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England

Digitized by the Harvard Law School Library
(1220-1250; English & Latin transcriptions)
A chronological-textual guide to English law.
(English transcriptions)
(Transcriptions and translations
(Transcriptions: scroll down to "e-texts")
(1688; transcriptions with modernised spelling)
A part of the Victorian Web.
(1819 - 1872; transcriptions)
Local and trade directories valuable for local and family history.
Searchable by location, by decade, or by keyword.
(1750 - 1919; facsimiles)
Digitised resources on migration supported by the National Archives.
(Documents, audio and video files, maps and photographs).
An online image resource for England's history.
Provided by the English Heritage Organisation.
(Photographic facsimiles & commentary)
A searchable library of 370,000 listed buildings in England with architectural and historical annotations.
(Photographic facsimiles & commentary)
This project aims to collect a geographically representative photograph for every square kilometre of the British Isles
(Photographic facsimiles from a searchable map)
"Living History from the North East and Cumbria."
Provided by the BBC.
(Audio & video clips, transcriptions and commentary)
The historic counties of Beds, Cambs, Essex, Herts, Hunts, Norfolk and Suffolk.
From British History Online
(11th - 19th centuries; transcriptions]
The historic counties of Derbys, Leics, Lincs, Northants, Notts, Rutland, Salop, Staffs, Warks and Worcs.
From British History Online
(11th - 19th centuries; transcriptions]
The historic counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Durham, Lancs, Northumberland, Westmorland and Yorks.
From British History Online
(11th - 19th centuries; transcriptions]
Includes the historic counties of Berks, Bucks, Hants, Kent, Oxfords, Surrey and Sussex. Parts of Surrey and Kent are included in the London region.
From British History Online
(11th - 19th centuries; transcriptions]
The historic counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucs, Somerset and Wilts.
From British History Online
(11th - 19th centuries; transcriptions]
Each area searchable by ordnance survey map.
Courtesy of Castles in the UK.
(Maps & photo facsimiles).
(Facsimiles).

Northern Ireland

including commentary on the questionable authenticity of the papal bull.
(1155; modern English translation).
(1689-1691; transcriptions with modernised spelling)
Spoken before the House of Commons.
(4 February 1836; English transcription)
A database and source material website.
Being developed by the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI).
(28 January 1912; transcriptions and facsimiles).
Commentary and source material on the troubles in Northern Ireland.
Sponsored by the University of Ulster.
(1968-present; transcriptions and commentary).
(1998; transcription)
(1998; transcription)
Concentrated in Bodleian Library and Corpus Christ College
(9th to 19th centuries; facsimiles)
(1155 - present; transcriptions)
Major Resource!
(English, Irish, French and Latin transcriptions, English translations)
A alphabetical sublist of Irish Resources in the Humanities
(English and Irish transcriptions, English translations)
This project aims to collect a geographically representative photograph
for every square kilometre of the British Isles
(Photographic facsimiles from a searchable map)
Includes primary and secondary documents, provided by Don Mabry.
(Transcriptions, facsimiles and commentaries, mostly in English)

Scotland

The 32 historic counties of Scotland.
From British History Online
(12th - 19th centuries; transcriptions]
Entire run of the society's proceedings, monographs, and Archaeologia Scotica.
(1792 to the present; facsimiles)
(1286-1329; facsimiles, transcriptions, translations and commentary).
Scotland's declaration of independence
(1320; original Latin plus an English-language translation).
Huge and exemplary website combining a searchable database of wills and testaments
with full transcripts of the originals and some sample facsimiles.
Includes auxiliary helps such as guides to handwriting and to Scottish occupations.
(1500-1901; facsimiles and transcripts)
(1689; transcriptions with modernised spelling)
From Writs of Removal to individual diary entries.
(1790-1845; facsimiles).
A searchable journal featured in the Internet Library of Early Journals (ILEJ).
(1843-1863; facsimiles)
A good source for those studying the social impact of industrialization.
(Facsimiles and maps; 1791-1799, 1845)
Records of 21,000 passengers to non-European ports from 1890-1960.
Those emigrating from Glasgow and Greenock are limited to the first four months of 1923.
Official documentation available by sections, parts, provisions, schedules and amendments.
(1998; transcripts)
A project of the Edinburgh University Library
(1550-1740; facsimiles).
A project of the National Library of Scotland
(1560-1928; facsimiles).
This project aims to collect a geographically representative photograph
for every square kilometre of the British Isles
(Photographic facsimiles from a searchable map)
Searchable by ordnance survey map.
Courtesy of Castles in the UK.
(Maps & photo facsimiles).
(Facsimiles).


Wales

Digitised collections of the National Library of Wales (NLW) / Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru (LlGC)
Various sections include Welsh manuscripts, archives, printed material, sound and video,
pictures, maps, photographs, and more.
English or Welsh language interfaces.
(Medieval to contemporary; Latin, Welsh and English-language items in facsimile)
Over 20,000 images of objects, books, letters, aerial photographs and other items from museums, libraries and record offices in Wales.
(Medieval to 20th century; facsimiles and photographs with interfaces in English and Welsh)
A documentation project of Powys County, Wales
(Medieval to present; facsimiles, Latin and Welsh transcriptions and English transcriptions and translations)
The 13 historic counties of Wales.
From British History Online
(14th - 19th centuries; transcriptions]
Photographs from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.
(Photo facsimiles)
Local and trade directories valuable for local and family history.
Searchable by location, by decade, or by keyword.
(1750 - 1919; facsimiles)
Searchable by ordnance survey map.
Courtesy of Castles in the UK.
(Maps & photo facsimiles).
This project aims to collect a geographically representative photograph
for every square kilometre of the British Isles
(Photographic facsimiles from a searchable map)
(Facsimiles).

Local History

A guide by the National Archives through local history documents.
(Facsimiles and transcriptions).
Digitised urban landscapes of a group of ‘new towns’ in Britain established in the reign of King Edward I.
The project looks at thirteen towns in detail:
England: Winchelsea
Wales:Aberystwyth, Beaumaris, Caernarfon, Caerwys, Conwy, Cricieth, Flint, Harlech, Holt, Newborough, Overton, and Rhuddlan.
(1277-1303; interactive online atlases).

Aberdeen

Thousands of glass plate negatives
Digitised by the University of Aberdeen (Scotland)
(1880-1940; photographic facsimiles)

Earls Colne, Essex

An impressive local history collection,
comprising church, state, estate and personal records.
(1375 - 1854; transcriptions)

Glasgow

The largest documentary photography project in Scotland; aspects of Glasgow in 30,000 photographs.
(1989-1992; tag-searchable or browseable photographs)

London

The area now covered by the 32 London boroughs. Includes the historic county of Middlesex, and parts of Surrey, Essex and Kent.
From British History Online
(13th - 20th centuries; transcriptions]
Interactive layered mapping allows a view of London's transformation through the centuries.
Provided by the British Library.
(13th-21st centuries; database of map facsimiles)
A contemporary and detailed eyewitness account.
(3-10 September, 1666; English facsimiles)
A Digital Archive on the History and Topography of London
Digitized by Tufts University.
(1765-1921; facsimiles and transcriptions)
Giving a geographic glimpse of London at a time just before exponential growth.
Search by map quadrants, name, or place names (including future railway termini, Thames features, etc.)
A project of Mark Annand, Bath Spa University College
(1827; interactive and zoomable maps).
A visual gallery of London history.
Including historical annotations.
(19th & 20th centuries; photographic facsimiles)
Visual details of a Victorian London landmark.
(1851; facsimiles)
Nota bene: Go to the Getty Museum's "Devices of Wonder," and click on the exhibition scroll (right frame) for detailed panel shots of the Great Exhibition (the first "World's Fair).
Provides illustrations, advertisements, excerpts from contemporary articles and books.
(Transcriptions and facsimiles)
Surveying and documenting life and labour in London.
(1886-1903; transcriptions and facsimiles)
Photographs of London features that have a great future behind them.
(Photo facsimiles)
Searchable by themes or places.
(Facsimiles, photographs and commentary)

Marsden, Yorkshire

History of the waterways of West Yorkshire, particularly Marsden.
(19th century to present; commentary and facsimiles)

Salisbury

Ed. W. Rich Jones and W. Dunn Macray
(London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1891)
(12th-13th centuries; text searchable Google Print facsimiles, mostly in Latin)

Family History

A guide by National Archives to family history documents, online and otherwise.
(Facsimiles and transcriptions).

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