THEMES Artifacts, objects and documents
Art History Timeline Britiain & Ireland 1800-1900
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s excellent timeline for setting the context of art alongside your history project, helps you navigate and find a deeper reflection of the timeline that is relevant to you…
Read MoreAngus Dundee Captain Scott and Discovery Point…
So what are the connections between Angus Dundee and Captain Scott of the Antarctic and what resources are available for you to use…
Read MoreRefugee Children 1937 fleeing Spain for Britain
Spanish children were brought to Britain as refugees fleeing from the German bombing of their towns and cities. A reluctant British government took them in but it was left to volunteer organisations to fend for them. Returning to their own country and ‘welcomed’ back by Franco as traitors….
Read MoreTim Berners Lee Video Open Linked Data TED Talk
What is ‘Linked Data’ why is open data relevant to anyone with an interest in history…listen to Tim Berners Lee web pioneer telling us all about it, tap into to some intriguingly linked resources and help change the world…
Read MoreEast Lancashire Regiment Military Cap Badge
Military cap badge of the East Lancashire Regiment, mother regiment of the Accrington Pals. This cap badge is one of a collection of intriguing cap badges being curated
Read MoreMilitary Cap Badge Suffolk Regiment
The Suffolk Regiment military cap badge, just one of an intriguing collection of military cap badges
Read MoreHistoric Old and Antique Maps of Norfolk on new website
Norfolk Old and Intriguing Maps available online, more country resources for you and your history project…
Read MoreThe University of Cambridge Digital Library
What a fantastic gift to us all, to be able to view some of the world’s most marvellous historic manuscript collections, from home, not something we would have thought possible a decade ago. Take a look at the University of Cambridge Digital Library
Read MoreMigration of Indians to the Colonies
The Indian indentured labour programme emerged after the abolition of slavery and sent over a million workers to British colonies alone
Read MoreWest Dean West Sussex and New Mexico…what do they have in common?
Edward James a lasting legacy , a great endowment and a mad folly in Mexico? In the heart of the Sussex Downs dont’ miss a treat and enjoy the grandeur of a country house fit for kings with a wonderful opportunity to develop your creative skills…
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