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*[http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/ Historical Reports] | *[http://www.histpop.org/ohpr/servlet/ Historical Reports] | ||
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==Schools and Education== | ==Schools and Education== | ||
| − | * [http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/legislation.htm Education acts – history & politicians] | + | *[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/legislation.htm Education acts – history & politicians] |
| − | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_England History of State Education] | |
| − | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_England History of State Education] | ||
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*[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/main.php3 Museum of The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment - Salisbury] | *[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/main.php3 Museum of The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment - Salisbury] | ||
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*[http://www.beamish.org.uk/ Open air museum,at Beamish, County Durham, reflecting Northern life in 1800’s and early 1900’s] | *[http://www.beamish.org.uk/ Open air museum,at Beamish, County Durham, reflecting Northern life in 1800’s and early 1900’s] | ||
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*[http://www.edencamp.co.uk/ Eden Camp, Malton, North Yorkshire - Theme museum, centred on the history of WW2] | *[http://www.edencamp.co.uk/ Eden Camp, Malton, North Yorkshire - Theme museum, centred on the history of WW2] | ||
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*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/sense_of_place/saltaire.shtml Saltaire, Bradford – factory and village, built by millowner & philanthropist Sir Titus Salt.] | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/sense_of_place/saltaire.shtml Saltaire, Bradford – factory and village, built by millowner & philanthropist Sir Titus Salt.] | ||
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*[http://www.saltsmill.org.uk/ Village includes Salts Mill – houses the David Hockney exhibition] | *[http://www.saltsmill.org.uk/ Village includes Salts Mill – houses the David Hockney exhibition] | ||
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*[http://www.trowbridgemuseum.co.uk/ History of the Woollen Cloth in Trowbridge - includes a glossary of occupations in the industry] | *[http://www.trowbridgemuseum.co.uk/ History of the Woollen Cloth in Trowbridge - includes a glossary of occupations in the industry] | ||
| + | *[http://catalogue.postalheritage.org.uk/DServe/DServe.exe?dsqServer=localhost&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Index.tcl The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA)] | ||
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*[http://www.historyshelf.org/shelf/friend/06.php Friendly Societies - a brief overview, with links to some specifiic societies] | *[http://www.historyshelf.org/shelf/friend/06.php Friendly Societies - a brief overview, with links to some specifiic societies] | ||
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*[http://www.unionancestors.co.uk/index.htm Trade Union Ancestors] | *[http://www.unionancestors.co.uk/index.htm Trade Union Ancestors] | ||
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*[http://www.unionhistory.info/matchworkers/browse.php Bryant & May Matchworkers Strike Fund Register 1888] | *[http://www.unionhistory.info/matchworkers/browse.php Bryant & May Matchworkers Strike Fund Register 1888] | ||
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*[http://www.romanbritain.freeserve.co.uk/SUFFRAGETTES.HTM SUFFRAGETTES Give Women the Vote] | *[http://www.romanbritain.freeserve.co.uk/SUFFRAGETTES.HTM SUFFRAGETTES Give Women the Vote] | ||
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*[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Whunger.htm Spartacus Educational Gives Names of the more well remembered ladies] | *[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Whunger.htm Spartacus Educational Gives Names of the more well remembered ladies] | ||
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*[http://www.johndclare.net/Women1_SuffragetteActions_Rosen.htm What did the Suffragettes Do?] | *[http://www.johndclare.net/Women1_SuffragetteActions_Rosen.htm What did the Suffragettes Do?] | ||
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*[http://www.leeds.gov.uk/armleymills/ Leeds industrial museum, which includes a history of industrialisation] | *[http://www.leeds.gov.uk/armleymills/ Leeds industrial museum, which includes a history of industrialisation] | ||
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*[http://www.spinningtheweb.org.uk/ A useful site for the cotton spinning and weaving industry] | *[http://www.spinningtheweb.org.uk/ A useful site for the cotton spinning and weaving industry] | ||
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*[http://www.revolutionaryplayers.org.uk/home.stm Industrial History] | *[http://www.revolutionaryplayers.org.uk/home.stm Industrial History] | ||
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*[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American civil war, with links to other related sites] | *[http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets2.html Women in the American civil war, with links to other related sites] | ||
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*[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One] | *[http://www.teacheroz.com/wwi.htm America in World War One] | ||
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*[http://www.georgianindex.net/horse_and_carriage/carriage_door.html Carriages and Coaching] | *[http://www.georgianindex.net/horse_and_carriage/carriage_door.html Carriages and Coaching] | ||
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*[http://www.hometown.aol.co.uk/BritHorseTrams/index.html Horse trams] | *[http://www.hometown.aol.co.uk/BritHorseTrams/index.html Horse trams] | ||
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*[http://www.lvta.co.uk/history.htm Horse cabs and Hackney carriages] | *[http://www.lvta.co.uk/history.htm Horse cabs and Hackney carriages] | ||
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*[http://www.flying-bike.demon.co.uk/helistuff/heli.html Helicopters] | *[http://www.flying-bike.demon.co.uk/helistuff/heli.html Helicopters] | ||
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*[http://www.ba-gb.com/index.php?ps=8 Bicycles] | *[http://www.ba-gb.com/index.php?ps=8 Bicycles] | ||
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*[http://www.alcester.dial.pipex.com/localpast/94au/oral.htm Oral account of Coachbuilding, Early 1900’s] | *[http://www.alcester.dial.pipex.com/localpast/94au/oral.htm Oral account of Coachbuilding, Early 1900’s] | ||
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*[http://www.railwayancestors.fsnet.co.uk The Railway Workers Family History Society] | *[http://www.railwayancestors.fsnet.co.uk The Railway Workers Family History Society] | ||
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*[http://www.letchworthgardencity.net/heritage/index-3.htm Letchworth, the first Garden City] | *[http://www.letchworthgardencity.net/heritage/index-3.htm Letchworth, the first Garden City] | ||
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*[http://www.cadbury.co.uk/EN/CTB2003/about_chocolate/history_cadbury/social_pioneers/bournville_village.htm Bourneville village (founded by the Cadburys)] | *[http://www.cadbury.co.uk/EN/CTB2003/about_chocolate/history_cadbury/social_pioneers/bournville_village.htm Bourneville village (founded by the Cadburys)] | ||
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*[http://www.portsunlightvillage.com/page.asp?pageid=history Port Sunlight (founded by William Lever)] | *[http://www.portsunlightvillage.com/page.asp?pageid=history Port Sunlight (founded by William Lever)] | ||
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*[http://www.jrf.org.uk/housingandcare/newearswick/ New Earswick (built by Joseph Rowntree)] | *[http://www.jrf.org.uk/housingandcare/newearswick/ New Earswick (built by Joseph Rowntree)] | ||
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*[http://koti.welho.com/rhurmal1/linnat2004/castles.html#A British Castles, Stately Homes and Houses] | *[http://koti.welho.com/rhurmal1/linnat2004/castles.html#A British Castles, Stately Homes and Houses] | ||
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*[http://www.victorianstation.com/architecturemenu.htm Victorian Architecture, mostly American] | *[http://www.victorianstation.com/architecturemenu.htm Victorian Architecture, mostly American] | ||
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*[http://www.building-history.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Researching historic buildings in the British Isles] | *[http://www.building-history.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ Researching historic buildings in the British Isles] | ||
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*[http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/GEDCOM.html Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web] | *[http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/GEDCOM.html Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web] | ||
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*[http://tribalpages.com/familytree.html Tribal pages uses the British royal family for its family tree tutorial] If you think you have royal connections it might be worth browsing. | *[http://tribalpages.com/familytree.html Tribal pages uses the British royal family for its family tree tutorial] If you think you have royal connections it might be worth browsing. | ||
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*[http://www.sledmerehouse.com/intro.html Sledmere House and Gardens website] | *[http://www.sledmerehouse.com/intro.html Sledmere House and Gardens website] | ||
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*[http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/0601sykes.html Biographies of family members; papers of Sykes family held at Brynmor-Jones library, University of Hull] | *[http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/news/0601sykes.html Biographies of family members; papers of Sykes family held at Brynmor-Jones library, University of Hull] | ||
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*[http://www.yorkshire-racing.co.uk/sledmere.htm The Sledmere stud] | *[http://www.yorkshire-racing.co.uk/sledmere.htm The Sledmere stud] | ||
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*[http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/leisure/tourism/pdf/leaflets/sykes_trail.pdf Churches restored by Sir Tatton Sykes] | *[http://www.eastriding.gov.uk/leisure/tourism/pdf/leaflets/sykes_trail.pdf Churches restored by Sir Tatton Sykes] | ||
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*[http://www.yorkshirehistory.com/wagon/index1.htm Sir Mark Sykes & the Wagoners Reserve (with link to attestation details of individual men)] | *[http://www.yorkshirehistory.com/wagon/index1.htm Sir Mark Sykes & the Wagoners Reserve (with link to attestation details of individual men)] | ||
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*[http://www.r-alston.co.uk/country_house_database.htm A database of country houses in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and some of the surrounding islands, with brief histories.] | *[http://www.r-alston.co.uk/country_house_database.htm A database of country houses in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and some of the surrounding islands, with brief histories.] | ||
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*[http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page] Database of MPs showing their constituencies and dates of birth and death (going back to the 17th century). The Peerages of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. | *[http://www.angeltowns.com/town/peerage/ Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page] Database of MPs showing their constituencies and dates of birth and death (going back to the 17th century). The Peerages of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. | ||
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/UK/londweb.htm Jewish history in London] | *[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/UK/londweb.htm Jewish history in London] | ||
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*[http://www.jeffreymaynard.com/index.htm Anglo-Jewish Miscellanies] | *[http://www.jeffreymaynard.com/index.htm Anglo-Jewish Miscellanies] | ||
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/ JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy] | *[http://www.jewishgen.org/ JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy] | ||
Revision as of 13:16, 13 June 2007
Contents
- 1 Related Pages
- 2 Schools and Education
- 3 Museums and Galleries
- 4 Work and Trade Associations / Unions
- 5 Political Parties and Movements
- 6 The Industrial Revolution
- 7 American History
- 8 Civilian Transport
- 9 Architecture and Old Buildings
- 10 The British Monarchy
- 11 The Landed Gentry
- 12 Jewish History
- 13 The Celts
Related Pages
- Emigration and Immigration Incorporating Shipping and Passenger Lists
Schools and Education
Museums and Galleries
- Museum of The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment - Salisbury
- Open air museum,at Beamish, County Durham, reflecting Northern life in 1800’s and early 1900’s
- Eden Camp, Malton, North Yorkshire - Theme museum, centred on the history of WW2
- Saltaire, Bradford – factory and village, built by millowner & philanthropist Sir Titus Salt.
- Village includes Salts Mill – houses the David Hockney exhibition
- History of the Woollen Cloth in Trowbridge - includes a glossary of occupations in the industry
- The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA)
Work and Trade Associations / Unions
- Friendly Societies - a brief overview, with links to some specifiic societies
- Trade Union Ancestors
- Bryant & May Matchworkers Strike Fund Register 1888
Political Parties and Movements
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page Database of MPs showing their constituencies and dates of birth and death (going back to the 17th century). The Peerages of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom.
The Chartist Movement
The Suffragettes
- SUFFRAGETTES Give Women the Vote
- Spartacus Educational Gives Names of the more well remembered ladies
- What did the Suffragettes Do?
The Industrial Revolution
- Leeds industrial museum, which includes a history of industrialisation
- A useful site for the cotton spinning and weaving industry
- Industrial History
American History
Civilian Transport
- Carriages and Coaching
- Horse trams
- Horse cabs and Hackney carriages
- Helicopters
- Bicycles
- Oral account of Coachbuilding, Early 1900’s
- The Railway Workers Family History Society
Architecture and Old Buildings
- Letchworth, the first Garden City
- Bourneville village (founded by the Cadburys)
- Port Sunlight (founded by William Lever)
- New Earswick (built by Joseph Rowntree)
- British Castles, Stately Homes and Houses
- Victorian Architecture, mostly American
- Researching historic buildings in the British Isles
The British Monarchy
- Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Web
- Tribal pages uses the British royal family for its family tree tutorial If you think you have royal connections it might be worth browsing.
The Landed Gentry
- Sledmere House and Gardens website
- Biographies of family members; papers of Sykes family held at Brynmor-Jones library, University of Hull
- The Sledmere stud
- Churches restored by Sir Tatton Sykes
- Sir Mark Sykes & the Wagoners Reserve (with link to attestation details of individual men)
- A database of country houses in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and some of the surrounding islands, with brief histories.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page Database of MPs showing their constituencies and dates of birth and death (going back to the 17th century). The Peerages of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom.
Jewish History
The Celts
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