16th Century 1500-1599
Anne Boleyn’s Execution Speech
When in 1532 Anne Boleyn finally gave in and slept with King Henry VIII and then in 1533 secretly married him, she as good as sealed her own death warrant. She was the first English Queen to be executed and her execution speech is a paradox of the journey which brought her to the block.…
Read MoreLondon Picture Map
The London Picture Map is a new website hosted by the London Metropolitan Archives to provide a digital resource of 250,000 images of London. Search by location and see what you can find out about where you work or live.
Read MoreThe English Accent and Family History
What English accent did your ancestors speak with back in Elizabethan England? You might be surprised to learn that an American reciting Shakespeare is nearer to the mark than you or I.
Read MoreMedieval Names 1450-1600
A look at a website drawing together a list of Medieval names, fascinating for the family historian
Read MoreOnline Collection at Folger Shakespeare Library
The world’s largest Shakespeare collection at the Folger Shakespeare Library New York
Read MoreIs this where the ‘Lost Colony’ of Roanoke Island Virginia went?
New investigation of the Virginia Pars Map reveals some intriguing new evidence for the ‘Lost Colony’
Read MoreBritish History Timeline by BBC
BBC British History Timeline, an overview and starting point, see screencast YouTube Video and links as a baseline example for Historic timelines…
Read MoreGutenberg Project Free Ebook Resources
Gutenberg Project 38,000 Free Ebooks for all, legitimate and great research resources non-fiction as well as fiction. Over 100,000 books with partners and affiliates, it is a great resource for historians. Thanks to it’s late founder Michael S Stearn…
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