History

British History - England, Britain, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Wales, Scotland
(From Britannia.com, LLC, a privately owned company. The site primarily focuses on travel to the U.K.)
Although this site can get overridden with advertisements and pop-up windows, it does have some good introductory material on British History, with specific sections on Monarchs, King Arthur, Church History, and Documents (primary sources). Its timeline provides a useful, quick overview of British History by historical period.

WWW-VL History of the United Kingdom
(From the University of Kansas)
An outline of resources in the subject area of British History from ancient through modern times.

Government & Military

Official Web Site of the British Monarchy
(From CCG.XM and the Royal Household)
Learn about the role of the Queen and Royal family in The Monarchy Today; read royal biographies in The Royal Family; look at specific dynasties, timelines, and historical royal persons in The History of the Monarchy, and tour the Royal Collection and Royal Residences, in Art & Residences.

Regiments.org: Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and the Commonwealth
(From Regiments.org)
The Land Forces link allows you to access tabs to additional information on Regiments, Nations, International (Military History and Institutions), and Wars. (To find information about the Royal Horse Guards and Dragoons, click on the Regiments tab, look for the United Kingdom in the table, click on the option to view in Alphabetic order, and then look for The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons.)

United Kingdom Parliament
(From the official site for the House of Parliament in the U.K.)
Find information about how Parliament works, what different committees do, who the members are, what bills are up before Parliament, past and present debates and other events. Visitors with the proper computer capabilities can also view live webcasts, or take virtual tours.

Museums, Galleries, Theatres, & Historical Places

The British Museum
A museum dedicated to world cultures, you can search through its collections of artifacts online through its Compass database, or explore resources about a particular world culture, or particular subject.

Globe Theatre
(Site founded by actor/director Sam Wanamaker and sponsored by the Globe Trust, The Globe Theatre Company, Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition, and Globe Education)
This site is dedicated to providing information about Shakespeare's works, the history of the Globe Theatre (both the original and the new), and the performance of Shakespeare's works. Check out the Reference section for an online library and research database.

Historic Royal Palaces
(From the Historic Royal Palaces)
Includes the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, Banqueting House, and Kew Palace.

The Imperial War Museum
This is the national museum of war and conflict for Britain and the Commonwealth. The timeline it covers is World War I (1914) to the present. It focuses on modern war and war-time experience.

Museum of London
This museum claims to be " the largest city museum in the world, telling the fascinating story of London from prehistoric times to the present day." It tells this story through art, artifacts, printed materials, and historical oral interviews.

National Gallery of London
The National Gallery of London claims to house "one of the greatest collections of European painting in the world". Browse its permanent collection or present exhibitions, or use the Collection Explorer, you can look under a specific artist's name, a work of art, or use the timeline to select art in a specific time period.

National Portrait Gallery
See images of famous British men and women in this premier British portrait gallery. Search by sitter, artist, or portrait, or more specifically by specific groups of sitters or artists, by type of portrait, or by illustrated timeline. You may also browse the collections by display location within the gallery.

The Royal Residences
(A section of the British Monarchy site. From CCG.XM and the Royal Household)
These pages include information on Buckingham Palace, The Queen's Gallery, The Royal Mews, Windsor Castle, Frogmore, The Palace of Holyroodhouse, Balmoral Castle, Sandringham Castle, St. James Palace, Kensington Palace, and other historic residences (see also Historic Royal Palaces above).

The Tate Gallery
The Tate actually consists of galleries in 4 separate locations. The Tate Britain in Millbank, London focuses on British Art. The Tate Modern in Bankside, London houses international modern art from 1900 to the present. The Tate Liverpool in Liverpool, is home of National Collection of Modern Art in North England and exhibits the work of 20th Century artists. The Tate St. Ives, in Porthmeor Beach, St. Ives, Cornwall, also displays modern art in a setting of modern architecture. This location also oversees the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden. Browse all of the collections or conduct a keyword search, or visit the sites for the individual locations with the links provided above.

Tintern Abbey
(From the Department of English & Comparative Literature at San Jose State University)
This page shows some photos of the abbey and links to a Images of Medieval Art and Architecture page with additional images, from the University of Pittsburgh.

Victoria and Albert Museum
A world renown museum for it collection of decorative and applied arts. Check out the British Galleries for its collection of art from the 1500 to 1900, including the Victorian Era. (Click on "Objects" at the bottom of the page to get to the British History Library which includes images from the British Galleries.)

Westminster Abbey
The church of the kings and queens of England remains a functional church still today. The site includes information about the history of the church, abbey, and school; its architectural, sculptural, and other artistic works; music; and current services, events, lectures, and concerts. Online visitors can also take virtual tours by clicking on the Panoramic Views or Abbey Tour section.

Controversies, Issues, & Views

Elgin Marbles
(From the Museum Security Network, a commercial operation specializing in museum security issues)
Although this is a commercial site, it does have a good deal of links to information and topics specifically in reference to the Elgin or Parthenon Marbles and the issue of ownership.

Indiainfo.com: "India not to demand Kohinoor's return yet"
(Archived article from www.indiainfo.com , dated December 2, 2000, written by Deepshikha Ghosh, New Delhi; Accessed 12/17/02).
This article from an Indian source explains the controversy of ownership regarding the famous Kohinoor diamond.

The Parthenon Marbles
(Created by Ian Swindale and his class of students at an English School in Crete)
While this site definitely has a bias in favor of the Marbles being returned to Greece, and is compiled by a group of high school students and their teacher, it does have quite a bit of information about the history of the marbles, the controversy surrounding its ownership, and additional resources for reading.

Sixties Research Group
(Members include university scholars and film makers. Hosted by the History Department of the Open University in the U.K.)
The group is dedicated to the study of "social and cultural change in Britain, North America and the main European countries". Although the site primarily advertises what the Sixties Research Group does, and provides bibliographic information on resources in the subject area, the page on "Why the Sixties?" is a good introduction to why that decade is often regarded as the birth of counterculture.

ThroneOut: The British Anti Monarchy and Republican site
(Site founded in 1998 to express anti-monarchy views. Its producers claim to be anarchists, socialists, liberals, and capitalists.)
Though certainly not an academic site, and often irreverent and offensive in its language, it reflects a strong British anti-monarchy view. In particular, it focuses on the scandals of the British royal family and monarchy in general.

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