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Historical Outline for Restoration & 18th-Century British Literature (chronology of historical events and publications in Britain during the period 1642-1820) (Alok Yadav, George Mason U.) |
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William Hogarth and 18th-Century Print Culture (virtual exhibit, wtih sections on techinque, theatricality, physiogonbomy, politics, and more) (Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections, Northwestern U.) |
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Library History Database: The British Isles to 1850 (includes statistical information arranged by topic and region, data on, currently, 27,000 libraries across Britain, plus links, and more) (Robin Alston, U. College, London) |
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The Proceedings of the Old Bailey London 1674 to 1834 (a "fully searchable online edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at London's central criminal court") (Tim Hitchcock and Robert Shoemaker; U. Sheffield, and U. Hertfordshire) |
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Restoration: Politics (background page with links to accompany the film with Sam Neill as Charles II) (Miramax Films / Open Book Systems) |
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The American Revolutionary War |
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The American Revolution: National Discussions of Our Revolutionary Origins (articles and links; designed to complement PBS's Liberty! series) (Mark L. Cornbluh, Michigan State U.) |
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americanrevolution.org (links, cultural and historical information, and images (History Channel) |
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The Battle of Brooklyn (essay) (Brooklyn Online) |
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The Battle of Breed's Hil/Bunker Hill (synopsis, with statistics and tactical info) (AROTC, Worcester Polytechnic I.) |
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Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (includes historical articles and images) (CTSSAR, East Haddam, CT) |
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Robert K. Wright, Jr. The Continental Army (monograph on army organization) (US Army Center for Military History) |
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Historical Statements Concerning the Battles of Kings Mountain and the Battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (e-text of 1928 publication) (US Army Center for Military History |
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Drums Along the Mohawk: The American Revolution on the New York Frontier (chronicles, letters, timeline, and more) (Gregory F. Ketcham) |
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Expédition Particulière (history of French involvement, including links) (Xenophon Group) |
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The Papers of Nathanael Greene (historical information, primary sources, links) (Dennis M. Conrad, U. of South Carolina) |
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Intelligence in the War of Independence (articles, primary documents) (Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC) |
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Military Science: Army ROTC, Bay State Batallion (links to detailed analysis of 4 Revolution battles) (AROTC, Worcester Polytechnic I.) |
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National Park Service: The American Revolution (links to exhibits) (NPS, US Dept. of the Interior) |
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The Oneidas and the Birth of the American Nation (history of Oneida military involvement) (Oneida Indian Nation, NY) |
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The Philadelphia Campaign, 1777 (developing site, with articles and images)(Independence Hall Association, Philadelphia, PA) |
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Histories of the Battle of Saratoga (links to historiographical accounts) (Richard Jensen, U. of Illinois-Chicago) |
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W. Gilmore Simms The Life of Francis Marion (e-text biography of "the Swamp Fox" general) (Project Gutenberg, Champaign, IL) |
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National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (homepage, links to historical articles and bibliography) (SAR, Louisville, KY) |
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Spy Letters of the American Revolution (texts, historical articles, chronology) (Clements Library, U. of Michigan) |
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Valley Forge National Historical Park (includes links to historical information) (National Park Service, US Dept. of the Interior) |
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Yorktown Campaign (August-October 1781) (summary, bibliography, maps, images) (Xenophon Group) |
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English Bill of Rights 1689 (e-text, within the Avalon Project site) (Yale U.) |
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The British Book Trades 1710-1777: an index of masters and apprentices recorded in the Inland Revenue registers at the Public Record Office, Kew (searchable database) (Ian Maxted, Devon County COuncil) |
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The British book trades 1775-1787: an index to insurance policies (database, in the Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History series) (Ian Maxted, Devon County Council) |
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The Bubble Project ("a collaborative and interdisciplinary research initiative on the subject of the South Sea Bubble, or first great stock-market crash of 1720") (David McNeil, Dalhousie U.) |
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Edmund Burke |
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"An Address to the King" (1777) (Patricia Craddock, U. Florida) |
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Brief Biography of Burke (American Revolution HTML Project) |
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Edmund Burke (biography, links to online texts, links to related Web pages) (Björn Christensson) |
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"On Taste" (from Sublime and Beautiful) (Michael Gamer, U. Penn) |
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A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origins of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful -- Selections (Michael Gamer, U. Penn) |
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Reflections on the Revolution in France (Björn Christensson) |
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Reflections on the Revolution in France (Harvard Classics edition) (Bartleby.com) |
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Speech on Conciliation with America (American Revolution HTML Project) |
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The English Civil War |
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David Plant British Civil Wars, Commonwealth, and Protectorate 1638-60 (articles, bibliographies, links, and more) |
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E.L. Skip Knox (Boise State U.) The English Civil War (online course, arranged by subject) |
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Culloden-- The Death of the Clans (articles on background, battle, and consequences) (Alex's Military History) |
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Mike Ibeji The Darien Venture (multi-page article describing Scotland's plans to control Panama) (BBC) |
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English Dissenters (articles on various non-conformist groups in England, with a focus on the Civil War period) (ExLibris.org) |
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The Diary of John Evelyn (primary texts and some notes)(Anthony Sallis) |
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The Archive of John Evelyn (e-texts of his diaries, within a virtual exhibition) (the British Library, London, UK) |
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1755: The French and Indian War Page (tables, links, and more) (Larry Roux, Syracuse U.) |
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Sir Matthew Hale, A Discourse Touching Provision for the Poor (1683) |
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History of Stage Travel In Britain (International Museum of the Horse) |
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William Hogarth and 18th-Century Print Culture (virtual exhibit, wtih sections on techinque, theatricality, physiogonbomy, politics, and more) (Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections, Northwestern U.) |
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Horses and British and American Culture: 1660-1840 |
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The Invitation To A Funeral Tour: A Free-Style Jaunt Around Restoration London Inspired by the Novel Invitation to a Funeral (Molly Brown's site accompanying her recently-published "historical whodunnit set in London during the reign of Charles II, featuring a number of real life characters such as Aphra Behn, Nell Gwyn, and John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester"; site |
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John Hampden Society (centered on "the character and achievements of this great 17th century Parliamentarian") |
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L'Age d'Or - French and English Baroque ("a living history and re-enactment society that aims at recreating the classical Baroque period during Louis XIV's reign in France, and Charles II (Restoration), James II and William & Mary's reign in England") |
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he London Book Trades of the Later 18th Century (articles and statistics) (Victor Berch and Ian Maxted, Devon COunty Council) |
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The London Gazette (selected online issues of the Restoration-era gazette) (Electronic Historical Publications) |
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William Pitt, Speech on the Stamp Act, January 14, 1766 (American Revolution HTML Project) |
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Religion and the Founding of the American Republic (virtual exhibit, covering trans-Atlantic religious issues, leading to much immigration to America) (Library of Congress, Washington, DC) |
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Janet Schaw, Journal of a Lady of Quality, Being the Narrative of a Journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the years 1774 to 1776 (wlink to full text; links to other articles; ithin the Documenting the American South site) (U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill) |
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18th-Century Scotland |
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The Highland Clearances (annotated links to articles and primary accounts) (Electric Scotland) |
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Scottish Documents.com ("free access to a fully searchable index of over 520,000 Scottish wills and testaments dating from 1500 to 1901") (Scottish Archive Network) |
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Scottish Economic History Database, 1550 - 1780 (database for statistics) (Alex Gibson, Exeter U.) |
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Military Maps of Scotland (18th Century) (National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh) |
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Trading Places: The East India Company & Asia, 1600-1834 (virtual exhibit) (the British Libray, London) |
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Peter Higginbotham The Workhouse (history of the workhouse across Britain, Poor Laws, and related topics, 1601-1930; includes images, transcriptions, articles, and more) |
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The World of London Theatre, 1660-1800 |
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Homepage (Patricia Craddock & students, U. Florida) (under construction) |
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Contemporary Descriptions of London Life (excerpts) |
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London Theatre People, 1660-1800 (brief bios with links to a timeline) |
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Map of Theatre District |
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Pictures Relevant to Theatre of the Period |
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A Table of Seventeenth Century Actresses |
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Theatre Sites |
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Timeline |
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