General History
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Contents
- 1 Pathé News Online
- 2 Related Pages
- 3 Schools and Education
- 4 Museums and Galleries
- 5 Work and Trade Associations / Unions
- 6 Political Parties and Movements
- 7 The Industrial Revolution
- 8 American History
- 9 Civilian Transport
- 10 Architecture and Old Buildings
- 11 The British Monarchy
- 12 The Landed Gentry
- 13 Jewish History
- 14 The Celts
- 15 Slavery
- 16 Current Value of Old Money
- 17 Uncategorised
Pathé News Online
Until 1970 cinemas all over Britain showed Pathé newsreels. Now you can view the entire collection, over 3500 hours, online at:
It is necessary to register, but whilst there is a charge for high-resolution copies of the films you can view low resolution versions free of charge. Almost all are in black and white, and the very earliest footage is silent.
The earliest films date from 1896! Pathé display a Top Twenty on their site - the most popular when we checked was a film of the Titanic, but an early favourite of ours is the funeral of Queen Victoria in 1901.
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 the 1800s and early 1900s.
- 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)
- See How Your Ancestors Lived This is a random collection of recommended places to visit.
Work and Trade Associations / Unions
- Friendly Societies A brief overview, with links to some specific 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
- Give Women the Vote
- Spartacus Educational Gives names of the more well remembered suffragettes.
- What did the Suffragettes Do?
The Industrial Revolution
- Leeds industrial museum Includes a history of industrialisation.
- A useful site for the cotton spinning and weaving industry
- Industrial History
American History
- Women in the American Civil War with links to other related sites.
- America in World War One
Civilian Transport
- Carriages and Coaching
- Horse trams
- Horse cabs and Hackney carriages
- Helicopters
- Bicycles
- Oral account of Coach building, Early 1900s
- The Railway Workers Family History Society
- Seaside Travel and Nostalgia
- History behind British Vehicle Registration System
Architecture and Old Buildings
- Letchworth, the first Garden City
- Bourneville village (founded by 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 This site 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
- Papers of Sykes family held at Brynmor-Jones library, The University of Hull.
- The Sledmere Stud
- Churches restored by Sir Tatton Sykes
- Sir Mark Sykes & the Waggoners 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 Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names Names and biographical details of half of the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
- Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain <faulty link
The Celts
- Family Ancestry Celts, Anglo-Celtic.
Slavery
- Slavery The transatlantic slave trade, abolition movement, time line of key events.
Current Value of Old Money
Uncategorised
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