Search over 20 online archives in one go, ranging from Early Modern England to 20th century Britain and America, plus China, Japan and the Middle East. The primary sources include letters, diaries, household accounts, Foreign Office declassified documents, photos, videos and much more. You can search all the archives separately but a cross-search may uncover unexpected treasures!
Themes covered include: childhood and family, objects, food, disability, the body, the home, women, dress and fashion, theatre, animals, the sea, work, leisure and consumption etc. Each theme goes from antiquity through to the 21st century giving you a vast selection of online chapters to access. You can search by time or place as well as by theme.
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Explore five centuries of primary source material documenting the story of food and drink. The story of food and drink is a unique lens through which to view social and cultural history. The materials in this collection illustrate the deep links between food and identity, politics, power, gender, race, and socio-economic status, as well as charting key issues such as agriculture, nutrition, and food production.
You can access printed and manuscript cookbooks, advertising ephemera, government reports, films, and illustrated content revealing the evolution of food and drink within everyday life and the public sphere. The unique material in this collection has been sourced from across the globe to reflect a wide range of food cultures and traditions, creating an unparalleled research resource.
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Oxford History Handbooks offer thorough introductions and a survey of the current state of research in key topics, including material culture, oral history, witchcraft, genocide, nationalism, Reformation, Cold War, the English Revolution, end of empire etc. Chapters review key issues and major debates and indicate how the debates might evolve.
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Search or browse one of the most detailed primary sources for the history of Britain and its former colonies. Reports from military officers serving abroad are included, as well as Command Papers, Bills, Committee reports. Hansard is available from 1803-2005. (See UK Parliament link if you need more recent papers.)
Wiley Digital Archives comprises unique or rare historical primary sources, digitized from leading - mainly scientific - societies, libraries, and archives around the world. All Archives are cross-searchable, and contain tools for searching, browsing, analyzing and visualizing primary source content.
We have access to British Association for the Advancement of Science (Collections on the History of Science: 1830-1970), Royal College of Physicians - Part I, 1200-1862 and Royal Geographical Society Archives, 1482-2010.
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