Web Directory

» A Vision of Britain Through Time
   Information on places in Great Britain between 1801 and 2001, including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions. Search by place name, postcode or map.
   http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/

» A Web of English History
   Marjie Bloy presents some of the major themes of the period 1760-1850.
   http://www.historyhome.co.uk/

» A1 and The Great North Road
   History, geography and anything of interest about the development of the route between London and Edinburgh.
   http://www.biffvernon.freeserve.co.uk/contents.htm

» BBC - British History Timelines
   The history of Britain broken down into bitesize chunks.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/launch_tl_british.shtml

» BBC On This Day
   Video and audio for this day in history from the BBC news archive 1950-2002.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/default.stm

» BBC Online - History
   Presents original content on a variety of historical topics. Includes games, timelines, history for kids, and featured writers.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/

» BBC Radio 4: Factual: History
   History programmes on Radio 4.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/programmes/genres/factual/history

» Britain Unlimited
   History and influences of 250 famous Britons, their works and places they visited
   http://www.britainunlimited.com

» Britannia: British History
   Timelines, narrative histories, original source documents and important texts, biographies, maps, glossaries, reading lists, informative articles by guest writers, and interviews.
   http://britannia.com/history/

» British Association for Local History
   Aims to encourage and assist the study of local history. Programme of events, news and publications.
   http://balh.co.uk

» British Empire
   Timelines, maps, biographies, and articles on various aspects of British and Imperial history, culture, technology, and armed forces.
   http://www.britishempire.co.uk/

» British History
   Ken Collinson follows the history and archaeology of Britain from the Beaker people to Magna Carta, primarily through lists of links, but he also presents some primary sources: chronicles and significant documents.
   http://www.webmesh.co.uk/britishprehistory.htm

» 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.
   http://www.british-history.ac.uk/

» British Isles: Past and Present
   A collection of articles, images and historical transcripts themed on the British Isles, past and present.
   http://www.islandguide.co.uk/

» British Pathe News
   Historic newsreel footage and stills from the 20th century. Includes on-line catalogue search facility.
   http://www.britishpathe.com

» Camelot International
   A glimpse of the heritage of Britain and Ireland. Includes famous Britons, battles, castles, palaces, historic houses and heritage by county. Also genealogy and hotels.
   http://www.camelotintl.com

» Digital Library of Historical Directories
   Digital collection of eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth-century local and trade directories from England and Wales. Provided by the University of Leicester.
   http://www.historicaldirectories.org

» DocumentsOnline
   Digital images of wills, Cabinet records, pictures, photographs and historical documents from the Public Record Office.
   http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/

» Donald Stark: Essays on the British Isles 1500-1700
   Essays written as part of a BA in Modern History at Oxford University.
   http://www.donaldstark.co.uk/EngC1617.html

» Empire to Commonwealth Project
   A pictorial representation of the British Empire divided into flags, currencies and stamps along with emblems and badges of the armed forces of both Empire and Commonwealth nations today.
   http://www.freewebs.com/empiretocommonwealth/

» Encyclopaedia of British History
   The encyclopaedia currently contains over 2,800 entries and is an attempt to show the history of Britain through the eyes of people from all levels of society. Each entry includes narrative, illustrations, primary sources and bibliography.
   http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/industry.html

» 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.
   http://www.firebrigadehistory.netfirms.com/

» From Dot to Domesday
   Provides a history of Britain, from its creation by rising sea levels at the end of the last ice age to the Norman conquest.
   http://www.dot-domesday.me.uk/

» Great Britain Historical Database
   A large database of British nineteenth and twentieth-century statistics
   http://hds.essex.ac.uk/gbh.asp

» H-Albion: British and Irish History
   H-Net group dedicated to enable historians more easily to discuss research interests, teaching methods, and the state of historiography. Features archive, reviews, course syllabi, links to related resources, and subscription information.
   http://www.h-net.org/~albion/

» Historic UK
   An on-line magazine celebrating the history and culture of Britain, with links to all types of heritage accommodation in Britain.
   http://www.historic-uk.com

» 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.
   http://www.blackwell-compass.com/subject/history/

» History Learning
   Covers many history topics up to advanced level. Part of the Association of Teachers' Websites.
   http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/

» History of the United Kingdom
   A large collection of primary sources on British history.
   http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/History_of_the_United_Kingdom:_Primary_Documents

» History.UK.com
   A searchable directory of over 25,000 venues, organisations, and experts in the UK, as well news, features and a timeline of UK history from 10,000 BC to the present.
   http://www.history.uk.com/

» HistoryMad.com
   School history website for secondary school students.
   http://www.historymad.com/

» Local Histories
   A collection of concise histories of towns and cities in the UK and Ireland by Timothy Lambert. Also timelines of English and Irish history.
   http://www.localhistories.org/

» Mass Observation Archive: Recording everyday life in Britain
   The archive specialises in material about everyday life in Britain. It contains papers generated by the original Mass Observation social research organisation (1937 to early 1950s), and newer material collected continuously since 1981.
   http://www.massobs.org.uk

» Moving Here
   A database of digitised material on Caribbean, Jamaican, Barbadian, Irish, Jewish, South Asian, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan migration into England. Stories, photographs, documents and family histories.
   http://www.movinghere.org.uk

» Mundus Gateway
   A web-based guide to more than four hundred collections of overseas missionary materials held in the United Kingdom; information about the project, and advice on how to use their resources.
   http://www.mundus.ac.uk/

» MyTimeMachine.co.uk
   A collection of first-hand accounts events in British history, from the Romans to the current day. Also includes resources and tools for social and family history researchers.
   http://www.mytimemachine.co.uk/

» Nennius' Wonders of Britain
   Geographer Andy Evans traces a list of natural wonders attributed, traditionally, to the monk Nennius, and written around 829.
   http://www.wondersofbritain.org/

» Oxford Dictionary of National Biography [ODNB]
   Open shelves - a collection of articles, maps and biographies on historical themes offered (subscription-free) by the ODNB.
   http://www.oup.com/oxforddnb/info/freeodnb/shelves/

» Photo-Ark.co.uk
   An online image archive of old UK photographs, postcards and pictures. Image submissions welcome.
   http://www.photo-ark.co.uk

» Portable Antiquities Scheme
   Contains news, events, information on the Treasure Act, educational material for the study of archaeological small finds.
   http://www.finds.org.uk/

» Protecting British interests, not Christianity, was the Cause of British Imperialism
   Essay by Valerie Cullen examining the causes and effects of British imperialism in 19th century Africa.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/17120/data/essays/brit_af/

» 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.
   http://www.sal.org.uk/

» Spartacus Encyclopaedia of British History:1700-1960
   A reference being produced for the National Grid of Learning as a free resource for students, with articles and images presenting multiple points of view of figures and events in the history of the UK.
   http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Britain.html

» Suite101 - UK/Irish History
   Various articles on UK and Irish history.
   http://ukirishhistory.suite101.com/

» The British Book Trade Index
   BBTI is a searchable index of names, brief biographical and trade details of people who worked in the book trade in England and Wales and were trading by 1851.
   http://www.bbti.bham.ac.uk

» The British Empire
   Illustrated journey through the history of Great Britain. Starting in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and ending just before the start of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
   http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/kenanderson/histemp

» The Glorious Revolution of 1688
   Information on this 17th century uprising with entries alphabetically listed and events in chronological order.
   http://www.thegloriousrevolution.org/

» The Harleian Society
   Transcribes, prints and publishes the heraldic visitations and manuscripts relating to genealogy and heraldry. Site includes the Society's history.
   http://fmg.ac/Harleian/

» The History Faculty
   History study guides written and presented by current UK historians. The video podcasts are aimed at students preparing for their a-levels, undergraduates, and members of the public.
   http://www.thehistoryfaculty.com

» 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.
   http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/

» The Museum of English Rural Life
   A national centre for the study of development in agriculture, the countryside and food, with major library, object, archive and photograph collections.
   http://www.reading.ac.uk/merl/

» The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913
   A searchable online edition, detailing the lives of ordinary people, containing accounts of over 100,000 trials held at London's central criminal court.
   http://www.oldbaileyonline.org

» The Radio Security Service - Voluntary Interceptors
   The one thing Bletchley Park could not decode were the signals that it did not receive. The Radio Security Service - Voluntary Interceptors or 'the Secret Listeners' were the people who got the signals for Bletchley Park during WWII.
   http://www.zamboodle.demon.co.uk/rss/

» The Workhouse
   The history of the poor-law workhouse system in Britain including maps, photos, audio clips, chronology, and a tour of a virtual workhouse.
   http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/

» Thinking History
   Activities that require history students to think, question and participate. Ian Dawson explains the benefits of active learning and hosts resources developed by teachers.
   http://www.thinkinghistory.co.uk/

» UK Local History Legacies
   A local history site for the whole of the UK, looking at national historical themes and displaying them through local stories.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies

» Understanding Slavery
   For educators planning lessons on the transatlantic slave trade for young people at key stage 3 and 4 in their education. Includes background information, and teaching resources.
   http://www.understandingslavery.com/

» Wikipedia: History of the United Kingdom
   An illustrated history of the United Kingdom from the online collaborative encyclopaedia, with links to many more detailed articles on specific topics.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_Kingdom

» infoBritain
   Articles on British history with suggested visits.
   http://www.infobritain.co.uk/