19th Century 1800-1899
An intriguing afternoon with Lady Carnarvon about The Real Downton Abbey Highclere Castle
Highclere history highlights some intriguing connections after an enjoyable afternoon with Lady Carnarvon. Did the price of grain lead to a significant increase in Anglo-American Marriages amongst the British Aristocracy? Were the aristocratic marriages significant in the development of our society and what impact did they have subsequently through two world wars on the Special Relationship between two Nation-States. Amazing what you can learn from an intriguing lunch-time talk…
Read MoreInteractive Map of Isabella Bird Explorer
Interactive mapping for local, social or family history projects can be easily learnt using our tool kits. Explore history through interactive maps
Read MoreBritish Population Reports Data For Family Historians.
Family history toolkit to exploring British Population Reports, enrich your family history by looking at the derived information from census material in the C19th and C20th
Read MoreEngineering Archive Network Rail
The work of engineering giants can be explored at the Network Rail online archive
Read MoreTreasured finds as London’s Online Art archives emerge from the dust sheets…
How can you build your own personal online art collection and maybe find some new and intriguing resources and information to enjoy and inform the research for your history project!. Automating some legwork sure worked for me, it is a bit like fishing you need to be patient but it yields results and does much more searching than you could do manually, take a look at the Painting I found for my One Name Study.
Read MoreArt 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 MoreBritish Home Children Canada Resources
When searching in your family history for a missing child, consider looking at records for The British Home Children to Canada databases, or you can add your own data to an ever growing list of children
Read MoreColonial Ancestors? Explore East India Company Timelines
Trying to track down and explore the lives of colonial ancestors? Use time lines to extend and enrich your family history project.
Read MoreBritish History Timeline by BBC
BBC British History Timeline, an overview and starting point, see screencast YouTube Video and links as a baseline example for Historic timelines…
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