Research Guides: European History by Country: Britain / United Kingdom

Recommended Resources

Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
World history from 1450-
Library Catalog - Advanced This link opens in a new window
A subset of Library Search that finds only materials owned by SMU Libraries, such as books, journals, movies, etc.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Fulltext of the entire back issues of scholarly journals

Primary Sources

Early Modern England: Society, Culture & Everyday Life, 1500-1700 This link opens in a new window
Primary source documents covering the everyday lived experience in England
Early English Books Online This link opens in a new window
History of English thought from the first book printed in English, 1475-1700, full-text
Perdita Manuscripts, 1500-1700 This link opens in a new window
Manuscripts from early modern, British, women authors
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Parts I & II) This link opens in a new window
Titles printed in the United Kingdom from 1701-1800, full-text
Victorian Popular Culture This link opens in a new window
Popular entertainment in America, Britain, & Europe from 1779-1930
Victorians on Film: Entertainment, Innovation and Everyday Life This link opens in a new window
Glimpse into the lives of the late Victorians and Edwardians
Poverty, Philanthropy and Social Conditions in Victorian Britain This link opens in a new window
Documents life in Britain's poorest communities during the 1800s, as well as the institutions promoting public welfare
JSTOR 19th Century British Pamphlets This link opens in a new window
Pamphlets chronicling political & socioeconomic issues in Britain during the 1800s
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London Low Life This link opens in a new window
Depictions of street culture, social reform & the Victorian underworld
British Newsreels, 1911-1930 This link opens in a new window
British life, culture, & society
Mass Observation Online This link opens in a new window
Archive of Mass-Observation, social researchers who provide insight into everyday life in Britain from 1937-1950s
Mass Observation Project, 1981-2009 This link opens in a new window
Life-writing archive, capturing the everyday experiences of Brits
Interwar Culture This link opens in a new window
Arts & culture, fashion, home & family life, travel, world current affairs, class, social & welfare issues
Leisure, Travel and Mass Culture This link opens in a new window
Documents British & American working class tourism from 1850-1980
Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975 This link opens in a new window
Documents cultural shifts in the mid-twentieth century
Women in The National Archives This link opens in a new window
Primary sources covering women's suffrage in Britain, 1903-1928 & the granting of women's suffrage in colonial territories, 1930-1962

Magazines & Newspapers

17th & 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers This link opens in a new window
English newspapers & pamphlets, 1757-1817
17th & 18th Century Nichols Collection of UK Newspapers This link opens in a new window
London newspapers & pamphlets spanning the years 1672-1737
British Library Newspapers, Part I-VI This link opens in a new window
Regional & local newspapers, 1700-1950
British Periodicals Collection This link opens in a new window
British journals published from the 1680-1940
Times Digital Archive (London, England 1785 - 2014) This link opens in a new window
Archive of the Times, 1785-2014
Eighteenth Century Journals (Adam Matthew) This link opens in a new window
British periodicals from 1685-1835
C19: Nineteenth Century Index This link opens in a new window
Publications on the Anglo-American world, 1790-1919
19th C. UK Periodicals I: Women's, Children's, Humour, Leisure This link opens in a new window
Lifestyle publishing in 1800s Britain
19th C. UK Periodicals II: Empire/Colonial, Travel, Culture, Missions This link opens in a new window
Role Britain played as an imperial power throughout the 1800s
19th C. UK Periodicals I: Women's, Children's, Humour, Leisure This link opens in a new window
Lifestyle publishing in 1800s Britain
Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer (1791-2003) This link opens in a new window
Historical Newspapers: The Irish Times and Weekly Irish Times (1859-2017) This link opens in a new window

Government

House of Commons Parliamentary Papers - 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st (Module 1) century This link opens in a new window
HC files from 1715-
House of Lords Parliamentary Papers, 1800-1910 This link opens in a new window
HL documents about the United Kingdom from 1800-1910
Macmillan Cabinet Papers, 1957-1963 This link opens in a new window
Prime Minister Macmillans cabinet minutes, memorandums, & more

Research Librarian

Pam Pagels

Contact:

ppagels@smu.edu
214 768-1857

Subjects: Classical Studies, History, International & Area Studies, Medieval Studies, Music & Music Education, Theatre, Writing & Reasoning

Background & Reference

Bibliography of British and Irish History This link opens in a new window
British Isles, empire, & commonwealth, from 55 BCE-

A Dictionary of British and Irish History
Provides concise information covering all periods of prehistory and history for every part of the British Isles.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
British influencers from before the common era to now

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Related Guides

Literature & Geographical Regions: British