History - Suggested Databases

The following databases are suggested as good starting points for finding History materials. This list is not exhaustive, and you may find other databases more suited to your needs.

Bibliography of British and Irish history
Good for finding books, chapters and articles on British and Irish history, including local history
British History Online
Links to Calendars of State Papers from the 13th to 18th centuries, plus other sources for local, religious and economic history
EBSCO
covers lots of subject areas so often good for a quick starting point
Historical Abstracts
the world’s leading source of detailed articles and chapters on History from 1492 onwards
JISC Historic Books
includes the full content of EEBO and ECCO
JSTOR
a journal archive containing over 60 major History journals. For many History students, this is the number one place to search!
Mass Observation Online
British Social History, 1937-1972

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Anne Worden

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Subject Locations

Although many history books are kept on the Second Floor in the University Library, social history, including women’s history, is on the First Floor. Specific classmarks of interest include:

Decolonization: 325.3Early modern Europe: 940.2
Empire: 909.097124…
English history: 942
French Revolution: 944.04
German history: 943
Historiography: 907.2
The Holocaust: 940.531503924
Local history: Hampshire: 942.27
Netherlands history: 949.2
Nineteenth Century Europe: 940.28
Russian history: 947
Slavery: 305.567…
Social class history: 305.5…
UK history: 941
Witchcraft: 133.4
Women’s history: 305.409…
World War II: 940.53,940.54
What is history? 901