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British History Online

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Digital library of sources on history
British History Online
Type of site
Digital library
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersLondon
Country of originUnited Kingdom
OwnerInstitute of Historical Research,University of London
EditorJohn Levin
IndustryAcademia
URLwww.british-history.ac.uk
RegistrationOptional
Launched2003
Current statusActive

British History Online is adigital library ofprimary andsecondary sources onmedieval andmodern history ofGreat Britain andIreland. It was created and is managed as a cooperative venture by theInstitute of Historical Research,University of London and theHistory of Parliament Trust.[1] Access to the majority of the content is free, but other content is available only to paying subscribers.

The content includes secondary sources such as the publications ofThe History of Parliament, theRoyal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, theCalendar of Close Rolls,Survey of London and theVictoria County History; and major published primary sources such asLetters and Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII and theJournals of theHouse of Lords andHouse of Commons.

The places covered byBritish History Online are:

AreaDescription
East (of England)TheEnglish historic counties ofBedfordshire,Cambridgeshire,Essex,Hertfordshire,Huntingdonshire,Norfolk andSuffolk.[2]
LondonThe area now covered by the 32London boroughs. Includes the historic county ofMiddlesex, and parts ofSurrey,Essex andKent.[3]
Midlands (of England)The English historic counties ofDerbyshire,Herefordshire,Leicestershire,Lincolnshire,Northamptonshire,Nottinghamshire,Rutland,Shropshire,Staffordshire,Warwickshire andWorcestershire.[4]
North (of England)The English historic counties ofCheshire,Cumberland,Durham,Lancashire,Northumberland,Westmorland andYorkshire.[5]
South East (of England)Includes the English historic counties ofBerkshire,Buckinghamshire,Hampshire,Kent,Oxfordshire,Surrey andSussex. Parts of Surrey and Kent are included in the London region.[6]
South West (of England)The English historic counties ofCornwall,Devon,Dorset,Gloucestershire,Somerset andWiltshire.[7]
IrelandThecounties of Ireland.[8]
ScotlandThehistoric counties of Scotland.[9]
WalesThehistoric counties of Wales.[10]

British History Online began with a one-year pilot project in 2002 (Version 1.0), and Version 5.0 was launched in December 2014.[11] Version 5.0 contains a number of new features, including subject guides for local, parliamentary and urban history,[12] and a new viewer for the site's collection of historical and Epoch 1 Ordnance Survey maps.

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References

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  1. ^Roberts, Joni R.; Drost, Carol A.; Stoffan, Mark A. (April 2007)."British History Online".College & Research Libraries News.68 (4): 256.ISSN 0099-0086.Archived from the original on 2014-06-25. Retrieved2010-02-09.
  2. ^"East".British History Online.Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved7 February 2015.
  3. ^"London".British History Online.Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved7 February 2015.
  4. ^"Midlands".British History Online.Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved7 February 2015.
  5. ^"North".British History Online.Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved7 February 2015.
  6. ^"South East".British History Online.Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved7 February 2015.
  7. ^"South West".British History Online.Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved7 February 2015.
  8. ^"Ireland".British History Online.Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved7 February 2015.
  9. ^"Scotland".British History Online.Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved7 February 2015.
  10. ^"Wales".British History Online.Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved7 February 2015.
  11. ^"History".British History Online. Institute of Historical Research, University of London.Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved25 February 2015.
  12. ^"Subject guides".British History Online. Institute of Historical Research, University of London.Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved25 February 2015.

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