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• A Small Piece of History
Joint venture by The History Channel and English Heritage, which aims to build an archive of personal historical memories. Details of how to enter, roadshows, prizes and partners.
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• British History at About.com
Articles on many aspects of British history, such as The Vikings and Prime Ministers, edited by James Appleyard. E-mail newsletter list and book recommendations. A commercial site funded by advertising and sponsored referrals.
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• British History Online
A digital library of text and information about people, places and businesses from the 12th century to the present day, built by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust.
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• British Pathe News
Historic newsreel footage and stills from the 20th century. Includes on-line catalog search facility.
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• DocumentsOnline
Digital images of wills, Cabinet records, pictures, photographs and historical documents from the Public Record Office.
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• Domesday Book
offers all 13,418 entries of the original Domesday Book of 1086, and further documentation on life in the 11th century.
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• Fire Brigade History
A brief history of this emergency service, from Roman times up to present day, including the great fire of London and information about rank structure.
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• Historic UK
An on-line magazine celebrating the history and culture of Britain, with links to all types of heritage accommodation in Britain.
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• History Channel UK
service for teachers and schools, which will relate History Channel programming directly to the GCSE O and A level curriculum.
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• History Compass
An online journal from Blackwell Publishing and the Institute of Historical Research, covering important trends, debates, resources and publications in the field. Available by library subscription.
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• Old Towns
Contemporary descriptions of towns and cities written between 1835 and 1848. Towns are added on request.
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• Photo-Ark.co.uk
An online image archive of old UK photographs, postcards and pictures. Image submissions welcome.
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• Society of Antiquaries of London
Founded in 1717. Its elected members are concerned with the antiquities and history of the UK and other countries. Information on its library, grants, publications.
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• The Learning Curve
Virtual museum provided by the Public Record Office offering access to landmark documents spanning the past 1,000 years of British history.
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• Timescapes: Land and History
History, landscape and legend of some of England's most remarkable sites: Glastonbury, Bath, Wye Valley, and Arthur in Somerset, from booksellers 3 Stones.
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