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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Oxford University Press, 2018
Contains nearly 59,000 biographies (with over 11,000 portraits) of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the present. Excludes living people. Access: Full-Text Online
The Oxford Companion to Black British History
Oxford University Press, 2007
The Oxford Companion to Black British History explores the subject from its beginnings in Roman times to the present day. From African auxiliaries stationed on Hadrian's Wall in the 2nd century AD, through John Edmonstone, who taught taxidermy to Charles Darwin, Mary Seacole, the 'Black Florence Nightingale', and Walter Tull, footballer and First World War officer, to our own day, the OCBBH provides detailed timeline charts and key dates for people and events. Access: Full-Text Online Also Available in Print: Young Library - Books - 3rd Floor (DA125.N4 O94 2007)
Reader's Guide to British History (v. 1-2)
Fitzroy Dearborn, 2003
Two-volume set covering all aspects of British History through historiographical essays. Available in print: Young Library - Books - 3rd Floor (DA34 .R43 2003)
A Dictionary of British History
Oxford University Press, 2009
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. Access: Full-Text Online
The New A-Z of Empire: A Concise Handbook of British Imperial History
I B Tauris, 2011
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. Available in print: Young Library - Books - 4th Floor (JV1101 .F384 2011)
