Primary Sources
COLLECTIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH ZSR
- Early English Books Online (EEBO)Full text of books, pamphlets and broadsides published in England or in English between 1475 and 1700. Includes many of the items indexed in the English Short Title Catalogue. Corresponds to the Pollard and Redgrave, and Wing Short-Title Catalogues, as well as Thomason Tracts.
- Eighteenth Century Collections OnlineFull text--including page images--of books, pamphlets and broadsides published in England or in English between 1701 and 1800.
- Nineteenth Century Collections OnlineDigitized materials from the 19th century, including such collections as Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange, British Politics and Society, British Theatre, Music, and Literature, European Literature, 1790-1840, and Women: Transnational Networks.
- 17th-18th Century Burney Collection NewspapersCollection of 17th and 18th century English newspapers and news pamphlets. Published mostly in London, however there are also some English provincial, Irish and Scottish papers, and a few examples from the American colonies, Europe and India. Includes page images.
Coverage: 1604-1804. - British Library Newspapers, 1800-1900The British Library Newspapers collections feature London national newspapers, English regional papers, home country newspapers from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, and titles in specialist areas such as Victorian radicalism and Chartism.
- British Parliamentary PapersIndexes the House of Commons Sessional Papers, the House of Lords Sessional Papers and Hansards Debates.
- Times (London) Digital ArchiveAs the "world's newspaper of record," the Times (of London) has covered major international events from the French Revolution to the War in Iraq. The Times Digital Archive allows users to search over 200 years of this invaluable historical source. Coverage: 1785 - 5 years ago.
- HathiTrust Digital LibraryHathiTrust Digital Library is a digital preservation repository and access platform. It provides access to public domain and in-copyright content from a variety of sources, including Google, the Internet Archive, Microsoft, and in-house partner institution initiatives. Log in as a WFU user to get access to downloadable PDFs of public domain items.
OPENLY AVAILABLE COLLECTIONS
- British History OnlineBritish History Online is a digital library of key printed primary and secondary sources for the history of Britain and Ireland, with a primary focus on the period between 1300 and 1800. We aim to support the learning, teaching and research of our users from around the world.
Secondary Sources
BOOKS
To locate additional titles, search the ZSR Library Catalog.
The British Monarchy on ScreenCall Number: AVAILABLE ONLINEISBN: 9781526113047Publication Date: 2016
Royal Portraits in Hollywood: Filming the lives of queensCall Number: AVAILABLE ONLINEISBN: 9780813173399Publication Date: 2010
Tudors and Stuarts on FilmCall Number: PN1995.9.H5 T83 2009ISBN: 9781403940704Publication Date: 2008
Women in Early Modern England, 1550-1720 by Call Number: HQ1599.E5 M46 1998ISBN: 0198201249Publication Date: 1998
Reference Sources
- Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyBiographical dictionary of significant figures in British history.
Historical Dictionary of the British MonarchyCall Number: AVAILABLE ONLINEISBN: 9780810857797Publication Date: 2011
The Oxford Illustrated History of the British MonarchyCall Number: DA40 .C29 2000ISBN: 0192893289Publication Date: 2001
Political and Historical Encyclopedia of Women by Call Number: HQ1236.5.E85 E52 2003ISBN: 1579582370Publication Date: 2003
Routledge International Encyclopedia of WomenCall Number: HQ1115 .R69 2000ISBN: 0415920884Publication Date: 2000
Museum Collections
- Artstor Digital Library [via ZSR] The Artstor Digital Library provides images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences, with an accessible suite of software tools for teaching and research. Comprises contributions from outstanding international museums, photographers, libraries, photo archives, and artists and artists' estates. Images form ARTstor are for noncommercial educational or scholarly use only. Images may be used in educational or scholarly presentations, including printed handouts, but may not be otherwise distributed or publicly displayed.
- CAMIO - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online [via ZSR] Rights-cleared, high-quality art images for class projects, art history and studio art programs, course Web sites, lectures, presentations, and research resources.
- Getty Open Content [via ZSR] Hosted by the Getty Research Institute. Search across several of the Getty repositories, including collections databases, library catalogs, collection inventories, and archival finding aids. This link initially limits your search to images available for free download under the Getty's Open Content Program.