk
- Capel
Devoted to the preservation of Welsh chapel buildings.
www.rcahmw.org.uk/capel
- Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse,
Britain's most highly decorated soldier of WWI.
www.chavasse.u-net.com/chavasse.html
- Carey
Provides ancestral family biographies, portrait gallery, charts, and walk-through index.
www.careyroots.com
- Catherine of Aragon@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Royalty/Catherine_of_Aragon
- CBC Archives: The Monarchy
Watch highlights from the CBC's archive of videos of the royal family, including visits to Canada.
archives.cbc.ca/society/monarchy
- CBC News: The Royal Family
Background and news about the British royal family, including Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, and Prince Philip. Offers profiles, photos, archived news, and links.
www.cbc.ca/news/background/royals/index.html
- Cecil Slack and the Great War
Features the letters and diaries of an infantry officer who fought in the East Yorkshire Regiment from 1914 to 1918. Site also includes teaching resources.
www.greatwar.eril.net
- Centre for Urban History
Inter-disciplinary research center engaged in the study of urban development principally in Britain and Europe, from classical times until the twentieth century.
www.le.ac.uk/urbanhist
- Chamberlain, Arthur Neville (1869-1940)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Chamberlain__Arthur_Neville__1869_1940_
- Channel Islands Genealogy
Genealogical resources including mailing lists, surname lists, and more.
www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/ci.html
- channel4.com - History
Information about Channel 4 history programming and more.
www.channel4.com/history
- Charles Booth Online Archive
For use by teachers for Key Stages 2 and 3 history.
booth.lse.ac.uk/static/a/9_3.html
- Charleston Farmhouse Trust, The
Home of Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, and country meeting place of the Bloomsbury Group. Also exhibits contemporary art.
www.charleston.org.uk
- Charting the Nation: Maps of Scotland
Image collection including maps and manuscripts relating to the geography of Scotland from 1550 to 1740.
www.chartingthenation.lib.ed.ac.uk
- Chemsoc Timeline
Offers a linear based exploration of key events in the history of science with a particular emphasis on chemistry.
www.chemsoc.org/timeline
- Chidgey
History of the family name.
www.chidgey.freeuk.com
- Child Labour in the 19th Century
Features biographies and entries on reformers, supporters, laborers, working conditions, and other things related to child labor in Britain.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/IRchild.main.htm
- Child Migrants
Covers the background of migration from Britain to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
www.childmigrants.com
- Chorographia Britanniae
Provides details on the atlas of England and Wales, first published in 1742 by Thomas Badeslade and William Henry Toms.
web.ukonline.co.uk/badeslade
- Churchill, Sir Winston@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Churchill__Sir_Winston__1874_1965_
- Clan Carson Website
Offers information on the family in Northern Ireland and Scotland. Also includes genealogies for the Haining and Cuthbert families.
www.clancarson.com
- Clann, The
Medieval fight display team, living history, and production group from Scotland. Promoting, preserving, and creating awareness for Scottish culture and heritage.
www.the-clann.co.uk
- Claudia Jones
Fictional conversation between Claudia Jones and Karl Marx.
cambonli01.uuhost.uk.uu.net/forum/blackwomen/rsn/claudia.htm
- Cleugh
Also genealogy of Hardings and Hollenders.
www.cleugh.com
- Clode
Tracing the family of Edgar Horace Clode from 1868 to the present.
www.clode.com
- Colchester Museums
Includes information on the castle, Hollytrees, Natural History, and Tymperleys Clock museums.
www.colchestermuseums.org.uk
- Colloff
Also Collef, Kohlhoff, Culiffe, Coloff, Collof, and more.
www.thecolloffs.com
- Comben
Originates from Weymouth/Portland in Dorset, England.
www.combens.com
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Provides personal and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars.
www.cwgc.org
- Company Ecorcheur
Offers information about the 15th century, Warwick Castle Garrison, and War of the Roses reenactment society.
www.ecorcheur.co.uk
- Constitutional Monarchy Association
Aims to support the British Monarchy and to argue for the advantages of the system.
www.monarchy.net
- Cook, James (1728-1779)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Cook__James__1728_1779_
- Coppin
Spans eleven generations descending from John Coppin and Abigail of Cardinham.
www.coppinworld.co.uk
- Cowper, William (1731-1800)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Cowper__William__1731_1800_
- Craddock Families of England and Wales
homepages.ihug.co.nz/~rain/index.htm
- Creed
Also Baker, Hartas, and Hedley.
www.creed.org.uk
- Crime Through Time
Museum in Newent, U.K., looking at criminals and warfare through the ages, including serial killers, the Holocaust, fetishism, prison, and more.
www.crimethroughtime.com
- Cromwell, Oliver (1599-1658)@
Read about Oliver Cromwell, the political and military leader who made England into a republican Commonwealth. Sites offer biography, political life, campaigns, and articles on the Lord Protector of England, Ireland, and Scotland.
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Cromwell__Oliver__1599_1658_
- Crutchley Family
www.crutchleyhistory.co.uk
- Cult: I Love the Royal Family
From BBC Online. Examination of memorable royal events, TV appearances, fashion, treasures, pets, and more.
www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/royalty
- Cumberland Pencil Museum
Tells the story of pencils and pencil making, with information on the history of graphite mining in the area and machinery displays.
www.pencils.co.uk
- Curious Fox
A gazetteer of U.K. villages and towns with contact boards for genealogy and local history enquiries and links to old and modern maps. Includes alternative village names and spellings, chapman codes, Welsh and Gaelic spelling, and more.
www.curiousfox.com
- Cutty Sark
The last surviving example of an extreme clipper built for the China tea trade.
www.cuttysark.org.uk
- Cwmwd-Ial
Living history and battle reenactment group who portray men and women living in and around the Commote of Iâl in the second half of the 10th century.
cwmwd-ial.20m.com
- Daish
Also Dashe, Dash, and Daysh.
www.daish.net
- Dampier, William (1652-1715)@
Learn about the British pirate and explorer William Dampier, who circumnavigated the world and was the first Englishman to visit New Holland (Australia) aboard the Cygnet. His influential observations, maps, and journals were published in New Voyage Round the World.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Dampier__William__1652_1715_
- Davison, Emily Wilding (1872-1913)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Women_s_History/Suffrage
- Deal
Information concentrating mainly on the Stammers, Harden, and Brand surnames.
www.gdeal.freeserve.co.uk
- Defence of Britain Project
Recording thousands of twentieth century military sites in the United Kingdom.
www.britarch.ac.uk/projects/dob
- Dewar, Donald (1937-2000)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../By_Time_Period/20th_Century
- Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997)@
Read about Late Princess Diana, first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, known for her beauty and charm. Sites feature biography, marriage and affairs, relationship with sons William and Harry, new articles, interview, video clippings, photo gallery, and documents surrounding the controversial death of Lady Spencer.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Royalty/Diana__Princess_of_Wales__1961_1997_
- Discover Your Ancestry
Searchable database of U.K. and Irish family names.
www.your-ancestry.co.uk
- Disraeli, Sir Benjamin (1804-1881)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Disraeli__Sir_Benjamin__1804_1881_
- Diversity > Ethnicity > Mary Seacole@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Seacole__Mary_Jane__1805_1881_
- Domesday Book
Searchable version of the Domesday Book of 1086 including explanation of how and why it was created, the differences between Great and Little Domesday, and how to interpret its records plus information about life in 11th century England.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/domesday
- Drake, Sir Francis (c.1540-1596)@
Learn about Sir Francis Drake, also known as El Dragon, the 16th century sea captain, privateer, and first English mariner to circumnavigate the globe aboard his ship named The Golden Hind.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Drake__Sir_Francis__c_1540_1596_
- Duckmanton
Includes an archive featuring parish records, wills, and family tree database.
www.duckmanton.info
- Dudley
Descendents of William and Ellen Dudley. Also includes references to the Hudson, Mercer, Wenham, Collins, Rose, and Sacker families.
www.embark.to/dudleytree
- Dunbrody: Ireland's Historic Emigrant Ship
Replica of the Dunbrody, which carried many emigrants from Ireland to the New World from 1845 to 1870. Includes history, information on tours, and photographs.
www.dunbrody.com
- Dunstan
Details research into the family history in the U.K., with links to Dunstans in Canada, Australia, and the USA.
www.dunstan.org.uk
- Durham Mining Museum
Features the history and culture of coal mining in the North East of England.
www.dmm.org.uk
- Early Modern England Source
Lists conferences and seminars, calls for papers, recent and forthcoming publications, research resources and other matters relating to early modern England and Britain.
www.quelle.org/emes/emes.html
- Early Modern Resources
Resource for early modern history (1500-1800), for students, teachers, and researchers.
www.earlymodernweb.org.uk
- Early, Medieval, and Renaissance Britain
Selected Internet resources for early, medieval, and renaissance Britain, including England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Provides a brief timeline and list of British libraries and museums.
www.msu.edu/~matheson
- Earthy
Also Arthy, Arthey, and Earthey.
www.earthy.net
- East of London Family History Society
eolfhs.rootsweb.com
- Ecclesiastical History of England I
One of the early texts on English History, written by the Venerable Bede.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/bede-book1.html
- Ecclesiastical History of England IV
One of the great early texts on English History, written by the Venerable Bede.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/bede-book4.html
- Eden Valley Museum
Centre of learning and research into the history of the Eden Valley and its people.
www.evmt.org.uk
- Edward Jenner Museum
Dedicated to the discoverer of vaccination.
www.dursley-cotswolds-uk.com/Jenner%20museum.html
- Edward The Confessor (1004-1066)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Anglo_Saxon/Edward_The_Confessor__1004_1066_
- Edward VIII (1894-1972)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Windsors/Edward_VIII__1894_1972_
- Eighteenth Century England
Contains multimedia research projects on various aspects of 18th century cultural history. Created by literature students at the University of Michigan.
www.umich.edu/~ece
- Eleanor of Aquitaine (c.1122-1204)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine__c_1122_1204_
- Elizabeth I (1533-1603)@
Learn about Elizabeth I, Queen of England, France, and Ireland from 1558 to 1603, her reign referred to as the Elizabethan era brought in reforms of the Church of England establishing a compromise between Catholic and Protestant. Sites offer history, biography, genealogy, legacy, reign, poems and speeches, and photographs.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Tudors/Elizabeth_I__1533_1603_
- Elizabethan England
www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/springfield/eliz/index.html
- End of the Roman Age Society
Living history society, based in the U.K., dedicated to recreating Late Roman Britain.
www.ad500.org.uk
- Enemy Property
Government database of property confiscated between 1939 and 1945 from organizations and individuals resident in countries with which the United Kingdom was at war.
www.enemyproperty.gov.uk
- English Heritage@
Explore English Heritage, the U.K. Government's statutory adviser involved in the conservation and enhancement of historical environment and to ensure its past is understood. Sites feature research and conservation, learning and resources, and historic properties under the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Government/English_Heritage
- Epsom and Ewell History and Archaeology Society (EEHAS)
Promoting the interest in history and archaeology in the Epsom and Ewell area, and the preservation of buildings and objects of historic interest.
www.epsomewellhistory.org.uk
- Equiano, Olaudah (c.1745-1797)
Also known as Gustavus Vassa, the African. Includes a biography, extracts from his 1789 autobiography, and articles.
www.brycchancarey.com/equiano
- Evans Familiy History
Also Collier, Birch, Fletcher, Spacey, Eley, Buckeridge, and Turfitt.
www.evanshistory.co.uk
- Ewerby, an Ancient Village in England
Visit the site to learn about this ancient village and its people from iron age to the present day.
www.ewerby.net
- Falkland Islands History and War
Chronicles the history and conflict surrounding the Falkland Islands.
www.yendor.com/vanished/falklands-war.html
- familyrecords.gov.uk
Reference guide to family history sites and records from Northern Ireland, England, and Scotland.
www.familyrecords.gov.uk
- Farmer
Family pages providing a collection of surname data.
homepages.rootsweb.com/~dconrw1/FRep/Fhtml/farmerrep.html
- Faulkner Family History
Also Bray, Holt, Rowe, Rashleigh, Green, and Lovell.
www.faulkner-history.fsnet.co.uk
- Fawkes, Guy [1570-1606]@
Read about Guy Fawkes, the member of a group which attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Sites provide biography, background of the Gunpowder Plot, text of his confession, bibliography, and facts.
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Fawkes__Guy__1570_1606_
- Fepow Community
Online community for British prisoners of war in the Far East (Asia) region.
www.fepow-community.org.uk
- Fifties and Sixties
Contains information about British life in the '50s, '60s, and 70s including cars, homes, gadgets, gardening, interiors, and television.
www.retrowow.co.uk
- Fitzhugh
For descendants of Hugh who died around 1223 and whose son was the first Fitzhugh.
www.fitzhugh.plus.com
- Fortress UK
Comprehensive guide to artillery based fortifications in the U.K.
www.forts.org.uk
- FreeBMD
Project aiming to transcribe the Civil Registration index of births, marriages, and deaths for England and Wales from 1837 to 1983 and to make records freely available online.
freebmd.rootsweb.com
- Fremantle, Arthur (1835-1901)
British Coldstream Guards officer who traveled throughout America during the U.S. Civil War. Site includes analysis of the British government's recognition of the Southern Confederacy.
www.ColFremantle.com
- Friends of Strawberry Hill
Charity dedicated to the preservation and restoration of Horace Walpole's 'little Gothic castle.'
www.friendsofstrawberryhill.org
- Friends of War Memorials
Dedicated to the upkeep and refurbishment of British and Commonwealth war memorials.
www.war-memorials.com
- Frontline: Queen Charlotte
Biography of the wife of King George III.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/secret/famous/royalfamily.html
- Gebauer
Features links, personal interests, hobbies, and a meeting place for all Gebauers.
www.gebauer.demon.co.uk
- Geddes, Patrick (1854-1932)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../By_Time_Period/19th_Century
- Genealogy Help
Provides local history, photos, parish register transcriptions, and census return transcriptions, focusing on the County of Somerset.
www.genealogyhelp.co.uk
- General Picton Memorial Appeal Fund, The
Seeking to rescue and preserve Iscoed House, the home of General Sir Thomas Picton, located in the parish of St. Ishmaels at Ferryside near Carmarthen.
www.generalpicton.com
- Genesis Project
Identifies and develops access to women's history sources in Britain, comprising updated web links and a database of descriptions of collections.
www.genesis.ac.uk
- GENUKI UK & Ireland Genealogy
Serves as a virtual reference library of genealogical information of particular relevance to U.K. and Ireland.
www.genuki.org.uk
- Getty, Sir John Paul II (1932-2003)
BBC profile of the philanthropist.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1386478.stm
- Gibbon, Edward (1737-1794)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Historians/Gibbon__Edward__1737_1794_
- Gladstone, William (1809-1898)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Gladstone__William__1809_1898_
- Golden Hinde Sailing Museum
Meticulously reconstructed, fully operational warship berthed on the River Thames.
www.goldenhinde.co.uk
- Goldsmiths College, University of London@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Colleges/Goldsmiths_College
- Golton
Provides information about the Golton surname and the location and origins of families with the Golton, Goulton, Galton, Gaulton and Golten names.
www.golton.com
- Gorvett
Family history of Gorvetts, Gorveatts, Gorveattes, and Gorretts throughout the world.
www.angelfire.com/ct2/beharu/index1.html
- Great Britain World War II
WWII with a British focus.
www.warlinks.com
- Grimshaw
Traces the family line from 1300 AD to the present day.
www.k-telfer.freeserve.co.uk
- Guardian Unlimited: The Monarchy
Special report on British royalty. Includes news of Queen Elizabeth and other members of the royal family, memorials to the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, and related resources and documents.
www.guardian.co.uk/monarchy
- Guardian Unlimited: The Monarchy
Archive of the Guardian's coverage of news and issues involving the British Monarchy. Includes video clips, photos, and news about Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Diana, and Prince Philip.
www.guardian.co.uk/uk/monarchy
- Gunpowder Plot Society, The
Promotes and encourages research on all aspects of the Gunpowder Plot by providing a central repository for information, source material, and research assistance.
www.gunpowder-plot.org
- H-Albion
Encourages scholarly discussion of British and Irish history and makes available diverse bibliographical, research and teaching aids.
www.h-net.org/~albion
- Hadfield
Features births, deaths, and marriages as recorded by the General Register Office of England and Wales.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hadfield
- Hallsands - the Story of its Collapse
Outlines the history of Hallsands, the fishing village destroyed by the sea in 1917 after Government approved dredging.
www.hallsands.org.uk
- Harmer
The Harmer Family Association is a worldwide, nonprofit organization of Harmers founded in 1978. We hold an annual reunion in the U.K. and publish a quarterly newsletter.
www.angelfire.com/wa/harmer1/index.html
- Harold
Biography and photograph of the physician who founded The League of Coloured Peoples.
www.blacknet.co.uk/history/Harold.html
- Hartley
Includes origins and history of the surname, hall of fame, forum, and more.
www.hartleyfamily.org.uk
- Haworth 1940s Weekend
Information and pictures from this popular annual event.
www.haworth1940s.co.uk
- Heath, Sir Edward@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Heath__Edward
- Hebborn
Also Hebbourn, Heborne, Hebburn, Hepburn, and Heyborn amongst others.
www.hebborn.org.uk
- Hellfire Corner
Articles on the Western Front, 1914-1918.
www.fylde.demon.co.uk/welcome.htm
- Henry VIII (1491-1547)@
Read about Henry VIII, King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland, from 1509 to 1547, during whose reign bought in the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the union of England and Wales and also was known for religious upheavals. Sites feature biography, genealogy, legacy, history, foreign policy, and split of British Monarch with Rome over the issue of divorce.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Tudors/Henry_VIII__1491_1547_
- HereditaryTitles.com
Collection of coats of arms and information on the Royal Family, hereditary peerage and baronetage of England, Ireland, Scotland, Great Britain, and United Kingdom.
www.hereditarytitles.com
- Highland Folk Museum
Located in Kingussie and Newtonmore. Walk through the material remains of 400 years of Highland life from clansman to crofter. Living history demonstrations of traditional skills, crafts, and way of life.
www.highlandfolk.com
- Historic Houses Association
Offers visitor lists of houses including those used as film locations.
www.hha.org.uk
- Historical Directories
Features a browsable collection of local and trade directories for England and Wales from 1750 to 1919.
www.historicaldirectories.org
- Historical Maritime Society
U.K.-based historical research and reenactment group recreating the Royal Navy of the late-18th and early-19th centuries.
www.hms.org.uk
- History Channel UK, The
Television channel dedicated to history including ancient, world, and British history. Find directory of historical documents, features, discussions, speeches, events, and This Day in History.
www.thehistorychannel.co.uk
- History Learning Site
Covers National Curriculum, GCSE, and A level topics.
www.historylearningsite.co.uk
- History Matters - Pass It On
Web archive of the of the campaign History Matters. Emphasizing the importance of history in our everyday lives. Includes information on getting involved through online and local events, sharing stories and photographs, and taking part in One Day in History, a mass blog for the national record.
www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/15378/20061212/www.historymatters.org.uk/output/P...
- History of Black Footballers in Britain
Includes illustrations and extracts from books.
www.vasili.co.uk
- History of the British Monarchy
Provides a web site forum to discuss the British Monarchy form William the Conqueror to the present day.
www.voy.com/98082
- History of the Workhouse
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Learn about the 19th century institution of the workhouse. Read facts about workhouse buildings, inmates, staff and administrators, and even its artists and poets. Includes a glossary and timeline.
www.workhouses.org.uk
- History on the Net
Covers key stages 2 and 3.
www.historyonthenet.co.uk
- History On-Line
Provides information resources for the teaching and learning of history.
www.history.ac.uk/search
- History Place, The
Focuses on American history and Nazi Germany.
www.historyplace.com
- History Teaching Ideas
History activities for Primary teachers.
www.teachingideas.co.uk/history/contents.htm
- History Today
www.historytoday.com
- History.uk.com
Extensive directory of people, historical events, organizations, and places associated with the history of the United Kingdom.
www.history.uk.com
- Historyforkids
Offers information for Key Stage 2 and 3 students with accompanying teaching resources.
www.historyforkids.org
- HMS Belfast@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Community/History
- HMS Hollyhock
About the life and history of the Flower Class Corvette Hollyhock and her crew.
www.hmshollyhock.co.uk
- HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse Survivors Association
Discusses why these ships were sunk and the lives that were lost.
www.ForceZ-Survivors.Org.uk
- HMVS Cerberus
Details the campaign to save the first Breastwork Monitor warship.
www.cerberus.vze.com
- Holiday Nostalgia Research Site, The
Contains articles and pictures about the history of the British seaside holiday.
www.seasidehistory.co.uk
- Holland Men in WW1
Includes photographs of enlisted family members and provides details of awards and battles.
cygnus.uwa.edu.au/~lambeth/holland.html
- Holocaust History.net
Online learning resource for students covering all aspects of the Holocaust.
www.holocausthistory.net
- Holocaust Memorial Day UK
Learn about Holocaust Memorial Day in the U.K., held annually on January 27th to commemorate victims of Nazi persecution. Find community events, lesson plans, and other educational resources.
www.hmd.org.uk
- Holts of Lancashire
Provides information about pedigrees, houses, wills, and more.
www.holtancestry.co.uk
- House of Commons: The Welfare of Former British Child Migrants
Report into the migration of children from Britain. Includes first person accounts.
www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199798/cmselect/cmhealth/75...
- Howard, Catherine (1521-1542)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Tudors/Howard__Catherine__1521_1542_
- http://chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/Song.html
Photograph and biography of the Afro-British composter and conductor.
chevalierdesaintgeorges.homestead.com/Song.html
- Hudson, Henry (1570?-1611)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Hudson__Henry__1570__1611_
- Hulme
Focuses on the Dukinfield area of Cheshire.
www.hulmefamily.org.uk
- Hunt
Also provides information on the Williams, Warne, Dean, and Foot families.
www.the-family-hunt.co.uk
- Ibrox Disaster
In memory of the 66 supporters who lost their lives at the Rangers vs. Celtic match on the 2nd of January 1971.
www.ayeready.com/ibrox/disaster.html
- Imperial War Museum, London@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Community/History
- In Search of a Captive
One man's story of captivity by the Japanese during World War Two in a camp called Hoten.
www.btinternet.com/~m.a.christie/insearch.htm
- Independent Race and Refugee News Network (IRR) - Black history
Provides a guide to relevant IRR publications.
www.irr.org.uk/history
- Indus Valley Civilisation, The
Publications and web resources for Primary teachers.
www.harappa.com/teach
- Industrial Buildings Preservation Trust
Working to preserve industrial buildings of particular historic, architectural, and constructional interest in England and Wales.
www.ibpt.org.uk
- Institute of Contemporary British History
Organise conferences and seminars, as well as publish books and journals about 20th century post-war British history.
www.icbh.ac.uk/icbh
- Ironbridge Gorge Museum
www.ironbridge.org.uk
- Jackson
Descendants of Christopher Jackson born in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland, around 1825.
www.users.on.net/cek
- James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, Walter Shirley, 1725-1786. A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African Prince, as Related by Himself.
Full text of Gronniosaw's autobiography, from the University of North Carolina.
docsouth.unc.edu/neh/gronniosaw/menu.html
- James Windsor, Viscount Severn
User-created profile of the son of Prince Edward, HRH Prince James of Wessex, known as the Viscount Severn.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Windsor,_Viscount_Severn
- Jim Crow in Britain
Offers two case studies which outline systematic racial segregation in the U.K.
www.bulldozia.com/jimcrow
- Jim Sutherland's Highland Clearance Page
Study of the Clearances in 19th Century in the Scottish Highlands, particularly Sutherlandshire.
members.aol.com/Jimsutherl/clearances.html
- John Muir Birthplace Trust
Interpretive center located in Dunbar, Scotland, highlighting the achievements of environmentalist John Muir.
www.jmbt.org.uk
- John Paul Jones Cottage Museum
Site where the 'Father of the Amercian Navy' was born.
www.jpj.demon.co.uk
- Johnson Family History
Names covered include Johnson, Baines, Hawksley, Asbery, Vollans, Pettitt, Cutter, Flack, and Challis.
www.diamond.ndo.co.uk
- Jorvik Viking Centre
Housed in the restored medieval church of St. Saviour in the center of York. Offers tours where visitors dig in the dirt to piece together history.
www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk
- Josey
Tracing the Josey family origins in Aldworth, U.K. circa 1640 to the present day worldwide.
www.joseys.net
- Keep Military Museum
Telling the stories of the soldiers and their families who have served in the regiments of Devon and Dorset.
www.keepmilitarymuseum.org
- Kendal Museum
Founded in 1796 and tells the story of Kendal and the Lake District including local archaeology, history, geology, and natural history.
www.kendalmuseum.org.uk
- Kent Battle of Britain Museum
Situated in Hawkhinge.
www.kbobm.org
- Kerry
Also King, Lukes, and Hutcheon in the counties of Kent, Suffolk, and Norfolk.
www.ppk.freeuk.com
- King Offa
Explores the question of whether a well-known Anglo-Saxon king was a convert to Islam.
www.answering-islam.org/Hoaxes/offa.html
- Kings and Queens of England from 1485 to the Present
Offers a brief history of each king and queen of England until the present time.
www.victorianweb.org/history/kings.html
- Knights Templar of England and Wales
Information about the Order of the Temple of Jerusalem in England and Wales today.
www.templars.org.uk
- Kompanie 1@
dir.yahoo.com/.../World_War_II/Organizations
- Kurudamannil
Traces the origins of the family from the first century.
www.kurudamannil.co.uk
- Lacey, Robert
Official site for the biographer and historian whose books include The Year 1000, Grace, Princess, and The Kingdom.
www.robertlacey.com
- Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Tudors/Lady_Jane_Grey__1537_1554_
- Lady Louise Windsor
Hyperlinked profile of Lady Louise Windsor, the daughter of Prince Edward and Sophie, the Countess of Wessex.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Louise_Windsor
- Lambeth Palace Library
Principal record office and library for the Church of England. Collections, including ecclesiastical history, art, and architecture, are available for research.
www.lambethpalacelibrary.org
- Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
Major resource designed to make some sense of British military history and the regimental system.
www.regiments.org
- Landguard Fort
Originally built at the behest of Henry the Eighth, it is the only fort in England to have repelled a full scale invasion attempt.
www.landguard.com
- Landmark Trust
Independent U.K. building preservation charity rescuing worthwhile historic buildings from neglect, then restoring them and renting them out to vacationers.
www.landmarktrust.co.uk
- Lane, Sir Allen (1902-1970)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Paperbacks/Lane__Sir_Allen__1902_1970_
- Langton Matravers
Local history and preservation society.
www.langtonia.org.uk
- Lawrence / Hicks / Mitchell / Dicker
www.gralaw.demon.co.uk
- Learn History
School history resources for national curriculum and GCSE level students.
www.learnhistory.org.uk
- Learning Curve
Teaching and learning resource from The National Archives, following the History National Curriculum from Key Stages 2 to 5.
www.learningcurve.gov.uk
- Learning Curve: British Empire
Online exhibit and resources describing the evolution of the Empire, case studies of life under British rule around the world, and the factors that brought about its end.
learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/empire/default.htm
- Learning Network: Woman's Suffrage in Great Britain
Considers the history of the movement.
www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0861990.html
- Leicester University - Economic and Social History
www.le.ac.uk/esh
- Let's Play 66
Virtual game show that tests your knowledge of Britain in the 1960s.
www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/artandthe60s/66
- Letters from The Great War
www.great-war.net
- Lidstone
Includes family tree, membership information, reunion details, and more.
www.lfhs.org.uk
- Life in Elizabethan England: A Compendium of Common Knowledge
Information for writers, actors, and re-enactors, with sections on games, food, money, religion, language, weddings, occupations, fashion, names, holidays, and more.
renaissance.dm.net/compendium
- Lincolnshire Village Memorials
Provides details of specific first world war memorials in Lincolnshire.
www.memorial-lincs.org.uk
- Liverpool Scottish Regimental Museum Trust
Offers 100 years of Liverpool Scottish regimental history with weapons, uniforms, medals, photos, documents, pipe tunes, and more.
www.liverpoolscottish.org.uk
- Living History.co.uk
Features resources and information about reenacting history of a variety of eras.
www.livinghistory.co.uk
- Livingstone, David (1813-1873)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Livingstone__David__1813_1873_
- Lloyd
Family tree of those descended from Hugh Lloyd of Baynham Hall. Includes maps, pictures, and links as well as information on individual family members.
www.lloydsofbaynham.com
- Lloyd George, David (1863-1945)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Lloyd_George__David__1863_1945_
- Lookup UK.com
Aims to find lost friends and family, adoptees, and birth parents. Also contains information on genealogy.
www.lookupuk.com
- Lord Palmerston (1784-1865)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Lord_Palmerston__1784_1865_
- Lord Thomas Stanley's Retinue
Recreates late 15th Century life with an emphasis on military training and living history.
www.1485.org
- MacDonald, James Ramsay (1866-1937)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/MacDonald__James_Ramsay__1866_1937_
- Macmillan, Harold (1894-1986)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Macmillan__Harold__1894_1986_
- Macquarie, Lachlan (1761-1824)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Macquarie__Lachlan__1761_1824_
- Magna Carta@
Explore the sites about Magna Carta, the English charter which became the predecessor of the present day constitutional law. Sites feature manuscript, history, original text, translations, and glossary of the document which promoted the rights and freedoms of subjects and rendered the kings answerable to law.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Middle_Ages/Magna_Carta
- Major, John@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Major__John
- Mallory, George (1886-1924)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Climbers/Mallory__George__1886_1924_
- Malvern War Memorial
Provides details on the memorial to the 450 men of Malvern who were killed in WW1.
www.malvernremembers.org.uk
- Marilyn's Royal Blog
Blogger Marilyn comments on the latest news about the British royal family.
marilynsroyalblog.blogspot.com
- Marrian
Family information by surname, pedigree, or descendants.
www.marrian.org
- Mary Rose
Tudor-period warship raised after more than 400 years on ocean floor. Hull remains and more than 1000 artifacts on display.
www.maryrose.org
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Royalty/Stuart__Mary__Queen_of_Scots___1542_1587_
- Masonry Conservation Research Group (MCRG) - Robert Gordon University
Multidisciplinary team with an international reputation in the field of masonry conservation focusing their research on the decay and cleaning of building materials.
www2.rgu.ac.uk/schools/mcrg/mcrghome.htm
- Matthew, The
Replica of the caravel John Cabot used to sail to North America in 1497. Includes ship statistics, history, and tour information.
www.matthew.co.uk
- Medieval English Towns
English cities and towns in the Middle Ages, with emphasis on medieval boroughs of East Anglia and on political and constitutional history.
www.trytel.com/~tristan/towns/towns.html
- Medieval Scotland
Collection of original articles and links covering culture and history from the year 500 to 1603.
www.medievalscotland.org
- Memorial to the Women of World War II Fund
London memorial commemorating the contribution to the war effort by more than seven million women from 1939-1945.
www.womenswarmemorial.org
- Merrick, Joseph [1862-1890]@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Merrick__Joseph__1862_1890_
- Middlebrook
Also including the names Blunt, Mew, and Anderton.
www.middlebrook.connectfree.co.uk
- Milner
Also includes Turner and Dial.
www.milners28.freeserve.co.uk
- Milsom
History of the family from Bath, England.
www.milsom.org
- Minnican
Linking all the branches of the Minnican family worldwide, including the variant spellings Minican, Minnikin, and Minikin amongst others.
www.minnican.co.uk
- Miodonski
Contains tree, photos, and history of the U.K. based family.
www.miodonski.com
- Monarchs of England
Kings and queens of England: lists, dates and links.
www.britannia.com/history/h6.html
- Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work
Series offering an exclusive look inside the modern British monarchy, including footage of Queen Elizabeth II and her family at work.
www.pbs.org/opb/monarchy
- Morgan, Henry (1635-1688)
Profile of the Welsh buccaneer and military strategist who eventually became a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy and governor of Jamaica.
www.data-wales.co.uk/morgan.htm
- Mostly Medieval
Explores aspects of life in Britain during the Middle Ages including medicine, religion, heraldry, and myths.
www.skell.org
- Motco
Retailer and reference database of topographical prints, maps, prospects, and panoramas of London, the Thames, and the U.K.
www.motco.com
- Moving Here
[read review]
Online database of original sources recording the migration experience to England since 1800.
www.movinghere.org.uk
- Mudford
Also Evans, Stone, Lloyd, Walters, Francis, and Hillier.
www.cathmudford.com
- Mullens / Harrison
Collectors of pedigrees, letters, wills, and other documents held by the Mullens Harrison family.
www.mullensharrison.com
- Muschamp
Research into the family history from the origins in the 11th century, through to the present day.
members.tripod.co.uk/flyfield/index.html
- Museum of Cannock Chase
Listings of events and exhibitions, plus details of the galleries, educational tours, conference facilities, and more.
www.museumofcannockchase.co.uk
- Museum of Kent Life
Open air museum of historic buildings, including a traditional Oast, a thatched barn and granary, and Ma Larkin's kitchen and lounge.
www.museum-kentlife.co.uk
- Mutiny on the Bounty@
Learn about the Mutiny on the Bounty, a mutiny aboard a British Royal Navy ship in 1789 which has inspired several books, films, and songs. Sites feature historical background, mutiny details, essays, photographs, film interpretations, and museum collections relating to the mutiny on H.M.S. Bounty II. Also find sites for the fabled ship and William Bligh, the man who led the mutiny.
dir.yahoo.com/.../18th_Century/Mutiny_on_the_Bounty
- Napoleonic Association
Formed by, and for people with a common interest in the history of the period from the French Revolution through to the battle of Waterloo.
www.n-a.co.uk
- Narborough Aerodrome 1915 - 1919
Site dedicated to this First World War aerodrome and the men and women who served there from 1915 to 1919.
www.narboroughaerodrome.org.uk
- National Archives@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Departments/National_Archives
- National Archives - The Domesday Book
Searchable version of the Domesday book, along with information about the creation of the book, and images for the folio and translation.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/domesday.asp
- National Archives of Scotland
[read review]
Repository for all public and legal records of Scotland which are considered worthy of permanent preservation, as well as many local and private archives.
www.nas.gov.uk
- National Army Museum@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Museums_and_Exhibits/National_Army_Museum
- National Association of Re-enactment Societies (NAReS)
Provides a forum for different organizations involved in reenactment to meet and share resources, information, and expertise.
www.nares.org
- National Coal Mining Museum for England
Includes a real coal mine. Visitors do down 140 metres with a local miner and learn about mining conditions from early days through to the present.
www.ncm.org.uk
- National Maritime Museum
Promotes understanding of history and future of Britain and the sea, the story of time, astronomy and navigation and of the historic buildings at Greenwich.
www.nmm.ac.uk
- National Maritime Museum Cornwall
New maritime attraction on Falmouth's waterfront, with changing displays from the National Small Boat Collection and 12 galleries full of interactive exhibits.
www.nmmc.co.uk
- National Trust@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/National_Trust
- National Trust Education Center
Features materials for students and teachers, and anyone interested in learning more about buildings and sites of historic interest in the U.K.
www.nt-education.org
- National Trust for Scotland
www.nts.org.uk
- National Waterways Museum at Gloucester
Contains 200 years of British waterways history.
www.nwm.org.uk
- Nautical History Terms for the Oxford English Dictionary
Collecting the earliest examples of maritime and nautical terms for inclusion in the Oxford English Dictionary. Includes medieval sailing phrases, Middle English terms, and words relating to British exploration of the globe.
www.d.umn.edu/~ahartley/marhistcitOED.html
- Naval-History.Net
Devoted to the historic ships and sailors of England's Royal Navy. With sections on warships and maritime actions in World War I, World War II, and the Falklands War.
www.naval-history.net
- Navyphotos.co.uk
Collection of photographs of Royal Navy warships from the mid-1800s to the 21st century, organized by type of ship. Browse photos of vessels ranging from aircraft carriers to submarines.
www.navyphotos.co.uk
- Nelson and His Navy
Collection of articles covering the Royal Navy of the Napoleonic Wars period, with information on general background, officers and crew, food, punishment, battle, and navigation.
www.hms.org.uk/nelsonsnavymain.htm
- Nelson, Horatio Lord (1758-1805)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Nelson__Horatio_Lord__1758_1805_
- New Lanark Conservation Trust
Information about this world heritage village and its hotel, visitor centre and educational services.
www.newlanark.org
- Newhaven Fort
Restored Victorian coastal fort open to visitors. Features World War II exhibitions.
www.newhavenfort.org.uk
- Newton, John (1725-1807)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Individual_Clergy/Newton__John__1725_1807_
- Newton, Sir Isaac (1642-1727)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Mathematicians/Newton__Sir_Isaac__1642_1727_
- Nightingale, Florence@
Learn about Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the pioneer of modern nursing and noted statistician. Sites feature biography, war-time services, letters and diaries, essays, photos, and obituary for the "Lady of the Lamp."
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Nightingale__Florence__1820_1910_
- No 19 Operational Training Unit Memorial
Dedicated to the memorial on the former RAF Airfield in Forres, Scotland.
www.griffon.clara.net/19/first.htm
- Norman Conquest School Site
Designed to help Key Stage 3 pupils investigate the events of 1066 beginning with the Norman Conquest to the coronation of William the Conqueror.
www.normanconquest.co.uk
- Northamptonshire Association for Local History
Group of societies and individuals interested in the local history of the county.
www.northants-history.org.uk
- Northern Mods
Guide to a Modernist or sixties lifestyle in the northern U.K. Includes events, clubs and bars, visuals, history, and more.
www.modculture.com
- NWSAD History Society
History society for the villages of North Waltham, Steventon, Ashe, and Deane.
www.dutton.force9.co.uk/nwsadhs
- Offley Family Society, The
Open to anyone who has an interest in the name of Offley and similar surnames.
www.offleysociety.co.uk
- Olaudah Equiano
Selections from Equiano's autobiography.
www.wsu.edu:8000/~dee/Equiano.html
- Olaudah Equiano's travels - a map
Informative site offering a biography, map, portraits, extracts from original texts, and links to other resources.
www.brycchancarey.com/equiano
- Olaudah Equiano1
Spartacus information page.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Sequiano.htm
- Olaudah Equiano2
Extracts from Equiano's life story.
aalbc.com/authors/olaudah.htm
- Old Contemptible's Great War Website
[read review]
Offering a wealth of images and text including information about medals and memorabilia.
www.oldcontemptible.com
- Old Maps.co.uk
British historical map archive.
www.old-maps.co.uk
- Old Royal Naval College
Baroque building that was the former British Royal Navy College.
www.greenwichfoundation.org.uk
- Otley Maypole Restoration Project
Includes updates on the project's progress, as well as a general history of maypoles in Yorkshire and beyond.
www.otleymaypole.org.uk
- Ottabah Cugoano@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Cugoano__Ottabah
- Ottobah Cugoano. Narrative of the Enslavement of Ottobah Cugoano, a Native of Africa; Published by Himself in the Year 1787. In "The Negro's Memorial; or, Abolitionist's Catechism; by an Abolitionist" (pp. 120-127), by [Fisher, Thomas] 1781?-1836.
Full text of Cugoano's 1825 narrative.
docsouth.unc.edu/neh/cugoano/menu.html
- Oulton
Also Dyke, Winnard, Sinclaire, Rigby, Raper, Crook, and Jolley.
www.theoultons.com
- Owain Glyndwr Society
Formed to honour one of Wales' leaders and promote knowledge of him in Welsh communities worldwide.
www.owain-glyndwr-soc.org.uk
- Pargeter
Also Pargetter, Pargettor, Pargiter, Pargitter, and Pargittor.
www.pargeter.spacomputers.com
- 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
- Parr, Katherine (1512-1548)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Tudors/Parr__Katherine__1512_1548_
- Patrick
www.patrick.org.uk
- Peel, Sir Robert (1788-1850)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Peel__Sir_Robert__1788_1850_
- Pictish Arts Society
Discover the world of the Picts, the native ancestors of the Scots.
www.kapnobatai.demon.co.uk/pictarts
- Pile
Also Skins, Hills, Harrison, Bingham, Watts, Pritchett, and Cudworth.
www.pilefamily.co.uk
- Piltdown Man@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Human_Evolution/Piltdown_Man_Hoax
- Plague, Fire, War and Treason
Channel Four's documentary series exploring 17th century troubles.
www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/plague/index.html
- Plymouth Colony Archive Project, The
Archives and analysis of Plymouth Colony, 1620-1691. Includes research papers, articles, lesson plans, biographies, and primary documents.
etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/deetz
- Poulton-le-Fylde Historical and Civic Society
Covers local and family history.
www.poulton-le-fylde-hcs.co.uk
- Preece
Documents the Preece family originating in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, who moved to Burton then Beeston.
www.preece.info
- Premier History Site, The
Offers GCSE, A-Level, and KS3 notes, exercises, and essays for students, parents, and teachers.
www.gidz.co.uk
- Prestwich Heritage Society
Discusses the history of Prestwich, a borough of Manchester in the U.K.
www.prestwich-heritage.com
- Prickwillow Drainage Engine Museum
Preserving a collection of early 20th-century engines used to prevent Fenland flooding. Includes map and opening times.
www.prickwillow-engine-museum.co.uk
- Priestnall
Documents the history of the Priestnall family from Cheshire, U.K. Alternative spellings include Pristnall and Priestner.
www.priestnall.org.uk
- Primary Resources: History
Offers lesson plans and activities for Primary teachers.
www.primaryresources.co.uk/history/history.htm
- Princess Eugenie of York
Includes personal information about Princess Eugenie education, health, and more.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Eugenie_of_York
- Project Constant Endeavour
Provides information about the sacrifices and achievements of the men and women of RAF Coastal Command and their comrades during war and peace around the world.
www.projectconstantendeavour.com
- Protect and Survive
Archive of U.K. Civil Defence material from the 1950s to the 1980s.
www.cybertrn.demon.co.uk/atomic
- Public Information Films
[read review]
Archived footage from the National Archives showcasing Britain's post-war history through public information film.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/films
- Queen Elizabeth II@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Windsors/Queen_Elizabeth_II
- Queen Mary@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Ships/Queen_Mary
- Queen Victoria (1837-1901)@
Learn about Victoria, the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to1901 whose reign brought about significant social, economic, and technological development along with great expansion of the British Empire. Sites feature history, biography, photographs, genealogy, legacy, as well as a collection of personal correspondence and quotes from her journal.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Hanovers/Victoria__1819_1901_
- Quobna Ottobah Cugoano: Links and Web Resources
Annotated bibliography and links to web resources.
www.brycchancarey.com/cugoano/links.htm
- RAF Commands 1939 to 1945
Dates and aircraft for squadrons and others.
www.rafcommands.currantbun.com/home.html
- Ragged School Museum
Experience how Victorian children were taught. There are also displays on local history, industry, and life in the East End.
www.raggedschoolmuseum.org.uk
- Ragged School Museum, The
Specialises in exhibits relating to local history, including that of the education system through the years.
www.raggedschoolmuseum.org.uk
- Raine
Also Cook(e), Pemberton, Dodsworth, and others, with particular attention paid to those families in County Durham, Norfolk, and Suffolk.
www.raineweb.co.uk
- Ralegh, Sir Walter (1552-1618)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Ralegh__Sir_Walter__1552_1618_
- Ramsdale and Arthur Family Registers
www.ramsdale.org
- Ramsey@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Lineages_and_Surnames/Ramsey
- Records Management Society
Association of record managers in the U.K. Site features special interest groups, training, and events.
www.rms-gb.org.uk
- Red Duster, The
Offers information on how the British Merchant Navy developed, and the history of the companies and ships which sailed under the red ensign.
www.red-duster.co.uk
- Regency Town House Heritage Centre
Focuses on the history of the Brighton area between the 1780s and the 1850s.
www.regency-town-house.org.uk
- Regia Anglorum@
Find sites for Regia Anglorum, the reenactment society dedicated to re-create the lives of the people who lived in Britain around 950-1066. Sites feature the organization as well as an overview and a virtual tour of its Wychrust project.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Middle_Ages/Organizations
- Regia Anglorum@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Regia_Anglorum
- Reid
Information about the descendants of Alexander Reid born in Banffshire Scotland in the 1750s.
www.reidhistory.co.uk
- REME Museum
Includes details on the collections, opening times, photos, and info on the REME Association.
www.rememuseum.org.uk
- Rhodes, Cecil (1853-1902)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Rhodes__Cecil__1853_1902_
- Richard I (1157-1199)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Plantagenets/Richard_I__1157_1199_
- Richard II
Offers a brief history of Richard II.
britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon33.html
- Richard III Museum
Provides information about museum exhibitions, theater productions, school trips, and gift shop.
www.richard3museum.co.uk
- Ridley, Edwin
Features a poem recounting the tale of Dunkirk.
www.edwinridley.co.uk
- Robert Owen Museum, The
Devoted to the man who inspired the Co-operative movement.
robert-owen.midwales.com
- Roman Verulamium
History of the Roman city Verulamium.
www.verulamium.co.uk
- Roman Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum
Offers information about the museums and the archaeological site Vindolanda, a Roman fort and civilian settlement lying just to the south of Hadrian's Wall.
www.vindolanda.com
- Romans in Sussex
Provides an in-depth look into how people may have lived in the Sussex region during the later Iron Age, the Roman period, and early Anglo-Saxon times.
www.romansinsussex.co.uk
- Rothschild
Preserves and arranges the record of the Rothschilds, the family that is widely recognised for its major contributions to the economic, political, and social history of many countries.
www.rothschildarchive.org
- Royal Air Force History
Traces the history of aviation and the RAF.
www.raf.mod.uk/history
- Royal Air Force Museum
Britain's national museum of aviation located at Hendon and Cosford.
www.rafmuseum.org.uk
- Royal Anecdotes
Blog following news and gossip about the British royal family.
www.royalanecdotes.com
- Royal Archive @eMule.com
Features collection of interactive biographies of British royalty plus news and forums.
www.royalarchive.com
- Royal Armouries
U.K. national museum of arms and armour with armouries in Leeds, Portsmouth, and the Tower of London.
www.armouries.org.uk
- Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts
www.hmc.gov.uk
- Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (RCHME)
And its public archive, the National Monuments Record (NMR).
www.rchme.gov.uk
- Royal Hampshire Regiment
History of the regiment 1702-1992.
www.pauljerrard.com
- Royal Historical Society
Founded in 1868 to represent the needs of scholarly historians in Great Britain and to promote serious public study of history.
www.rhs.ac.uk
- Royal Holloway College, University of London
www.sun.rhbnc.ac.uk/History
- Royal Marines Museum
Dedicated to the preservation and presentation of all aspects of Royal Marines' history.
www.royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk
- Royal Navy During the Napoleonic Era
Offers sections on how ships were classified and armed, what a seaman's life was like, and maps.
home.gci.net/~stall/ship1.html
- Royal Navy Submarine Museum
Site includes a virtual tour, and information on the gift shop, opening times, and location.
www.rnsubmus.co.uk
- Royal Stuarts Scottish History
Informational site and former performance group offering Scottish history with a focus on the Stuart/Stewart dynasty.
www.royalstuarts.org
- Royal Yacht Britannia
Official site with details of the history of the yacht, visitor information, hospitality and events, online shop, postcards, photo gallery, and more.
www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk
- Rural History Centre at the University of Reading
www.rdg.ac.uk./rhc
- Rutgers University Libraries: American and British History
Including reference resources, gateways, and chronological sections on the history of America and Britain.
www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/history/history.sh...
- Rye
Includes pictures, history, and the family line.
www.ryes.co.uk
- Sancho, Ignatius
Discusses the life of the former slave who became a prominent figure in 18th century literary London. Includes images, biography, bibliography, and extracts from his letters.
www.brycchancarey.com/sancho
- SchoolHistory
Offers online history lessons, revision, games, worksheets, quizzes, and links by National Curriculum area.
www.schoolhistory.co.uk
- SchoolsHistory.org.uk
Provides online history lessons, background material, GCSE revision tasks, and downloadable resources for teachers.
www.schoolshistory.org.uk
- Scottish Maritime Museum
Houses exhibits and collections from maritime and shipbuilding history from the 18th Century onwards.
www.scottishmaritimemuseum.org
- Seymour, Jane (c.1509-1537)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Tudors/Seymour__Jane__c_1509_1537_
- Sidney
Offers geographical, historical, and genealogical information about all things Sidney and Sydney, including ancestral home Penshurst Place.
home.freeuk.net/sidsoft
- Simpson, Wallis (1896-1986)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Simpson__Wallis__1896_1986_
- Skye's Scottish History Timeline
Scottish historical events timeline from 61AD to present, including essays about Scottish history. Award winner, written by historian, Robert Gunn.
members.aol.com/skyelander/timeline.html
- Slater
Dedicated to the families and descendents of Joseph and Helen Slater from Portknockie, Scotland.
www.portknockieslaters.co.uk
- Slavery in Southampton
Details of exhibition in Southampton.
www.bbc.co.uk/southampton/news/022001/1/slavery.shtml
- Smethwick Local History Society
Dedicated to researching and preserving the history of this important industrial town, home of James Watt's steam engine and Ruskin Pottery.
www.smethwicklocalhistory.co.uk
- SNAFU
WWII living history group.
www.home-guard.org.uk
- Snow, John (1813-1858)
Biography of the pioneering figure in public health, epidemiology, and anesthesiology, who discovered that cholera is communicated by means of a contaminated water supply.
www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow.html
- Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, The (SPAB)
Provides education on the repair of old buildings, with courses ranging from one day to nine months. Also offers advice and carries out campaigns.
www.spab.org.uk
- Society of Archivists UK
Professional body for archivists, records managers and conservators in the U.K.
www.archives.org.uk
- Society of Genealogists
National society for family historians in the U.K.
www.sog.org.uk
- Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum
Gloucester's museum portraying the history of regiments, the Glorious Glosters Regiment and theirs antecedents. Also features an online shop selling military books, and regimental souvenirs as well as genealogy search to find military ancestors.
www.glosters.org.uk
- Sole Society
A family history society researching Sole, Solley, Sewell, Saul and allied surnames.
www.Sole.org.uk
- South Sea Bubble Resources
Information about the South Sea Bubble, the complex network of intersecting financial, legal, political, and cultural factors that led to the collapse of South Sea Company in 1720 and the financial ruin Britain endured in its wake. From the Kress Collection at Harvard.
www.library.hbs.edu/hc/ssb
- Spanish Armada@
dir.yahoo.com/.../By_Time_Period/16th_Century
- Spartacus Educational
Provides an extensive list of National Curriculum linked resources as well as a History Website Directory.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk
- Spartacus Encyclopaedia of British History
Hyperlinked guide to British history from 1700 to 1920, including Parliament, the Monarchy, the emancipation of women, and the labour movement.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/industry.html
- Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia
Provides sketches of selected British and U.S. people, topics, and events from medieval times to the 1960s.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk
- Spearing
Includes family tree and pictures.
www.spearing.org.uk
- Speke, John Hanning (1827-1864)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Explorers/Speke__John_Hanning__1827_1864_
- SS Great Britain Restoration Project@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Ships/S_S__Great_Britain
- St. Bede (673-735)@
Read about Bede, Benedictine monk, author, and scholar, declared English Doctor of the Church for his contributions to Catholicism. Sites offer biography, religious and cultural settings of his life and times, and historical and theological works of the author known as the Father of English History for his famous work The Ecclesiastical History of the English People.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Saints/Bede__673_735_
- St. Martins University
history.ucsm.ac.uk
- St. Thomas Becket (1118-1170)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Saints/Becket__Thomas__1118_1170_
- Stansfield
Ancestry and family history orignating from Calderdale, England.
www.stansfield-ancestry.org.uk
- Story of Mann, The
Gives an insight into the history of the Isle of Man.
www.gov.im/mnh
- Suggitt
Also Scaife, Smith, Wood, and more.
www.nsuggitt.freeserve.co.uk
- Sunniside Local History Society
Introduction to the Sunniside Local History Society and its surrounding community. Includes historical photos and information about the village in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk
- Sutton Wind Mill & Broads Museum
Offers information on the wind mill, Tobacco Museum, the 1800s pharmacy, and the Broads museum.
www.broadsmuseum.com
- Swannington Heritage Trust
Village trust maintaining and restoring historical sites and collecting family history for the village of Swannington in Leicestershire.
www.swannington-heritage.co.uk
- Szabo, Violette (1921-1945)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Spies/Szabo__Violette__1921_1945_
- Talking to...
'conversations' with some of the most influential individuals in history, from the TES.
www.talkingto.co.uk
- Tank Museum
Houses a collection of tanks and armoured fighting vehicles in the world and owns an archive of war diaries, photographs, and memorabilia.
www.tankmuseum.org
- Telegraph.co.uk: The Royal Family
Finds news, video, and photos of the British royal family, including updates on Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Harry, Prince William, Prince Charles, and Prince Philip.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily
- Thame Historical Society
Exploring the history of the town by place, people, and chronology.
www.thamehistory.net
- Thatcher, Margaret@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Thatcher__Margaret
- the Equiano Foundation Online
Aims to provide an educational vehicle through which to resurrect, restore, and celebrate the contribution of Olaudah Equiano to Western, African, and African American culture.
www.atomicage.com/equiano
- The Geometry of War
Traces developments in the art of warfare between 1500-1750.
www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/geometry/content.htm
- The Jay Treaty of 1794@
dir.yahoo.com/.../18th_Century/Jay_Treaty_of_1794
- The Mary Seacole Centre
Provides details on her life and work as well as the programs of the Mary Seacole Centre for Nursing Practice at Thames Valley University.
www.maryseacole.com
- The Second World War Experience Centre
Includes personal memorabilia such as diary extracts, letters, photographs, and audio reminiscences of men and women who lived through World War II.
www.war-experience.org
- The Soldier in Later Medieval England
Searchable database of medieval soldiers, including muster rolls and treaty rolls for the years 1369 to 1453 and garrison records from the occupation of Normandy from 1415 to 1453.
www.icmacentre.ac.uk/soldier/database
- TheHistoryNet
Features articles and resources on world and American history, including eyewitness accounts, interviews, historic homes, and military history.
www.thehistorynet.com
- Thin Blue Line, The
Story of the Sussex Police Officers who died on active service during the First World War.
www.thinblueline.org.uk
- This Sceptred Isle
Tells the story of Britain, from the Roman invasion to the Millennium Dome.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/sceptred_isle
- Thomas Williams of Gnossall
Ancestors and descendants through 10 generations.
www.sydwilliams.co.uk
- Timeline of British History
From prehistoric times to the present day, courtesy of Britannia.com.
britannia.com/history/timelines.html
- Tiverton Museum
Featuring a social history collection.
www.tivertonmuseum.org.uk
- To-Ken Society of Great Britain
Society for the study and preservation of Japanese swords and fittings.
www.to-ken.com
- Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum
Tells the story of the arrest, trial, and punishment of the six Martyrs, which resulted in the foundation of modern trade unionism.
www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk
- Tower of London Virtual Tour, The@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Architecture/Buildings_and_Monuments
- True History of Crouch End, A
Covers the history of the neighbourhood from the Middle Ages to the 1811 earthquake in text and pictures.
www.oldcrouchend.com
- Tudor England, 1485 to 1603
Features information on Tudor monarchs, relatives, and citizens, images, life in Tudor England, and more.
englishhistory.net/tudor.html
- Tudor History
Tudor History is a comprehensive website dedicated to the people and places of Tudor England. Includes biographies of Tudor royals and other famous people, maps, chronologies, and images.
www.tudorhistory.org
- Tudor History
Offers information, chronologies, electronic texts and documents, a student's guide, and more.
www.tudorhistory.org
- Tudor Times
Parody of a renaissance newspaper covering the Tudor period.
www.tudortimes.com
- Turford
Dedicated to the tracking and linking with Turfords around the world.
www.turford.co.uk
- Twitter: British Monarchy
Official Twitter stream for the British Monarchy, featuring news and updates about Royal events.
twitter.com/BritishMonarchy
- UK & Ireland Genealogy Index
This server is a virtual library of material relating to genealogy and family history of the British Isles.
www.genuki.org.uk/mindex.html
- UK Genealogy Interests Directory (UKGID)
Enables users to find other "family historians" who have performed genealogical research and may be willing to share their findings.
www.ukgid.com
- UK Information for Re-enactors
Home of Histrenact. Includes information and contact details of reenactment societies and traders from all periods and parts of the world.
www.montacute.net/histrenact/welcome.htm
- UK Re-enactors Portal
Featuring sutler pages, online community, events, and historical information for reenactment groups of all periods.
www.the-reenactor.co.uk
- UK's Richest People
Unofficial guide to the richest people in the U.K.
www.richest-people.co.uk
- Ulster Architectural Heritage Society
Promotes the appreciation and conservation of architecture in the nine counties of Ulster.
www.uahs.co.uk
- Union Makes Us Strong: TUC History Online
Online guide to the history of the Trades Union Congress.
www.unionhistory.info
- University of Birmingham
www.historical.bham.ac.uk
- University of Birmingham- Centre for First World War Studies
Research center dedicated to World War I with events, seminars, and a masters program.
www.firstworldwar.bham.ac.uk
- University of Bristol - Historical Studies
www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/History
- University of Glasgow
www.arts.gla.ac.uk/History
- University of Leeds
www.leeds.ac.uk/cms
- University of Leeds
www.leeds.ac.uk/history
- University of London - Institute of Historical Research
ihr.sas.ac.uk
- University of London - Warburg Institute
www.sas.ac.uk/warburg
- University of Reading
www.reading.ac.uk/AcaDepts/lh/History/history.htm
- University of Wales, Lampeter
www.lamp.ac.uk/history
- University of Wales, Swansea
www.swan.ac.uk/history
- University of Warwick
www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/History
- University of York
www.york.ac.uk/inst/cms
- University of York
www.york.ac.uk/depts/hist
- Unofficial British Royal Family Pages
Including news headlines, birthdays and anniversaries, succession, mailing lists, chat, etc.
www.etoile.co.uk/Royal.html
- Vanity Fair: The Royal Watch
Vanity Fair's blog dedicated to modern royals, in particular the British royal family. Find the latest news about Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Prince Charles.
www.vanityfair.com/online/style/the-royal-watch
- Victoria Cross, The
Offers details of burial grounds of those who won the Victoria Cross, regimental museums that hold the medals, news, and glossary of decorations and awards.
www.victoriacross.org.uk/vcross.htm
- Victoria Research Web
Scholarly resources for study of 19th-century British history and culture.
www.victorianresearch.org
- Victorian Slang Glossary
Collection of British lower class and underworld slang from the 19th century. Includes thieves cant, rhyming slang, and boxing terms.
www.tlucretius.net/Sophie/Castle/victorian_slang.html
- Vindolanda Tablets Online
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Extensive collection of images, texts, and supporting materials about Roman soldiers' wooden writing-tablets dating from the late 1st and early 2nd centuries A.D.
vindolanda.csad.ox.ac.uk
- Vintage Technology
Historical information and images of home electrical goods from the 20th century.
www.vintage-technology.info
- Violette Szabo Museum
Dedicated to the celebrated Special Operations Executive, who was executed by the Gestapo in 1945.
www.violette-szabo-museum.co.uk
- Voltaire Foundation
Specialising in research and publications on the European Enlightenment and on the 18th Century in general.
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk
- Wallace, William (1272-1305)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Middle_Ages/People
- Walpole, Sir Robert (1676-1745)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Walpole__Sir_Robert__1676_1745_
- Walsh Family
Dedicated to the family living in North Wales, U.K.
www.the-walshes.co.uk
- Wartime News
Offers a newsletter and videos featuring personal reminiscences of WWII veterans.
www.wartimenews.co.uk
- Watson - Haltwhistle
Offers information on the family ghost, ancestral trail, and more.
www.john-t-watson.freeserve.co.uk
- Welcome to The Mumblings of Edward Sparkes
Detailed remembrances of the former RAF fighter with the IVth Army, in the theater of Arakan, Burma and with the Indian Airforce.
www.users.zetnet.co.uk/sparkes
- West Lothian Family History Society
Promotes the study of family history and genealogy in West Lothian.
www.wlfhs.org.uk
- Western Front Association (WFA)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Historical_Societies/Western_Front_Association__WFA_
- Whatever Happened To Bill Milner?
Tells the story of a gunner who died in World War II, the areas he knew, and the family he left behind.
www.billmilner.250x.com
- Whitby Museum
Information on the eclectic collections of the Victorian/Edwardian museum, as well as hours, programs, and services.
www.durain.demon.co.uk
- Whittington Castle Preservation Trust
Rural community in North Shropshire that wishes to buy the castle in the centre of the village and find a viable and sustainable use for it.
www.btinternet.com/~whittington.castle
- Whitworth Genealogy
Study of the Whitworth family name and its worldwide migration.
www.rww96.demon.co.uk
- Wikipedia: House of Windsor
Hyperlinked article about the British royal family, previously called the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Windsor
- Wikipedia: Line of Succession to the British Throne
Hyperlinked list of the line of succession to the British Throne.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_of_succession_to_the_British_throne
- William Cuffay1@
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Cuffay__William__1788_1870_
- William Davidson
Short biography of the activist executed in 1820 for his involvement in the Cato Street Conspiracy.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRdavidson.htm
- William of Malmesbury: Chronicle of the Kings of England
Chronicles of Anglo Saxon kings, from the Medieval Sourcebook.
www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/malmsbury-chronicle1.html
- William of Ockham (1280?-1347?)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Philosophers/William_of_Ockham__1280__1347__
- Willingale
Also Wright, Savill, Murrell, Burles, and more.
www.stevenwillingale.com/genealogy.htm
- Wilson, Harold (1916-1995)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Prime_Ministers/Wilson__Harold__1916_1995_
- Wingate, Orde (1903-1944)
British general who served in the Sudan, Palestine, and the Burma Theater in WWII.
members.aol.com/Ocwingate/index.html
- Winston Churchill's Britain at War Experience
Discover how Britain lived during World War II.
www.britainatwar.co.uk
- Winwood
Provides information about family from Norfolk, Suffolk, Shropshire, and other parts of the U.K.
www.winwoodfamily.com
- Woking History Society
Conducts research into the area, and holds talks and informal meetings.
www.wokinghs.org.uk
- Woman Suffrage: England's Influence on the American Movement
(PDF)
Article by Ariane Liazos from the Concord Review. PDF file.
www.tcr.org/tcr/essays/Web_Suff_UK.pdf
- Women as Portrayed in British World War II Advertising
Images of women in magazine advertisements from 1940 to 1945.
www.cyber-heritage.co.uk/ww2women
- Women's Library
National research library for women's history.
www.thewomenslibrary.ac.uk
- World War 2 Cruiser Operations
Offers information and photos of the cruiser ships, details of classes and actions, and personal stories of those who served.
www.world-war.co.uk
- Worst Jobs in History, The
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Journey through 2,000 years of British history and the worst jobs of each era. From Channel 4.
www.channel4.com/history/microsites/W/worstjobs/index.html
- Wren, Sir Christopher (1632-1723)@
Explore sites for Christopher Wren, the English clergyman and architect who designed St. Paul's Cathedral, London. Sites feature biography, work, and his role in rebuilding the London churches after the Great Fire of London of 1666.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Masters/Wren__Sir_Christopher__1632_1723_
- WW1: Experiences of an English Soldier
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Blog transcribing the letters of British soldier Harry Lamin from the front lines of World War I. Harry's grandson posts each dispatch exactly 90 years after they were written.
wwar1.blogspot.com
- WW2 People's War
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BBC project aiming to publish a national archive of personal accounts from World War II.
www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2
- WWII Royal Navy Career of Alfred Miles
Overview of his service during the war, including his account of the sinking of the HMS Patroclus.
barry-miles.tripod.com
- Wyclif, John (1320-1384)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Individual_Clergy/Wyclif__John__1320_1384_
- Yahoo! News Full Coverage: British Royal Family
Ongoing news about members of the British royal family, as well as photo and video. Includes updated news about Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince Harry, and the late Princess Diana.
uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/royal-family.html
- Yahoo! News: British Royal Family
Find news about the British royal family, including Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, Prince Harry, Prince Charles, and the late Princess Diana. Includes video clips and photos.
news.yahoo.com/topics/british-royal-family
- York Castle Museum
Offers a journey through four hundred years of British history. Contains details about educational programs, events, and corporate hospitality.
www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk
- YouTube: The Royal Channel
The official channel of the British Monarchy. Includes Queen Elizabeth II's broadcasts, as well as historical videos.
www.youtube.com/theroyalchannel
- Yvonne's Royalty Homepage
Includes genealogical information for Prince William of Wales.
users.uniserve.com/~canyon/royalty.html
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