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The City of Oxford, 1850 - 1914

We will investigate the economic, social and cultural changes that Oxford underwent in the later Victorian and Edwardian periods, taking it from a city still heavily dependent on its university for both fame and fortune to one ready, finally, to participate in the industrial revolution.

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2012-12-18 11:31
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Link English Timeline

An interactive timeline from the British Library exploring the evolution of English language and literature, 1000 AD-present.

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Link Victorian Network

Open-access peer-reviewed journal on Victorian studies.

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Link The Victorian Web

Multimedia site on Victorian literature and culture. Includes e-texts of Victorian literature and critical, biographical, and other commentary....

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Link The Victorian Dictionary

Online dictionary of Victorian social history and the Victorian city.

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Link British History On-Line

A digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles....

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Link A Vision of Britain Through Time

Access to hundreds of primary sources, from 1801 to the present day, including maps, statistics and historical descriptions, and many analyses of...

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Link British Library - Learning History

Diverse resources covering a range of historical, social and cultural topics from the medieval period to the present day.

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Link The National Archives

Access to thousands of primary historical sources plus related articles and learning resources.

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Link UK Parliament Living Heritage

Information on how British Parliament worked with social reformers to improve working conditions and education over the 19th and 20th centuries....

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Link Music Hall and Theatre History

Contains the archives of Arthur Lloyd, famous Victorian actor, comedian, singer, songwriter, and music hall performer, plus information on British...

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Link Fairground Heritage Trust

An extensive collection of photographs relating to British fairground history, with interesting essays on fairground people, rides and attractions...

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Link Charles Booth on-line archive

Extensive information about social reformer Charles Booth (1840-1916) and his seminal survey into life and labour in London (1886-1903).

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Link Britain from above – arial photographs, 1919-1953

Aerofilms collection of over 16,000 aerial photographs taken between 1919 and 1953, fully searchable by keyword. Many photographs are annotated....

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Link Church plans on-line, 1818 - 1982

 

The archive of the Incorporated Church Building Society which includes over 15,000 files relating to applications by...

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Link Images of England

A ‘point in time’ photographic library of England’s listed buildings, recorded at the turn of the 21st century. Over 300,000 images of England’s...

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Link ViewFinder - historic photographs of England

The photographs on ViewFinder are all held in the English Heritage Archive. They date from the 1850s and are a resource for people interested in...

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Link Historical Directories On-Line

A digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919. Contains high quality reproductions of comparatively...

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Link Oxford History

An authoritative and constantly-evolving archive of material on Oxford's heritage, including detailed histories of principle streets and the...

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Link Your House, My House - Oxford Suburbs 1800 - 2001

Deatiled social, architectural and economic histories of five suburbs in Oxford - Jericho, North Oxford, Rose Hill, Florence Park and Blackbird...

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Link The Workhouse - the Story of an Institution

A comprehensive and authoritative archive of information on all aspects of British workhouses encompassing social history, politics, economics and...

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Link Oxoniensia on-line

The annual journal of the Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society (OAHS), first published in 1936. One of the foremost archaeological,...

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Link Oxfordshire Heritage Search

A catalogue of Oxfordshire's cultural and heritage resources. Includes searchable material from Oxfordshire museums and archaeolgical services,...

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Link Oxfordshire History Gateway

A guide and reference source for researchers and potential researchers into Oxfordshire’s history, archaeology, landscape and buildings. It aims...

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Link British newspapers 1800-1900

Access to the contents of  49 national and local newspapers printed between 1800 and 1900, with two million pages of searchable digitised content...

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Link BBC History website

Vast array of resources and infomation on British and international history, from the Egyptians to the present day.

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Link The Great Exhibition, 1851

Resources concerned with the Great Exhibition of 1851 at Crystal Palace in London, including watercolours of the Great Exhibition, eye-witness...

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Link Images of Queen Victoria

A collection of over 280 images of Queen Victoria, her extensive family, and her court.

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Link Hidden Lives - Children in Care 1881-1918

Unique archive material about poor and disadvantaged children cared for by The Waifs and Strays' Society (later the Children's Society) in the...

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Link John Snow Archive & Research Companion

John Snow (1813–1858) is revered as a founding father of two medical disciplines: anesthesiology and epidemiology. His contributions during the...

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Link Grace's Guide - British Industrial History

A major source of information about industry and manufacturing in Britain from the start of the Industrial Revolution to the present time....

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