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British History Online
Welcome to the BnF
The Bibliothèque nationale de France collects, preserves and makes known the national documentary heritage. The BnF’s collections are unique in the world: 14 million books and printed documents, manuscripts, prints, photographs, maps and plans, scores, coins, medals, sound documents, video and multimedia documents, scenery elements... All disciplines, whether intellectual, artistic or scientific, are represented in a comprehensive way. About 150 000 documents are added to the collections each year thanks to legal deposit, acquisitions and donations. Today, the BnF’s digital library, Gallica, provides access to over three millions documents. Numerous cultural events highlight and make known the library’s outstanding collections: exhibitions, lectures, symposiums, concerts and meetings are planned all the year long. Main services How to find us? François-Mitterrand Library Quai François-Mauriac 75706 Paris Cedex 13 Address and transports - François-Mitterrand Library Visiting the library
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Links for the history of early modern London (1550-1720)
London archives and record offices The National Archives (TNA) Holds, among many other sources, the tax records of central government, including the Hearth Tax and the Tudor Subsidies, and also the wills and probate records for the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Guildhall Library (GL) The Manuscripts Section holds the deposited archives of most of the city livery companies, and the records of Christ's Hospital; the Printed Books Section has a collection of Bills of Mortality and some other early printed works. London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) Now holds most of the Corporation of London's records (local government activity; some taxation records, including the city returns to the Marriage Duty tax; wills proved in the Court of Husting; many records relating to the Great Fire; and records of the City's own estates) and most of the diocese of London's archive including parish registers and parish records for the city and Middlesex, and the diocesan probate and church court records. Collage
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Oxford Reference Online : A Dictionary of British History
‘The book is packed with interest to the final page’ The Independent Who was the first King of England? What prompted the Cat and Mouse Act? When was Wembley stadium demolished? Where did the Rebecca riots take place? How long did the Hundred Years War last? Containing more than 3,800 authoritative entries written by over 100 specialist contributors, this dictionary describes the people and events that have shaped and defined domestic, political, social, and cultural life in Britain since 55 BC. Derived from the highly acclaimed The Oxford Companion to British History, A Dictionary of British History has been a leading historical reference work since its publication in 2001. Containing more than 3,800 authoritative entries written by over 100 specialist contributors, this dictionary describes the people and events that have shaped and defined domestic, political, social, and cultural life in Britain since 55 BC. Bibliographic Information
19th Century British Pamphlets Online
