LibGuides: HIS 3331: History of England: Getting Started

Welcome

Image of John (John Lackland), King of England, 1199-1216 left, right, King Henry VIII

Welcome to the HIS 3331: History of England Research Guide. In this guide, you will find library and online resources to help you with your research and course assignments. Scroll below to see the most used resources for getting started on your research. Click on the side navigation tabs on the left to see more in-depth and comprehensive resources.

This course examines the history of England from the Roman invasions through the Glorious Revolution of 1688, with special emphasis on the growth of the English Constitution.

Most Used Resources

World History (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Provides information on hundreds of world history topics. For each topic or person, there is a topic overview, and also rare primary sources, magazine, journal and news articles, encyclopedia and dictionary articles, images, video and audio files, (if available) and for some topics, websites.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR offers journals, ebooks, and primary source collections, allowing researchers to retrieve high-resolution scanned images as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The resources archived in JSTOR span many disciplines.
Primary Sources (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Gale Primary Sources is an integrated research environment that allows users to search across all of their Gale primary source collections. Gale Primary Sources takes users beyond a simple search and retrieve workflow, allowing them to analyze content using frequency and term-relationship tools. Through intuitive subject-indexing users will discover new material even in the most familiar of content sets.

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For additional articles databases, explore the "Articles" tab

Magna Carta : through the ages by Ralph Turner
ISBN: 9781317873945
Publication Date: 2003
Society at war ; the experience of England and France during the Hundred Years War by C. T. Allmand
Call Number: DC95.45 .A43 1973
ISBN: 0064901602
Publication Date: 1973-01-01
Queen Elizabeth I by J. E. Neale
ISBN: 9780897339605
Publication Date: 2014-08-01
Perceptions of a monarchy without a king : reactions to Oliver Cromwell's power by Benjamin Woodford
ISBN: 9780773588127
Publication Date: 2013-01-01

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For additional books and ebooks, explore the "Books and eBooks" tab

Digital Bodleian
Discover over a million images of rare books, manuscripts, and other treasures from the Bodleian Libraries and Oxford college libraries.
David Rumsey Map Collection
Welcome to the David Rumsey Map Collection Database and Blog. The Map Database has many viewers and the Blog has numerous categories. The historical map collection has over 42,000 maps and images online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented.
The National Archives (UK)
The National Archives is the UK government's official archive, containing over 1,000 years of history. We give detailed guidance to government departments and the public sector on information management and advise others about the care of historical archives.

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For additional primary sources databases, explore the "Primary Sources" tab

AVON This link opens in a new window
Contains thousands of videos, including documentaries, educational films, and news clips spanning the widest range of subject areas.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR offers journals, ebooks, and primary source collections, allowing researchers to retrieve high-resolution scanned images as they were originally designed, printed, and illustrated. The resources archived in JSTOR span many disciplines.
Smithsonian Open Access This link opens in a new window
A repository of millions of the Smithsonian's images that can be reused by anyone.

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For additional images and videos, explore the "Images and Videos" tab