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REFERENCES TO 'HISTORY'
- A Celebration of Women Writers Contributions of women writers throughout history
- A Passion for Jazz Music Commentary, History and Education
- A
Victorian Anthology British Poetry in the Reign of
Victoria
- About Famous
People Learn all
about those famous men and women in history
- African
Art Museum On-line reference
to the artistic styles of Africa
- Airchive The
Webseum of Commercial Aviation
- Alchemy
Electronic Dictionary Find out the meaning of arcane words and ciphers
- American Colonist's Library Source Documents Pertaining to Early American History
- American Cultural History
Series of web guides on the decades of the twentieth century
- American
Folklore American
folktales, Native American myths and legends, Tall Tales
- American History Constitution, Declaration of Independance
- American
Social and Cultural History From the Encyclopedia Smithsonian
- American Women's History A Research Guide
- Ancient Egypt :
Mark Millmore Explore over 30000 years of
ancient Egypt
- Ancient History Explore ancient history through feature articles, 3-d virtual tours
- Ancient India At The British Museum
- Ancient Scripts
Visible or tactile signs used to represent language
units in a systematic way
- Ancient
World Mapping Center Several
versions - including text-only
- Animal
Legal & Historical Web Center A number of legal articles addressing a wide variety of animal topics
- Anthropology in the news
At Texas A & M
- Anti-Slavery Today's fight for
tomorrow's freedom. Thought it was over - you're wrong
- Antique
Radios You'll also find
vintage television sets as well as links to old time radio programs
- Anyday : Today-in-History
Select the required Month and Day
- Archaeolink The Amazing Worlds
of Archaeology, Anthropology, & Ancient Civilizations
- Archaeological Research Guide
Links to resources concerning European archaeology
- Archaic Medical Terms
A 'fulmen' ?
- Areacode
Information Lists, Maps, History, much more
- Artefacts Canada Museum objects, natural history specimens,
archaeological sites
- ARTFL 2000 Text Database 13th-20th Centuries
Literature Philosophy Arts Sciences
- Art History
Research Centre Foremost
tool for art historical research on the internet
- Art History Resources on the Web A true wealth of information
- Aspects
of the Victorian Book From
the British Library
- Avalon
Project Documents in Law,
History and Diplomacy
- B.B.C. Country Profiles Guide to history, politics and economic background of countries
- Band Music from the Civil War Era Music Division, Library of Congress
- Beauty Worlds Ancient, Modern, and
Mythic
- Bede Net An academic resource devoted to the works of the Venerable Bede
- Before Victoria Extraordinary Women
of the British Romantic Era
- Behind the Name The etymology and history of first
names
- Best History Websites Portal for students, history
educators, & general history enthusiasts
- Big Bands Database An ongoing project dedicated to
Bands; to Jazz and to Swing History
- Bio-Bibliographical
Directory of Science & the Humanities Theory,
History, and Culture
- Biographical Sources : History of Science,
Technology & Medicine Multiple Links
- Black
Facts Online Your internet
resource for black history information
- Black History The
Encyclopaedia Britannica Guide to
- Black History Hotlist These resources come from all
over the Internet
- Book arts on the Web In all its evolving forms from scroll to
sculptural artist’s book
- BOPCRIS Search/browse information from
British Official Publications thru 1688-1995
- Born in Slavery Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project
- Brief History of
AT&T The
largest telecommunications company in the United States
- Brief History of Chocolate An Age-Old Obsession
- Brief History of Comets I Present account deals with the period up to
around 1950
- Brief History of Comets II Covering the period from 1950 to 1993
- British
History For Tourism,
Education and Research
- British History Online From the medieval and early modern period
- Byzantine Pages Choose your Emperor
- Cambridge History of English & American Literature Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes
- Canada In The Making Knowledge about key government acts and treaties
- Canada's Digital Collections Canada's
history, geography, science, technology and culture
- Canadian Constitutional Documents All you need and more
- Canadian Confederation The story of how Canada came to be
- Canadian Timeline Historical timeline of major Canadian events over the last 100 years
- Canadian West Several aspects of European arrival
and settlement in the Canadian West
- Caxton's Chaucer View the original Canterbury Tales
- CBC Archives Relive
our history through CBC Radio and Television
- CELT The online resource for Irish history,
literature and politics
- Chaucer This
site provides materials for Harvard University's Chaucer classes
- Chaucer
Scriptorium Chaucer and
Medieval Literature cyber-center
- Chicago Historical Society Photographs from The Chicago Daily
News 1902 * 1933
- Child
Labour 1750 - 1850 Encyclopaedia
of British History
- China History To Qing Dynasty
- Cities / Buildings Database Images of buildings and cities from across time and the world
- Classics Page At Ad Fontes Academy.
Pagina hac domestica certior fies
- Classics Unveiled Greek mythology,
Roman history, Roman life, Latin language
- Clerihew A
brief history and definition of the form
- Colonial Glossary British
Colonial Military Terms and Soldier Slang
- Conflict
Map The 20th century saw
some of the most devastating wars of all times
- Costume: A Visual Dictionary of Fashion Witness changes from 18th to the 20th Century
- Costume Gallery Over 1000 web pages and 2,500
images of fashion and costume
- Current
Value of Old Money How
much would it be worth today?
- Daily Globe World Dates Archive Content remains the same as the
originals
- Daylight
Saving Time The history of daylight saving, from Benjamin Franklin to the
present
- Dictionary of Comicbook Words
on Historical Principles 'Til now, unacknowledged !
- Dictionary of the History of Ideas Studies of Selected Pivotal Ideas
- Dictionary of
Victorian London A
guide to the social history of Victorian London
- Did You Bring
Bottles? Supermarket history and architecture
- Digital History Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research
- Directory of History of Medical Collections Provide research, reference, to
scholars
- Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Multiple search options available
- Domesday Book Commissioned in December 1085 by
William the Conqueror
- Dress, Jewels, Arms and Coat of Arms Material Culture in the Late Middle
Ages
- Early Modern Women Database Browse by almost anything
- Ecclesiastical
Calendar Everything you could want to know
- Egypt Archive Each section has a thumbnail index.
- EH.Net Encyclopedia Economic & Business History to provide high quality reference
- eHistory The site for history fans, enthusiasts and
students
- Eighteenth Century Homepage
Some of the major themes of the period 1760-1830
- Electric Scotland's Scottish History
Culture, Battles, Literature and more
- Ellis Island Records American Family Immigration History
Center
- Empires A study of ancient Egypt, Greece &
Rome
- Encyclopedia of World History Chronology of 20,000+ entries from prehistoric to 2000
- Etymology
Dictionary A map of the
wheel-ruts of modern English
- Etymology of First Names
And history of first names
- EyeWitness History through the eyes of those who lived
it
- Fabric Workshop
and Museum Exhibiting new work in
fabric and experimental materials
- Famous Artworks Exhibition WebMuseum
is a collaborative work of its visitors
- Famous Trials All the ones you ever read about - and more!
- FBI History Significant dates in FBI history - plus more detailed historical
information
- Feudal
Japan Medieval
Japan and many Japan related links
- First Ladies of the United
States White House Historical Association
- First World War To provide an overview of the First World War
- Food Museum First we eat, then we do everything
else
- Food
Timeline Wonder
what the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world?
- Footnotes to History
The nations you didn't learn about in high school geography
- Footwear of the Middle Ages
Up to the end of the 16th Century
- Ghosts of the
Prairie American
History, Hauntings & Unsolved Mysteries
- Gilder
Lehrman Centre For the study
of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition
- Glassine Surfer Stamp Collecting on the Web
- Glossary
of the Dark Ages Anglo-Saxon living history 400 - 900 AD
- Great Books of Western Civilisation The works are in English, unless otherwise noted
- Great Buildings
Collection The
leading architecture site on the web
- Greatest Films Academy Awards history,
film history by decade
- GroovyCandies Nostalgic and Retro Candy from the
1950's and 1960's
- Guide to
Book Arts and Book History Internet Resources
- Hadrian's Wall Best known frontier in Roman Empire & stands as reminder of past
glories
- Handbook
of Biblical Numismatics Oh
what stories "Biblical Coins" can tell!
- Henry
Churchyard's Linguistics Page Phonology, metrical & historical, much more
- Hieroglyphs A guide and web directory to
Egyptian hieroglyphs
- Historian of Things That Never Were It takes a certain amount of panache
- Historic Cities Maps, literature, documents, books
and other relevant material
- Historic
Speeches Index Plus links to other speech archives
- Historical
Atlas of the Twentieth Century Always
under construction !!
- Historical Directories Local & trade directories for England & Wales, from 1750 to 1919
- Historical
Glossary Segmented alpha search
- Historical Research in Europe A guide to archives and libraries
- Historical
Text Archive Articles,
Books, Documents, and Photographs
- History: Medieval England Wonderful research tool
- History of Astronomy First general History of Astronomy pages on the Web
- History
of Beekeeping Background
information going back thousands of years
- History of
Beer Oldest proven
records of brewing are about 6,000 years old
- History of Biomedicine At the Karolinska Institute
- History of Brain Surgery Perhaps the oldest of the practiced
medical arts
- History of Bread Man discovered fire half a million
years ago
- History of Broadcasting Broadcasting was regulated under the Wireless Act of 1910.
- History
of Carpet 1480 B.C.
Egyptian fresco of handloom (discovered in 1953)
- History
of Cars First appeared
in the 19th Century
- History
of Cartography The
history of maps and mapping
- History
of Castles The main function of
all castles was defense
- History of
Christmas Dates back over
4000 years
- History of Cider Its origins, how it’s made, where it’s made
- History of Clocks Sundials were one the earliest forms of telling time
- History
of Comic Books Their first steps were set in the beginning of XXth Century
- History of Computers Part 1 and Part 2
- History of Computing A collection of materials related
to the history of computing
- History of Computing Devices Throughout history, people
have used various "devices"
- History
of Costume Printed
from 1861 to 1880 in Munich
- History
of Cotton In the
Coast and Upland Fields of South Carolina
- History of Cremation Began in any real sense
during the early Stone Age
- History of Cricket Each man in the side that's in goes
out, and when he's out he comes in
- History of Dentistry Millennium Of Dentistry- Look Into The Past, Present And Future
- History of Diamonds Diamonds have been sought the world over
- History of
Diseases A
harmful deviation from the normal structural or functional state
- History of Eating Utensils Including tableware and portable
eating sets
- History of Economic Thought
A large number of significant texts
- History of Education and Childhood International archive of links and source
materials
- History of Food and Agriculture From his
origin, man struggled endlessly to get food
- History of Gum People generally take little notice of chewing gum
- History of
Holography Greek
word holos, meaning whole, and gramma, meaning message
- History of
Horticulture From
Earliest Times to the Present
- History of
Medicine Making
the Past Pertinent to the Present
- History of Mermaids To establish the different roles the mermaid has played
- History
of Money From
Ancient Times to the Present Day
- History of Nations This site has a history of every nation in the world
- History
of Orthopaedics Like
many specialties, has developed through a necessity
- History of Paper Ancient Egyptians invented
the first substance like paper
- History of
Philosophy It
consists of a series of footnotes to Plato
- History
of Photography The word is derived from the Greek words for light and writing
- History of Piracy Meet the characters that inspired every pirate film ever made
- History of Plastic Surgery
Mankind's essential nature entails
self-improvement
- History
of Plumbing Everything you wanted to know but managed to avoid !
- History of Printing
Widely thought of as the origin of mass communication
- History of Science General Considerations, Individuals, Classes of Sciences, etc.
- History of Space Exploration Things that are known and things that are unknown; in between is
exploration.
- History
of Surrealism Americans
who, by and large, are unaware of the work
- History of Tea The story of tea began in ancient China over 5,000 years ago
- History of Theatre begins with a definition of the term itself
- History of the Bible The Origin and Development of the English Language Bible
- History of the Bicycle In 1817 Baron von Drais invented a walking machine
- History of the Corset In early civilizations, women partook in gymnastics, dance
- History of the English
Language Many historic resource sites
- History of the Federal Judiciary Judges, Courts, Legislation, History
- History
of the Guitar Plus many guitar related links
- History of the Monarchy Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom
- History
of the PianoForte Done in chronological order like a calendar
- History
of the Potato Has
its roots in the windswept Andes Mountains of South America
- History of the World
A timeline from before Homo Sapiens to date
- History
(brief) of Wales A
tribute to the people of Wales' determination to survive
- History of Toys & Games Discover the origins of your favorite toys and
games
- History of
Traditional Games History,
links and current information about traditional games
- History of
Western Biomedicine From the Karolinska Institute
- History of Whisky A drink for the ages
- History Web Ring 20thCentury, Ancient, By Country,
Alternate, Military, etc.
- History Writing Guides Reading, Writing, and Researching for History
- Homer Homepage The Iliad and Odyssey and much more
- How
The Other Half Lives Jacob Riis: Studies among the Tenements of New York
- How to speak 19th Century Early 19th Century vocabulary
- HyperHistory Online Over 2,000 files covering over 3,000 years of world history
- IEEE Virtual Museum History of electricity, electronics, and computers
- Images Canada Over 65,000 images from Canada's Cultural Institutions
- Images of History on the Web David Mattison's glimpse into
our collective past
- International Civic Heraldry Coats of arms of countries, states, provinces,
towns, villages
- Internet
Library of Early Journals A digital library of 18th and 19th Century
journals
- Internet
Medieval Sourcebook A true wealth of information with many sources
- Internet Modern History Sourcebook
Thousands of sources
- JAZZ A history of America's music from PBS
- Jazz Roots Early Jazz History on JASS.COM
- JFK Link Material relevant to life,
administration, death and legacy of the 35th President
- Jump,
Jim Crow What difference did emancipation make?
- Kings and Queens of England Select by name from timeline
- Language Museum Samples of 1200 languages in the
world
- Language of the Roma
Romani, history and culture
- Last Words Browser Collector's Choice or by Alpha
- Legacy Tobacco Documents Research, manufacturing, marketing,
advertising, sales
- Lester S. Levy Sheet Music Collection 29,000+ pieces spanning 1780 to 1960
- Liberty,
Equality, Fraternity Exploring the French Revolution
- Life in Elizabethan England
A Compendium of Common Knowledge
- Linus Pauling and the nature of the
chemical bond A Documentary History
- Literary History Index to free internet articles on topics in English and American
literature
- Literature
of the Old West Includes Culture, Art, Photos and more
- Luminarium Medieval, Renaissance, 17th Century English Literature
- Marble
Museum Just in case you had lost yours
- Marginality and Community in Medieval Europe Kenyon College
- MedHist UK's gateway to history of medicine resources on the
Internet
- Medieval & Renaissance History, culture, literature of Middle Ages and Renaissance
- Medieval and Renaissance Music Wonderful collection of related links
- Medieval Cookery The practice of
cooking between 600 AD and 1600 AD
- Medieval Drama Links Select by Category
- Medieval English Urban History Cities and towns in England during the Middle Ages
- Medieval History and Literature From Grover Furr
- Medieval Mustard A condiment that has been in use for thousands of years
- Medieval Names Archive
To help historical re-creators to choose authentic names
- Medieval Resources On the WWW
- Medieval
Russia A guide to
the history, culture, and daily life
- Medieval Science Internet resources worldwide dealing with aspects of medieval science
- Medieval Sites A vast array of sites in the area of Medieval Studies
- Medieval
Sourcebook Three
main index pages, with several supplementary documents.
- Medieval Studies - Online Reference Book Written and maintained by medieval
scholars
- Medieval Technology Pages Accurate, referenced information on
technological innovation
- Middle English Texts Published for The Consortium for the
Teaching of the Middle Ages
- Mind
is a Metaphor Database
of Eighteenth-Century Metaphors of Mind
- Misconceptions about the Middle Ages Online Reference
Book for Medieval Studies
- Monarchs of Britain England's history from Prehistory through the Twentieth Century
- Most
Important 100 Women in World History Heavy
on American Women
- Mostly
Medieval Exploring the
Middle Ages
- Museum of Ancient Inventions From Smith College History of Science - Great !
- Museum of Hoaxes
Pre-1700 to date
- Museum
of Musical Instruments Collections, Exhibitions, History
- Napoleonic Guide Battles, Soldiers, Naval
Warfare, Wellington, Everything !
- Naval Historical
Center U.S.
Department of the Navy - Welcome Aboard !
- Negroartist.com On-line portal for both African
America Artists and African American History
- NetHistory Comprehensive link directory to
information about the history of the Internet
- Nobel Discoveries and dilemmas
of last 100 years through the lens of the Nobel Prize
- Nom De Guerre Pseudonyms: Show Biz Personalities,
Athletes, Writers Historical Figures
- North
American Slave Narratives African
American struggle for freedom and human rights
- Odin's Castle of
Dreams & Legends An Archive of History and Historical Resources
- Old English Pages Study of Old English and Anglo-Saxon England
- Old Timer Page The Way We Used To
Do it...
- Old West Not really a time or a place but a state of mind
- On
This Day in Canadian History Welcome to Canuck Country
- Online Etymology Dictionary The roots of language are irrational and of a magical nature
- Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies Cooperative effort by scholars
across the net
- Origins and Ancient History of Wine Living out our past through wine
- Origins of Writing An educational supplement for anthropology students
- Other Women's Voices Translations of women's writing before 1700
- Outlaws and
Highwaymen History of
Highwaymen and the Medieval Outlaws
- Overview of the Great Depression The “big picture” events and
topics of interest
- Pacific Northwest History From University of Washington Libraries
- Paperback Revolution An online exploration of the history of paperback books
- Patron Saints Index Plus Calendar. 1311 topics / 2901 saints
- PICASSO The Online Project -
Life, Works, Museums, Books, Archives, Search
- Picture History Images and footage illustrating 200+ years of American history
- Pictures
/ Art If
you need a picture you will probably find it at Jacob Richman's site
- Pirate
Soul A rare taste of freedom
that few in the world could experience
- Pirates of the
Spanish Main Appreciation
and preservation of Caribbean buccaneer history
- Prehistoric Fiction Set in prehistoric era, or characters are members of prehistoric
society
- Pronunciation of Biological Latin Includes Taxonomic Names of Plants and Animals
- Pulitzer Prizes From beginning to date, by
year, history, etc.
- Punch Cartoons Choose from 60+ categories, 250+ artists or year from 1841 onwards
- RadioLovers Hundreds of vintage radio shows for you to listen to online
- Renaissance Fair
Homepage Step back
400 years to a time of Romance
- Resources for Roman Art and Archaeology FORVM ANTIQVVM
- RetroFuture with Let Them Eat
Fake!
- Robin Hood Project Texts, Images, Bibliographies and Basic Information
- Roman Daily Life Ancient Romans encompassed hundreds, if not thousands of cultures
- Roman
Empire Leading Web resource
on Rome
- Science &
Technology Virtual Center History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
- Science Timelines Notable events in the scientific world from prehistoric to the present
- Silent Era The silent film
website
- Skulls What is a skull ?
- Slave
Trade Archives Access
to, preservation of original materials relating to slave trade
- Slavery, Abolition, and Emancipation For students wishing to write about
slavery
- Slaves and
the Courts A
hundred + pamphlets and books from between 1772 and 1889
- SparkNotes Study Guides in
Literature, Astronomy, Poetry, History, Biology, etc., etc.
- Staffordshire Potteries A story (apart from beautiful pottery) that has not often been
told
- Structurae Works of structural engineering, architecture, construction through time,
history
- Supreme Court Justices
Chronologically by Appointment
- Television Heaven History of classic shows both past and present
- Theatre History Origins, Ancient, Medieval, American, Asian, British, etc., etc.
- Theatre History on the Web
A resource for theatre historians and
students
- The HistoryNet : Today In History
Searchable
- This Day in Ancient History Check out this site
- This Day in Music History
Pick your own day
- Timeless Myths Tales and information on ancient and medieval mythology and legend
- Timeline
of Art History Overview of art history through chronologies, maps & themes
- Timeline of Costume History From Ancient Babylon to
the '80's
- Timelines of British History The sweep of British history in
chronological form
- Timelinescience One thousand years of scientific thought
- Today in Black
History from The Munirah Chronicle Good black history
links
- Today in History1
Library of Congress Archive
- Today in
Radical History Just that
- Today
in Rotten History We live in a slightly mad
world
- Tudor England 1485 to 1603 Monarchs, relatives, citizens
- TV Acres The Web's Ultimate
Subject Guide to Television Program Facts
- Uchronia The Alternate History List
- Underground Railroad At National Geographic Online
- Uniting the Kingdoms
Scotland, Wales, England, Ireland - versus
the French
- Victorian
Studies on the Web An
indispensable source of information
- Victorian Web, The Everything you wish to
know about the Victorians
- Virtual
Museum of Computing History
of computing and on-line computer-based exhibits
- Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
Understand Chinese history, culture and society
- Web Generation The online community about American culture
- Windows on the Past Selected historical materials for on-line browsing and searching
- Women
in Science 4000
Years. Photographs, Biographies, References
- Word for Word The origins of unusual words and phrases
- Wilton's Etymology Page The
study of word origins. It is NOT the study of insects
- World Biographical Index Database contains about 2.5 million references to persons
- World
Heritage List The
properties which the World Heritage Committee has inscribed
- World War I Sheet Music A Brown University Library Digital Collection
- World War II Timeline of historical
facts on the war, plus other articles of interest
- Year by Year 1900 - 2001 Milestones, History, Music, Fashion, Disasters, etc.
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