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The British colonised parts of the Caribbean between the seventeenth and mid-twentieth century, with some still remaining today. The United Kingdom controlled a large portion of territory, covering Jamaica, Barbados,...

Date:1824-1950
Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:9781851173235
19th Century 20th Century Modern History Economics Europe Colonialism and Empire The Americas Slavery and Abolition

The Labour Party was founded in 1900 to represent the interests of trade unions and working-class voters. In political terms, it has often been characterised as a “broad church”, encompassing...

Date:1906-1969
Contributor:Labour History Archive and Study Centre
Identifier:9781851173259
20th Century Modern History International Relations War, Security, and Intelligence Europe Politics and Social Movements Culture and Society The Americas

These reports cover the history of poor schools and the societies that ran them in Britain. These papers cover schools from the Anglican and Wesleyan denominations as well as secular...

Date:1812-1901
Contributor:various schools societies
Identifier:9781851173297
19th Century Modern History Economics Europe Culture and Society

This collection is composed of British Naval Office shipping lists between the years of 1678 and 1825. These 150 years saw the rise of British naval power across the globe,...

Date:1678-1825
Contributor:Public Record Office, London
Identifier:9781851173181
18th Century 19th Century Modern History International Relations Economics Colonialism and Empire The Americas Early Modern Slavery and Abolition

The first Earl of Minto, Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, served as governor-general of India from 1807 to 1813. This collection is drawn from his personal papers during his time...

Date:1806-1814
Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:9781851173129
18th Century 19th Century Modern History Economics Europe Asia Colonialism and Empire

This collection provides a unique opportunity to explore the British administration in Zimbabwe by looking at annual governmental reports. In the 1880s, Cecil Rhodes and the British South Africa Company...

Date:1897-1980
Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:9781851173150
19th Century 20th Century Modern History Europe Colonialism and Empire Africa

This collection from the House of Lords Record Office contains documents relating to North America and its impact upon British trade, strategy, and foreign relations. The papers cover a broad...

Date:1621-1917
Contributor:Parliamentary Archives, UK
Identifier:9781851173167
18th Century 19th Century 20th Century Modern History War, Security, and Intelligence Economics Europe Colonialism and Empire The Americas Early Modern Slavery and Abolition

These lists reveal where the British army regiments fought from the Seven Years War to the American Revolution. These detailed lists will assist those researching military regiments or trying to...

Date:1740-1784
Contributor:The Royal Artillery Insititution, Woolwich
Identifier:9781851172986
18th Century Modern History War, Security, and Intelligence Europe Colonialism and Empire