Research Guides: History: World: Selected Websites

Search Tips

Try keyword searching on your topic in a search engine such as Google. Here are some tips on using Google's Advanced Search:

To limit your results to documents from a specific country, limit the Domain to the country's domain abbreviation (for example, .br is Brazil, .ru is Russia, and .es is Spain; for a complete list, see the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority website)

Use the Language limiter to limit results to pages that are in English (if desired)

Best of History Web Sites
A portal to over 1,000 history-related websites, specifically targeting sites with strong educational content or a research orientation. Links are generally organized by period or topic.
Reel History of Britain (British Film Institute)
Watch over one hundred films from the BBC series The Reel History of Britain which explores life in 20th century Britain. The series explores a number of topics including teenagers, life in Britain during World War One and World War Two, housing, transportation, and leisure activities.
Voice of the Shuttle: History Resources
An enormous listing of online history resources organized by country and time period.
World Wide Web Virtual History Library
One of the first and largest collections of links to online history resources, indexed by country, era and topic.
Marist College Pathfinder for 19th Century Periodicals
A list of 19th century periodicals digitized and made available online. Categorized by time period and subject matter.