Research Guides: British History: Getting Started

Articles

Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
This database covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, representing scholarship from thousand of journals from over 90 countries,
Bibliography of British and Irish History This link opens in a new window
The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is the most extensive guide available to published writing on British and Irish history. It covers the history of British and Irish relations with the rest of the world, including the British Empire and the Commonwealth, as well as British and Irish domestic history.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR includes a number of scholarly journals on British history.

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Find Background Information

Oxford Reference Online
Links to online articles on British history in reference works published by Oxford University Press. Reference titles covered include A Dictionary of British History, The Oxford Companion to Black British History, and The Oxford Companion to Scottish History.

Biographical Information

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
An online, authoritative source containing over 57,000 substantive articles on noteworthy people of the British Isles and their connections overseas.