Historical
Links... 
Historical
Links...
This is a collection of links that I've found helpful
with historical research (especially the 17th century, a period
during which when I'm setting a novel). The '*'s
give my personal opinion of the page and its usefulness (on a scale of
1 to 5). They links are not in any particular order. Please let me know
if any of the links don't work, or if you know of one to add...
Whitehall
- Invitation to a Funeral tour of Restoration London
An excellent jaunt around Restoration London. Full of interesting information. (The book the author is promoting is also quite good !) *****
Summary of the so called 'British Revolution'. Also has links to French and American revolutions.**
Reference material and Ideas for writers. Biased towards Romance, but still has many useful links for other types of writing.***
Web page of the Canadian forces college. Not bad if you want basic information about a particular topic.***
Index
of Resources for History
A large and helpful collection of links on almost any topic of history.****
Anglophilia--History
and Science
Another fairly useful set of links, especially for the history of science.***
The British Heritage Web page.***
Encyclopedia.com
from Electric Library
Excellent starting point for carrying out any kind of research.*****
United
Kingdom -- Primary Documents
Web links dealing with primary sources - speeches, letters, newspapers of the time etc.****
Well worth a read if you're interested in this time period.*****
Buildings and furniture from the Baroque era.***
17th
and 18th Century Architecture in England
Views of buildings during the 17th and 18th century. Also has other time periods.***
Additional
Sources for 17th Century English Literature
Small, but useful set of links grouped by Music, Art, Politics etc.****
American
and British History Resources on the Internet
Large set of links.***
The
Glorious Revolution of 1688
Self explanatory !****
The
London Gazette- Monday September 3, to Monday September 10, 1666
Electronic copies of the London Gazette. ****
ENLT
224 Web Project - Samuel Pepys
Pepys is a 'must read' (at least the abridged version) for scholars of this time period.***
The
History of Costume - Text Index #1
Extremely useful with beautiful pictures.*****
17th
Century Literature: History
Very interesting page with some quite surprising information...*****
Newtonia:
pages about Sir Isaac Newton
Excellent page devoted to the life of Newton.*****
History
English Seventeenth Century
Information on parish of Rowner near Portsmouth southern England in 1642.**
Good page on this famous architect/Astronomer.****
Large set of links with searchable database.***
Well set out information.***
Museum
of London - Macabre London
Nice, but quite small, Web site.****
Excellent Web site detailing hangings and executions in London. *****
English
Culture and Society, 1660-1800
Set of links.***
A few nice pictures.**
Set of links.**
Excellent page devoted mainly to re-enactment, but with a great source of information on many aspects of the 'golden age' of Baroque. *****
Official information page about many aspects of the monarchy.****
Mike
Sparrow