History Links
Key Links
- BBC History - Information relating to BBC history programmes. Features articles by leading historians.
- Heritage Online Project - Find out about the history, memories and people of Bracknell Forest Borough.
- History World - Huge resource including more than 400 individual history texts.
- Institute of Historical Research - Gateway to web resources on historical subjects.
- Internet History Sourcebooks - Historical texts covering ancient, medieval and modern themes.
History Tools
- HyperHistory Online - Detailed collection of historical timelines.
- AHDS History - Academic collection of digital history resources.
- Internet for Historians - A 'teach-yourself' tutorial on internet information skills for those studying history.
Ancient history
- Ancient World Web - Gateway to resources on anthroplogy, prehistory and ancient civilisations
Archaeology
- Archaeology Data Service - Supports research, learning and teaching with high quality and dependable digital resources.
British and European history
- The National Archives - One of the largest archival collections in the world. You can see this collection at Kew, West London, or view certain documents online.
- Viewfinder - Online image bank illustrating British history
- British History - Features narrative histories, timelines, biographies, glossaries, bibliographies and historical documents
Local History
- Berkshire Local History Association - Common meeting ground for individual members, professionals and various local history societies and groups within the county.
- Berkshire Record Office - Database of records relating to the county of Berkshire and its people.
- Museum of English Rural Life - Founded to reflect and record the changing face of farming and the countryside. It houses designated collections of national importance that span the full range of objects, archives, photographs, film and books.
Military history
- Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives - Complete catalogue of the archive compiled by historian Basil Liddell Hart, now housed at Kings College London.
Links to other sites from these pages are for information only and Bracknell Forest Council accepts no responsibility or liability for access to, or the material on, any website which is linked from or to this website.
If you have any difficulties accessing a website, or if you would like a link to your own website added, please contact the council's web team using the contact details provided on the right. Please note that preference will be given to link requests for websites related to Bracknell Forest and we reserve the right to decline a request for a link.
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