History
British History
January 2004
Updated and maintained by Patricia Hardesty
hardespn@jmu.edu (email)
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Liaison Librarian for History, Philosophy and Religion, Political Science
Originally compiled by Gordon W. Miller
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I. Reference and General Collection
II. Databases and Article Indexes/Periodicals/Newspapers
I. Reference and General Collection
A. Guides
Aster, Sidney, ed. British Foreign Policy, 1918-1945: a Guide to Research and Research Materials. rev. ed. 1991. (Ref DA 578 A78 1991).
Bond, Maurice F. Guide to the Records of Parliament. 1971. (Ref CD 1063 B63).
Butler, L. J., ed. Modern British History: A Guide to Study and Research. (D 16.4 G7 M63 1997).
Chronicles and Memorials of Great
Britain and Ireland During the Middle Ages: Works no. 1-99. [196-?].
(Microform Area. DA 25 R6 Index).
A guide to a ninety-nine titles
series of early British primary sources, e.g. chronicles. Also called
the "Roll Series." This series was established in 1857 to print the
original sources of English history "from the invasion of the Romans
to the reign of Henry VII."This series is cataloged and is located in
the microfiche cabinets under "Roll Series."
Ford, P. A Guide to Parliamentary Papers: What they are, How to Find Them, How to Use Them. 3rd ed. 1972. (Ref CD 1063 F6 1972).
Foster, Janet. British Archives: a Guide to Archive Resources in the United Kingdom. 2nd ed. 1989. (Ref CD 1040 F67 1989).
Gameson, Richard.The Manuscripts of Early Norman England (c. 1066-1130).1999. (Z 6601 G36 1999).
Great Britain. Public Record Office. The Second World War, a Guide to Documents in the Public Records Office. 1972. (Ref CD 1043 A58).
Hall, Hubert, ed. A Formula Book of English Official Historical Documents. 2 vol. 1908-1909. (CD 105 H27).
Hannam, June, comp. British Women's
History: A bibliographical Guide. 1996.
(Ref HQ 1593 B75 1996).
Higham, Robin D., ed. A Guide to the Sources of British Military History. 1971. (Ref DA 50 G85).
Irish University Press. Checklist of British Parliamentary Papers in the Irish University Press 1000-volume series, 1801-1899. [1972]. (Ref DA 530 I73 1972).
Jordan, Gerald, ed. British Military History: a Supplement to Robin Higham's Guide to the Sources of British Military History. 1988. (Ref DA 50 G85 supp 1988).
King, A. C., comp. British and Irish Archaeology: a Bibiographic Guide. 1994. (Ref DA 90 K56 1994).
Loades, David, ed. Reader's Guide to British History. 2 vol. 2003 (Ref DA 34 .R43 2003).
Mowat, Charles L. Great Britain Since 1914. 1971. (DA 566 M68 1971. Mullins, Edward L. C. Texts and Calendars; an analytical Guide to Serial Publications. 1958. (Ref DA 25 M8). Pemberton, John E. British Official Publications. 2nd rev. ed. 1973. (Ref CD 1042 P45 1973). Stephens, W. B. Sources for English Local History. [1973]. (Ref DA 660 S74 1973). Vandercook, Sharon. A Guide to British Documents and Records in the University of Virginia Library. Charlottesville, Va., Reference Department, University of Virginia Library, 1972.
(Ref CD 1042 V363 1972).
B. Bibliographies
Altholz, Josef L. Victorian England
1837-1901. 1970. (Series: Conference on British Studies Bibliographical
Handbooks). (Ref DA 550 A56 1970). Altschul, Michael. Anglo-Norman
England, 1066-1154. 1969. (Series: Conference on British Studies Bibliographical
Handbooks). (Ref DA 175 A48 1969). Besterman, Theodore. A World Bibliography
of Bibliographies.... 5 vol. 1965-1966. (Ref Z 1002 B5684). Bibliographic Index. 1937- .
(Index/Abstract Table 5). British Museum. Department of Printed
Books. General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955. 27 vol. 1967.
(Biblio Z 921 B8753)
Compact edition. Supplements to 1970
are available. Brown, Lucy M. Bibliography of British
History, 1789-1851. 1977. (Series: Bibliography of British History).
(Ref DA 520 B75 1977). Catterall, Peter. British History,
1945-1987: an Annotated Bibliography. 1991. (Ref DA 592 C28 1991). Davies, Godfrey, ed. Bibliography
of British History, Stuart Period, 1603-1714. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon
Press, 1970. (Series:
Bibliography of British History).
- (Ref DA 375 D25 1970).
Day, Alan. England. 1993.
- (Ref DA 27.5 D38 1993).
- An annotated bibliography of over 2,300 entries..
Elton, Geoffrey R. Modern Historians on British History, 1485-1945; a Critical Bibliography, 1945-1969. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell, [1970].
- (DA 315 E66 1970).
Folger Shakespeare Library. Catalog of Manuscripts of the Folger Shakespeare Library. 3 vol. 1971. (Ref Z 6623 F62). Folger Shakespeare Library. Catalog of Printed Books of the Folger Shakespeare Library. 28 vol. 1970. (Ref Z 6623 F6). Graves, Charles, ed. A Bibliography of English History to 1485: Based on the Sources and Literature of English History from the Earliest Times to About 1485. 1975. (Series: Bibliography of English History). (Ref DA 130 B5 1975). Grose, Clyde L. A Select Bibliography of British History, 1660-1760. [1939]. (Ref DA 435 G86 1967). Hanham, H. J., ed. Bibliography of British History, 1851-1914. 1976. (Series: Bibliography of British History). (Ref DA 530 H46 1976). Hardy, Thomas D. Descriptive Catalogue of Materials Relating to the History of Great Britain and Ireland to the End of the Reign of Henry VII. 3 vol. in 4. 1862-1871. (Microform Area. Microfiche). Hart, Cyril J. R. The Early Charters of Eastern England. 1966. (DA 130 H35 1966).
Levine, Mortimer. Tudor England 1485-1603. 1968. (Series: Conference on British Studies Bibliographical Handbooks). (Ref DA 315 L47 1968). The National Union Catalog Pre-56 Imprints. 754 vol. 1968- . (Biblio Z 881 A1 U372). Pargellis, Stanley M. Bibliography of British History: the Eighteenth Century, 1714-1789. 1951. (Series: Bibliography of British History). (Ref DA 498 P37 1977). Pollard, Alfred W. A Short-title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English Books Printed Abroad, 1475-1640. 1956. (Ref Z 2002 P77 1956).
Read, Conyers, ed. Bibliography
of British History, Tudor Period, 1485-1603. 2nd ed. 1959. (Series:
Bibliography of British History). (Ref DA 315 R28 1959). Recently Published Articles.
Vol. 1-15, 1976-1990. (IIndex/Abstracts Area). Roach, John P.C. Bibliography of
Modern History. 1968. (Ref D208 N4 supp). Robbins, Keith, comp. A Bibliography
of British History, 1914-1989. 1996. (Series: Bibliography of British
History). (Ref DA 566 R62 1996). Rosenthal, Joel T. Late Medieval
England (1377-1485): a Bibliography of Historical Scholarship, 1975-1989.
1994. (Ref DA 245 R67 1994). Royal Historical Society (Great Britain). Writings
on British History, 1901-1933: a Bibliography of Books and Articles on
the History of Great Britain from About 400 A.D. to 1914, Published During
the Years 1901-1933.... 5 vol. in 7. 1968-1970. (Ref DA 30 W75).
Carrier Library has volume 5, 1815-1914. Royal Historical Society (Great Britain). Writings
on British History, 1940-1945; a Bibliography of Books and Articles on
the History of Great Britain from About 400 A.D. to 1914, Published During
the Years 1940-45.... 2 vol. [1960]. (Ref DA 130 R69 1961). Sachse, William L. Restoration England,
1660-1689. 1971. (Series: Conference on British Studies Bibliographical
Handbooks). (Ref DA S23 1971). Wing, Donald G. Short-title Catalogue
of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America,
and of English Books Printed in Other Countries, 1641-1700. 3 vol.
(Ref Z 2002 W5).
Wing, Donald G. Short-title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English Books Printed in Other Countries, 1641-1700. 2nd ed., rev. and enl. 3 vol. 1972-1988. (Ref Z 2002 W52).
C. Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
Cheney, Christopher R., ed. Handbook
of Dates for Students of English History. 1970. (Ref DA 34 C5 1970). The Columbia Companion to British
History. 1997. (Ref DA 34 H64 1997). Fritze, Ronald H., ed. Historical Dictionary of Late Medieval England, 1272-1485 2002. (Ref DA 175 H56 2002). Fritze, Ronald H., ed. Historical
Dictionary of Stuart England, 1603-1689. 1996. (Ref DA 375 H57 1996). Fritze, Ronald H., ed. Historical
Dictionary of Tudor England, 1485-1603. 1991. (Ref DA 315 H5 1991). Langer, William L. An Encyclopedia
of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged.
5th ed., rev. and enl. 1972. (Ref D 21 L27 1972). Lapidge, Michael, ed. The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England. 1999.
(Ref DA 152 B58 1999). Low, Sidney, ed. The Dictionary
of English History. new ed., rev. and enl. [1928]. (Ref DA 34 L9 1928). Mitchell, Sally, ed. Victorian Britain:
an Encyclopedia. 1988. (Ref DA 550 V53 1988). Newman, P. R. Companion to the English
Civil Wars. 1990. (Ref DA 405 N48 1990). Powicke, Frederick M., ed. Handbook
of British Chronology. 2nd ed. 1961. (Ref DA 34 P6 1961). Steinberg, Sigfrid H., ed. Steinberg's
Dictionary of British History. 2nd ed. [1971]. (Ref DA 34 S7 1971). Szarmach, Paul E., ed. Medieval
England: An Encyclopedia. 1998. (Ref DA 129 M43 1998).
Wilding, Norman W. An Encyclopedia of Parliament. 4th ed. [1971]. (Ref JN 555 W5 1971).
D. Biographical Sources
The Dictionary of National Biography.
22 vol. [1967-1968 reprint of the 1885-1901 ed]. (Ref DA 28 D4 1967).
Supplement volumes through 1990 and
a "Missing Persons" volume are available. Greaves, Richard L. Biographical
Dictionary of British Radicals in the 17th Century. 3 vol. 1982-1984.
(Ref HN 400 R3 B55 1982). Sweeney, Patricia E. Biographies
of British Women: an Annotated Bibliography. 1993. (Ref CT 3320 S85
1993).
Over 2000 entries. Coverage is all
areas with the majority from the Tudors to date.
Who's Who in History. 5 vol. 1960-1974. (Ref DA 28 W618).
E. Primary Sources
The Aristocracy, the State, and
the Local Community [1477-1828]: the Hastings Collection of Manuscripts
from the Huntington Library in California.
Brighton, Eng.: Harvester, 1986- . (Microform Area. Microfilm. #1122-1160).
This microfilm set has a two volume
paper guide.
Early English Text Society. Publications.
Original Series. 1864-1904. (Microform Area. Microfiche). English Historical Documents.
10 vol. in 11. [1951-1977]. (DA 26 E55).
Volumes 6-7 are lacking. They cover
the years 1559-1659. Ferrar, Nicholas. The Ferrar Papers, 1590-1790: in Magdalene
College, Cambridge. 14 microfilm reels. (Microform Area). Great Britain. Foreign Office. British
and Foreign State Papers. 1812-1934. (Microform Area. Microfiche). Great Britain. Parliament. British
Parliamentary Debates. 1830-1891. (Microform Area. Microfiche). Great Britain. Public Record Office. Calendar
of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Charles I, 1625-1649.
23 vol. 1858-1897. (Microform Area. Microfiche). Great Britain. Yearbooks, 1272-1307
(Edward I). Year Books of the Reign of King Edward the First. 5
vol. 1863-1879. (Microform Area. Microfiche). Great Britain. Yearbooks, 1327-1377
(Edward III). Year Books of the Reign of King Edward the Third.
15 vol. 1883-1911. (Microform Area. Microfiche). Lee, Guy C. Source-book of English
History: Leading Documents, Together with Illustrative Material from Contemporary
Writers and a Bibliography of Sources. 2nd ed., rev. [1900]. (DA 32.5
L47 1906). Lodge, Eleanor C., ed. English Constitutional
Documents, 1307-1485. 1935. (JN 111 L6). Raine, James, ed. Historical Papers
and Letters from the Northern Registers. 1873. (Microform Area. Microfiche). Records of an English Village [Earls
Colne, 1400-1750]. [1980-1981]. (Microform Area. Microfiche).
A three-volume print-format guide
to this material is located in Microforms @ DA 690 E118 R4 guide. An index,
on 43 microfiche, is located with the microfiche set. The handout author
has a guide to using this collection @ </history/earls.html>. Wiener, Joel H., comp. Great Britain:
Foreign Policy and the Span of Empire, 1689-1971; a Documentary History.
4 vol. [1972]. (DA 45 W53).
Wiener, Joel H., comp. Great Britain: the Lion at Home; a Documentary History of Domestic Policy, 1689-1973. 1974. 4 vol. (DA 470 W48).
F. General Histories
Volume 14 is "Bibliographical Guide." Volume 15 is "A Guide to Manuscripts."
Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803, from Which Last-mentioned Epoch it is continued Downwards in the Work Entitled "Hansard's Parliamentary Debates. 36 vol. (title varies). 1966 reprint of the 1806-20 ed. (J 301 H2 1966).
Stubbs, William, ed. Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II.... 2 vol. 1882-1883. (Microform Area. Microfiche).
G. Genealogical/Local Sources
Colwell, Stella. Family Roots: Discovering the Past in the Public Record Office. 1991. (Ref CS 21 C64 1991). Cox, Jane. Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office. 4th ed. 1990. (Ref CS 16 C692 1990). Humphery-Smith, Cecil R. The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers. 1984. (Ref CS 434 P55 1984). Kemp, Thomas J. Vital Records Handbook. 1988. (Ref CS 42.7 K46 1988).
Owen, Dolores B. Guide to Genealogical Resources in the British Isles. 1989. (Ref CS 434 O8 1989).
H. Memoirs/Diaries/Letters
Britain diaries.
Burke, Edmund. Selected Letters of Edmund Burke. 1984. (DA 506 B9 A4 1984). Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. The Letters, Speeches and Proclamations of King Charles I. [1935]. (DA 396 A2 A18). Dublin, Thomas, ed. Farm to Factory: Women's Letters, 1830-1860. 1981. (HD 6073 T42 U53). The English Civil War: A Contemporary Account. 5 vol. 1996. (DA 420 E54 1996) Havlice, Patricia P. And So to Bed: a Bibliography of Diaries Published in English. 1987. (Ref CT 25 H38 1987). Houlbrooke, Ralph, ed. English Family Life, 1576-1716: an Anthology from Diaries. 1988. (HQ 615 E54 1988). Johnson, Samuel. The Letters of Samuel Johnson. 5 vol. 1992-1994. (PR 3553 A4 1992) The Lisle Letters. 6 vol. 1981. (DA 335 L5 L57) Pepys, Samuel. The Diary of Samuel pepys [for the Years A.D. 1660-1669] Transcribed by the Rev. Mynors Bright from the Shorthand Manuscript in the Pepysian Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge and Edited with Additions by Henry B. Wheatley, F.S.A.. 10 vol. 1942. (DA 447 P4 A4 1942). Pepys, Samuel. The Diary of Samuel Pepys. A New and Complete Transcription Edited by Robert Latham and William Matthews. 11 vol. 1970- . (DA 447 P4 A4 1970).
The Yale Edition of Horace Walpole's Correspondence. 48 vol. Available volumes include 1-24, and 28-48. Volumes 44-48 are the index to the set. (DA 483 W2 A12)
I. Domesday
Hallam, Elizabeth M. Domesday Books Through Nine Centuries. 1986. (DA 190 D7 H44 1986).
Hinde, Thomas, ed. The Domesday Book: England's Heritage, Then and Now. 1985. (DA 190 D7 D66 1985).
J. Atlases/Maps
Bayly, C. A., ed. Atlas of the British Empire. 1989. (Ref DA 16 A8 1989).
Falkus, Malcolm. Historical Atlas of Britain. 1981. (Ref G 1812.2 H57). Gardiner, Samuel R., ed. A School Atlas of Britain. new ed. 1898. (Sp Coll G 1811 S1 G3 1898). The Harper Atlas of World History. 1987. (Ref G 1030 G68513 1987). Jones, Barri. An Atlas of Roman Britain. 1990. (Ref G 1812.21 S2 J6 1990). Kinnear, Michael. The British Voter; an Atlas and Survey Since 1885. [1968]. (G 1811 F9 K5 1968). Lobel, M. D., ed. Historic Town: Maps and Plans of Towns and Cities in the British Isles, With Historic Commentaries From Earliest Times to 1800. Vol. 1- . [1969?- ]. (Oversize G 1814 A1 H5). Manley, John. Atlas of Prehistoric Britain. 1989. (Ref GN 805 M36 1989). Pope, Rex, ed. Atlas of British Social and Economic History Since c. 1700. 1989. (Ref HC 253 A86 1989). Shepherd, William R. Historical Atlas. 8th ed. 1956. (Ref G 1030 S4 1956). Speed, John. An Atlas of Tudor England and Wales. [1951 reprint of the 1627 edition]. (G 1808 S8 1951). Speed, John. The Counties of Britain: a Tudor Atlas. 1988. (G 1815 S63 1988).
The Times Atlas of World History. 4th ed. 1993. (Ref G 1030 T54 1993).
K. Statistics
Harvey, Joan M. Sources of Statistics. 2nd ed., rev. and enl. [1971]. (Z 7554 G7 H3 1971). McCalmont, Frederick H. McCalmont's Parliamentary Poll Book: British Election Results. 8th ed. 1971. (JN 501 M2 1971). Mitchell, Brian R. Abstract of British Historical Statistics. [1962]. (Ref HA 1135 M5). Mitchell, Brian R. British Historical Statistics. 1988. (Ref HA 1134 M58 1988). Mitchell, Brian R. Second Abstract of British Historical Statistics. 1971. (Ref HA 1135 M52).
Wrigley, E. A. The Population History of England, 1541-1871: a Reconstruction. 1981. (HB 3585 W74 1989).
L. Census Sources
The 1851 Census a National Sample of the Enumerators' Returns. 1987. (Microform Area. Microfiche).
Great Britain. General Register Office. Census 1961, England and Wales: Preliminary Report. 1961. (HA 1121 1961 A516).
M. Gazetteer Sources
The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World. [1962]. (Ref G 103 L7 1962). Fisher, Lois H. A Literary Gazatteer of England. 1980. (Ref PR 109 F5).
Smith, Frank. A Genenealogical Gazetteer of England; an Alphabetical Dictionary of Places, With Their Location, Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction, Population, and the Date of the Earliest Entry in the Registers of Every Ancient Parish in England. 1968. (Ref DA 640 S6).
N. Treaties
Parry, Clive, comp. The Consolidated
Treaty Series. 231 vol. [1969-1981]. (JX 120 P35).
The text of international treaties
from 1648-1919.
O. Dissertations
Dissertation Abstracts.
Available from 1861 to date. The standard indexing source for dissertations produced in the United States.
P. Directories
II. Databases and Article Indexes/Periodicals/Newspapers
A. Databases and Article Indexes
Below are links to a selection of electronic resources that are most useful for research concerning British History. Remember, however, that history encompasses many areas of endeavor (e.g., Education, Art, Economics), so you will wish to check all databases that cover your area and time period of interest. Click here for Research Resources Home, where you may browse for other useful resources.
America: History and Life. 1964- .Combined Retrospective Index to Journals in History. 1838-1974. (print index)
Essay and General Literature Index. 1900- . (print index)
Historical Abstracts. 1955-1966
Humanities Index. 1974-1982 . (not available fall 2002)
IDIOM - HISTORY. (CD-ROM index to historical books, 1922-1990's).
JSTOR.
Nineteenth Century Readers' Guide. 1890-1899. (print index)
Periodical Contents Index. 1770-1991.
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature. 1802-1906. (print index)
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. 1890-1899 (print index)
Readers' Guide Abstracts. 1984- . (not available fall 2002)
Social Sciences and Humanities Index. 1965-1974. (print index)
Social Sciences Index. vol. 1-8, April 1974 - March 1982. (not available fall 2002)
B. Periodicals/Newspapers
Albion. 1969- .Annales. 1972- .
Economic History Review. 1966- .
English Historical Review. 1886- .
Historical Journal. 1958- .
Historical Research. 1987- .
History Today. 1951- .
Journal of British Studies. 1973- .
Past and Present: a Journal of Historical Studies. 1972- .
The Times (London). 1972- .
III. Electronic Text Sources
A. LEO
| Great Britian -- Civilization | Great Britain -- Church History |
| Great Britain -- Colonies | Great Britain -- Foreign Relations |
| England -- Agriculture -- History | Great Britain -- History -- charles II, 1660-1685 |
| Family -- Great Britain -- History | British -- Africa |
also: Great Britain (as an AUTHOR search)
B. World Wide Web (WWW)
Ca. 1.5 million names of individuals in Devon, Norfolk, and Warwick Counties, England are available. Census information includes name, relationship, marriage, age, sex, occupation, birthplace, and address. Reference to the Public Record Office citation and the Family History Center order number is included. Arranged by individual, household, and by letter of the alphabet.
The 1881 British census is available in twenty-five CD-ROM's.
An interactive CD-ROM with sound, pictures, and text. Search capabilities include topic, date, and keyword.
Vital Records Index: British Isles.
(Ask for this at the Reference Desk).
Ca. five million birth, christening, and marriage records from the British Isles are available on
five CD-ROM,s. Coverage is 1538-1888. A publication of the Family History Center of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
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