Britain and Its Empire

From Oxford University Libraries

The books and papers of Gertrude Bell (1868-1926), from her library of materials mainly on Arabic and Persian languages and on the histories of Arabia, and the Near and Middle East. A project of Newcastle University Library.

From the UK Paliament. Digitized editions of Commons and Lords Hansard, the Official Report of debates in Parliament. Part of a project led by the Commons and Lords libraries.

From Newberry Library

Peer-reviewed digital museum and library focused on the history of the British empire, particularly in Africa. Uses written and visual materials related to Victorian traveler David Livingstone (1813-1873) to explore ongoing debates about the creation of the archive.

The Map of Early Modern London is comprised of four distinct, interoperable projects: a digital edition of the 1561 Agas woodcut map of London; an Encyclopedia and Descriptive Gazetteer of London people, places, topics, and terms; a Library of marked-up texts rich in London toponyms; and a versioned edition of John Stow's Survey of London.

The Archive at the University of Sussex Special Collections. Documents materials from the Mass Observation Project in the UK, documenting everyday life.Available through the database AM Explorer. Click 'Collections' and then 'Mass Observation Online.'

UK's largest collection of social sciences and research data

An online exhibition that looks at how and why the empire made Britain so important.

Freely available and copyright cleared images. A service of the Library & Student Services department of the University for the Creative Arts in the UK.