History, British *

"The newspapers, pamphlets, and books gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817) represent the largest and most comprehensive collection of early English news media. The present digital collection, that helps chart the development of the concept of 'news' and 'newspapers' and the "free press", totals almost 1 million pages and contains approximately 1,270 titles. Many of the Burney newspapers are well known, but many pamphlets and broadsides also included have remained largely hidden. Newly digitized, all Burney treasures are now fully text-searchable in Gale Digital Collection."

Contains full runs of 48 newspapers selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth century Britain. This collection includes national and regional newspapers, as well as those from both established country or university towns and the new industrial powerhouses of the manufacturing Midlands, as well as Scotland, Ireland and Wales.

Series 1: New Readerships: Women's, Children's, Humor and Leisure/Sport
Series 2: Empire: Travel and Anthropology, Economics, Missionary and Colonial

Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust, the BHO contains some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isle, including the Calendar of State Papers. It provides digital access to over 1,250 digitized volumes with a primary focus is on the period between 1300 and 1800..

A significant digital collection of British historic newspapers, new conservation and imaging techniques and a new cross-searchable platform adopted by the British Library offers access and discoverability to this valuable historical and cultural archive. In addition one will find specially commissioned essays and contextual materials written by expert scholars intended to help non-specialist users with perspective and analysis. Provided by Gale.

British Periodicals provides access to the searchable full text of hundreds of periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth, comprising millions of high-resolution facsimile page images.

The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ben Jonson Online presents a complete reappraisal of this major Renaissance writer, complementing and extending the seven-volume print edition of Jonson's works published in 2012.

A British tabloid paper, the Daily Mail has been popular with the masses since it was first published in 1896. By combining a low retail price with regular competitions and prize giveaways, it was the first British newspaper to sell a million copies a day The digital archive also contains the Atlantic Editions, printed on board the transatlantic cruise liners between 1923 and 1931.

(1843-2003)
A fully digitized facsimile of the British weekly publication on politics, current affairs and all aspects of business and trade worldwide. In 8,000 issues and more than 600,0000 pages, EHA offers full-color images, multiple search indexes, topic and area supplements and surveys, together with a gallery of front covers and a selection of exportable financial tables. It includes news, analysis, commentary, editorials, statistics, demographics, letters to the editor, obituaries, and historical photographs, special surveys and the supplements on Countries and Industries, renowned sections including 'Science and Technology,' and classified and display ads.

Bringing together rare journals printed between c.1685 and 1835, this resource illuminates all aspects of eighteenth-century social, political and literary life. Topics covered are wide-ranging and include colonial life, provincial and rural affairs, the French and American revolutions, reviews of literature and fashion throughout Europe, political debates, and London coffee house gossip and discussion. Provided by Adam Matthew.

Every item ever printed in the paper, from 1888-2009, can be searched and browsed article by article and page by page. Founded to serve the immediate needs of the City of London, the Financial Times quickly broadened its coverage, recognising that global financial and economic issues were to become the predominant forces of the twentieth century.

With its debut in 1842, The Illustrated London News became the world's first fully illustrated weekly newspaper, marking a revolution in journalism and news reporting. The publication presented a vivid picture of British and world events, including news of war, disaster, ceremonies, the arts, and science. The Illustrated London News Historical Archive, 1842-2003 includes every published issue, from the first in 1842 to the last in 2003. Entirely full-text searchable with high-quality digital imaging from flat unbound print sets. Provided by Gale.

The Independent is a major British daily national newspaper, launched in 1986 as an antidote to its often overtly political rivals. The publication's evolution has been considerable, but it has also retained a distinctive position in British journalism. Featuring the work of journalists and columnists from across the political spectrum, the paper is generally regarded as centrist, presenting alternative perspectives on the news of the day. Provided by Gale.

(1929-1991)
The BBC's weekly magazine

Contains every issue (1938-1957) of the pioneering photo-journalism newspaper that was read by an estimated 80% of the British population at its peak.

Initially established as a Protestant nationalist newspaper, in the 1870s it took on unionist leanings and in modern times presents a politically liberal and progressive perspective.

This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. Coverage from 1817.

One of the world's most celebrated and influential satirical magazines. The term "cartoon" to refer to comic drawings was first used in Punch in 1843.

The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos divided into categories to facilitate searching.

A a subject-inclusive, language-inclusive bibliography of historical documents arising out of nineteenth century England at the height of the British Empire.

British and Irish Women’s Letters and Diaries spans more than 400 years of personal writings, bringing together the voices of women from England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Complementing Alexander Street’s North American Women's Letters and Diaries, the database lets researchers view history in the context of women’s thoughts—their struggles, achievements, passions, pursuits, and desires.

(1120-1900)
Includes digitized manuscripts, including letters and diaries, drafts of poems, plays, novels, and other literary works

Provides integrated access to the most important finding aids for books, periodicals, official publications, newspapers and archives. Users of C19 Index can query its 14 collections simultaneously, or can conduct more detailed research using collection-specific search screens. Contains over 24 million bibliographic records.

A digital archive based on the Duke-Edinburgh edition of The Collected Letters of Thomas and Jane Welsh Carlyle, providing a perspective on the 19th century. Browse over 10,000 of their collected letters by date, by recipient, by subject, and by volume. Their correspondence with British, Americans, and Europeans, features some of the most influential artistic, philosophic, and literary personalities of the day. Described as "a Victorian cultural reference."

Contains 30,000 documents related to Tudor and Stuart history. This database includes the papers collected by William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1521-1598) and his son Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury (1563-1612). Burghley was Elizabeth I’s Secretary of State, Lord High Treasurer and one of her closest advisors. Salisbury also became Secretary of State to Elizabeth I and served James I/VI in the role.

This website provides Darwin's complete publications, many handwritten manuscripts and the largest Darwin bibliography and manuscript catalog every published. Most of these materials are online for the first time, such as the 1st editions of Voyage of the Beagle, Descent of Man, Zoology of the Beagle and all six editions of Origin of Species.

Read and search the full texts of more than 15,000 of Charles Darwin's letters. Discover complete transcripts of all known letters Darwin wrote and received. Provided by the University of Cambridge.

1475-1700
From the first book published in English through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare, this collection contains titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640) and Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700) and their revised editions, as well as the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661) collection and the Early English Books Tract Supplement.

This collection consists of every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom during the 18th century, along with thousands of important works from the Americas. Based on The English Short Title Catalogue, a union list of the holdings of the British Library, as well as those from more than 1,500 university, private and public libraries worldwide. This collection captures the Enlightement in Great Britain in multiple academic disciplines, including history, literature, geography, social sciences, fine arts, religion, philosophy, and law.

Features the John Larpent Archival Collection from the Huntington Library which includes over 2,500 digital facsimile of almost every play submitted for license in England between 1737 and 1824. Provided by Adam Matthew.

1473-1801

Makes available invaluable primary sources for the study of the Great War, brought together in four thematic modules. From personal collections and rare printed material to military files, artwork and audio-visual files, content highlights the experiences of soldiers, civilians and governments on both sides of a conflict that shook the world. Provided by Adam Matthew.

Taking the phenomenon of the Grand Tour as a starting point, this resource explores the relationship between Britain and Europe between c1550 and c1850, exploring the British response to travel on the Continent for pleasure, business and diplomacy. Includes manuscripts, visual materials and printed works. The resource is provided by Adam Matthew.

(1540-1975)
Primary sources in the following categories: Advertising, Booktrade, Crime, Entertainment, and Prints

Primary source materials for the study of London life, popular culture and entertainment in nineteenth century England. This resource is provided by Adam Matthew.

Original manuscript and typescript papers created and collected by the Mass Observation organization, together with printed publications, photographs and interactive maps. The social research organization, Mass Observation, was founded in 1937. The aim was to create an 'anthropology of ourselves', and by recruiting a team of observers and a panel of volunteer writers, they studied the everyday lives of ordinary people in Britain. This resource covers the original Mass Observation project, the bulk of which was carried from 1937 until the mid 1970s. Includes surveys, diaries, directives, File Reports and monographic publications issued as a result of the project. This resource is provided by Adam Matthew.

(1100-1800)

(1400-1525)

From government-led population drives during the early nineteenth century through to mass steamship travel, Migration to New Worlds showcases unique primary source material recounting the many and varied personal experiences of 350 years of migration. Explore British Colonial Office files on emigration, diaries and travel journals, ship logs and plans, printed literature, objects, watercolors, and oral histories supplemented by carefully selected secondary research aids. The resource is provided by Adam Matthew.

The collection includes digitized 19th century monographs, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts, ephemera, maps, statistics, and more in both Western and non-Western languages. Currently available are over 10,000,000 pages in twelve thematic modules. Provided by Gale.
Current modules:
Asia and the West
British Politics and Society
British Theatre, Music, and Literature
Children's Literature and Childhood
Europe and Africa, Colonialism and Culture
European Literature, the Corvey Collection, 1790-1840
Maps and Travel Literature
Photography
Religion, Reform and Society
Science, Technology, and Medicine: 1780-1925, Part I
Science, Technology, and Medicine: 1780-1925, Part II
Women and Transnational Networks

Matthew Parker (1504-75) was an important figure of the English Reformation who was largely responsible for the establishment of the Church of England as a national institution. Parker's library of manuscripts and early printed books are held at Corpus Christi College. This online collection is a joint undertaking between Corpus Christi College, Stanford University Libraries and Cambridge University Library, to produce a digital copies of every of most of Parker's manuscripts.

This collection contains over 400 manuscripts from the 16th and 17th centuries compiled by women in the British Isles. The texts consist of poetry, religious writing, autobiographical material, cookery and medical recipes, and accounts.

(1832-1901)

An archival research resource containing a vast collection of rare magazines by and for servicemen and women of all nations during the First World War. Over 1,500 periodicals written and illustrated by serving members of the armed forces and associated welfare organizations published between 1914 and the end of 1919 are included. Magazines have been scanned cover-to-cover, in full color or grayscale, and with granular indexing of all articles and specialist indexing of Publications. Provided by ProQuest.