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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Resources for this course
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English Timeline |
An interactive timeline from the British Library exploring the evolution of English language and literature, 1000 AD-present. |
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Victorian Network |
Open-access peer-reviewed journal on Victorian studies. |
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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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The Victorian Dictionary |
Online dictionary of Victorian social history and the Victorian city. |
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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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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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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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The National Archives |
Access to thousands of primary historical sources plus related articles and learning resources. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Images of Queen Victoria |
A collection of over 280 images of Queen Victoria, her extensive family, and her court. |
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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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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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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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