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- English Historical Documents This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Contains over 5,500 indexed and fully searchable primary source documents. Sources include government and cabinet proceedings, military dispatches, newspaper articles, pamphlets, personal and official letters and diaries.
- What dates are covered? 500-1914
- Perdita Manuscripts, 1500-1700 (AM) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Original manuscripts written or compiled by women in the British Isles. Sourced from fifteen major libraries archives and libraries across the United Kingdom and the USA. The manuscripts are reproduced as greyscale copies along with biographical and bibliographical resources, and contextual essays.
- What dates are covered? The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
- Early English Books Online (EEBO) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard and Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640), Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700), the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661), and the Early English Tract Supplement - in full digital facsimile from the Early English Books microfilm collection.
- What dates are covered? 1475 - 1700
Web Resources
- British History Online (Institute of Historical Research)
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British History Online is a digital library of key printed primary and secondary sources for the history of Britain and Ireland, with a primary focus on the period between 1300 and 1800. We aim to support the learning, teaching and research of our users from around the world.
BHO was founded by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust in 2003. Our collection currently contains over 1,280 volumes and is always growing.* - National Archives--Research Guides
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Research guides for digitized collections. - National Archives UK--General Search
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This site holds more than 32 million descriptions of records held by The National Archives and more than 2,500 archives across the UK. Contains over 9 million records available for download.*
