Nineteenth Century collections online. British politics and society.

Format:

Website/Database

Contributor:

Gale.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

History.

Great Britain--History--19th century--Sources.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Politics and government--19th century--Sources.

Genre:

Sources.

Databases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Began in 2012.

polychrome

Other Title:

British politics and society

Place of Publication:

[Farmington Hills, Mich.] : Gale Cengage Learning

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

A multi-year global digitization and publishing program focusing on primary source collections of the nineteenth century, Nineteenth century collections online will be comprised of numerous collections to be released over many years as separate modules. The British politics and society collection includes tens of thousands of primary sources related to the political climate in Great Britain during the long nineteenth century. Topics include British domestic and foreign policy, trade unions, Chartism, utopian socialism, public protest, radical movements, the cartographic record, political reform, education, family relationships, religion, leisure and many others. Primary sources include manuscripts, maps, drawings, newspapers, periodicals, government correspondence, letters, diaries, photographs, poster, pamphlets and more.

Contents:

Civil Disturbance, Chartism and Riots in Nineteenth-Century England

Discontent and Authority,1820-1840

Home Office Papers and Records, 1783-1894

People's History: Working Class Autobiographies

Public Order, Discontent, and Protest in Nineteenth Century England, 1820-1850

Rare Radical and Labour Periodicals of Great Britain

Radicalism, Anti-Radicalism and Reform in England, 1769-1861, Original Papers and Minute Books

Selected Papers of the Prime Ministers of Great Britain.

Notes:

Title from databse search screen (viewed December 20, 2012).

OCLC:

803634140

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.