http://library.wciu.edu/links/ Recent bookmarks posted to Latourette Library Internet Research Links 60 http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp “A vision of Britain between 1801 and 2001. Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.” admin Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:54:27 +0000 england great britain history: british united kingdom https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html Covers geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for most countries and islands. admin Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:29:19 +0000 akrotiri antarctica arctic ocean aruba ash and cartier islands atlantic ocean baker island bassas da india cote d'ivoire country studies england equatorial guinea eritrea europa island european union falkland islands faroe islands federated states of french guiana french metropolitan french polynesia french southern and antarctic territories lands glorioso islands great britain guernsey guinea-bissau heard and mcdonald islands holy see howland island indian ocean islas malvinas isle of ivory coast jan mayen jarvis island johnston atoll juan de nova island kingman reef kiribati laos latvia lebanon lesotho liberia libya liechtenstein lithuania luxembourg macau macedonia madagascar malawi malaysia maldives mali malta man marshall islands martinique mauritania mauritius mayotte mexico micronesia midway islands moldova monaco mongolia montserrat morocco mozambique myanmar namibia nauru navassa island nepal netherlands netherlands antilles new caledonia new zealand nicaragua niger nigeria niue norfolk island north korea northern mariana islands norway oman pacific ocean pakistan palau palmyra atoll panama papua new guinea paracel islands paraguay peru philippines pitcairn islands poland portugal puerto rico qatar reunion romania russian federation rwanda samoa san marino sao tome and principe saudi arabia senegal serbia and montenegro seychelles sierra leone singapore slovakia slovenia solomon islands somalia south africa south georgia and south sandwich islands south korea southern ocean spain spratly islands sri lanka st. helena st. kitts and nevis st. lucia st. pierre and miquelon st. vincent and the grenadines sudan suriname svalbard and jan mayen islands swaziland sweden switzerland syria taiwan tajikistan tanzania thailand timor-leste togo tokelau tonga trinidad and tobago tromelin island tunisia turkey turkmenistan turks and caicos islands tuvalu uganda ukraine united arab emirates united kingdom united states of america united states pacific island wildlife refuges uruguay uzbekistan vanuatu vatican city vatican city state venezuela viet nam virgin islands (british) virgin islands (u.s.) wake island wallis and futuna west bank western sahara yemen yugoslavia zambia zimbabwe http://www.behindthename.com/ Gives the history behind first names from England, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Iran, Turkey, India, some parts of Africa, and a number of other countries. Also covers Arabic names, biblical names, and mythological names. admin Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:26:00 +0000 african albanian arabic arabic names armenian azerbaijani basque biblical names breton bulgarian catalan chinese cornish corsican czech and slovak danish dutch england english esperanto estonian etymologies finnish first names france french frisian galician german germany great britain greek hawaiian hungarian icelandic igbo india indian iran iranian ireland irish italian italy japanese jewish kazakh khmer korean kurdish latvian lithuanian macedonian manx maori modern english mythological names names native american north korea norwegian polish portuguese provencal romanian russian scottish serbian and croatian slovene south korea spain spanish swedish thai traditional english turkey turkish ukrainian united kingdom vietnamese welsh yoruba http://www.iwm.org.uk/upload/package/30/women/index.htm '... focuses on [British] women's experiences of war in the twentieth century,' covering topics pre-1914, during World War I and World War II, and post-1945. Includes images and activities related to themes such as 'A woman's place is in the home' and 'War babes: stereotypes, pin-ups and prejudice.'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Sat, 13 Jan 2007 01:50:18 +0000 'a woman's place is in the home' british women's experiences (post-1945) conflict england great britain great britain: history military stereotypes united kingdom war women's studies world war i (1914-1918) world war ii (1939-1945) http://www.iisg.nl/w3vlwomenshistory/ Organized by countries, plus other information. admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:52:27 +0000 africa argentina asia australia austria belarus belgium canada central america croatia czechia denmark england estonia europe france germany great britain iceland ireland italy japan latin america middle east netherlands new zealand norway poland romania russia south america spain sweden switzerland united kingdom united states virtual libraries women's history women's studies http://vlib.org/Archaeology High quality directory maintained by an expert in the field. Covers African archaeology, archaeology and prehistory, European archaeology, and United Kingdom archaeology. admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:51:22 +0000 african archaeology archaeology england europe: archaeology great britain prehistory united kingdom united kingdom: archaeology https://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/postcodefinder Free registration and log-on is required. admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:32:01 +0000 addresses england great britain postal codes united kingdom zip codes http://www.nationsonline.org/ 'Made to improve cross-cultural understanding and global awareness through information.... a portal of gateways to the countries, cultures and nations in this world, a reference directory ...' and more. admin Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:26:02 +0000 afghanistan akrotiri albania algeria american samoa andorra angola anguilla antarctica antigua and barbuda arctic ocean argentina armenia aruba ash and cartier islands atlantic ocean australia austria azerbaijan bahamas baker island bangladesh barbados bassas da india belarus belgium belize benin bermuda bhutan bolivia bosnia and herzegovina botswana bouvet island brazil british indian ocean territory british virgin islands brunei bulgaria burkina faso burma burundi cambodia cameroon canada cape verde cayman islands central african republic chad chile china christmas island clipperton island cocos islands colombia comoros congo congo (brazzaville) congo (kinshasa) cook islands coral sea islands costa rica cote d'ivoire country studies croatia cuba cyprus czech republic denmark dhekelia djibouti dominica dominican republic east timor ecuador egypt el salvador england equatorial guinea eritrea estonia ethiopia europa island european union falkland islands faroe islands federated states of fiji finland france french guiana french metropolitan french polynesia french southern and antarctic territories lands gabon gambia gaza strip georgia germany ghana gibraltar great britain greece greenland grenada guadeloupe guam guatemala guernsey guinea guinea-bissau guyana haiti heard and mcdonald islands holy see honduras hong kong howland island hungary iceland india indian ocean indonesia iran iraq ireland islas malvinas isle of israel italy ivory coast ivory coast - cote d'ivoire jamaica jan mayen japan jarvis island jersey johnston atoll jordan juan de nova island kazakhstan keeling islands kenya kingman reef kiribati kuwait kyrgyzstan laos latvia lebanon lesotho liberia libya liechtenstein lithuania luxembourg macau macedonia madagascar malawi malaysia maldives mali malta man marshall islands martinique mauritania mauritius mayotte mexico micronesia midway islands moldova monaco mongolia montserrat morocco mozambique myanmar namibia nauru navassa island nepal netherlands netherlands antilles new caledonia new zealand nicaragua niger nigeria niue norfolk island north korea northern mariana islands norway oman pacific ocean pakistan palau palmyra atoll panama papua new guinea paracel islands paraguay peru philippines pitcairn islands poland portugal puerto rico qatar reunion romania russian federation rwanda samoa san marino sao tome and principe saudi arabia senegal serbia and montenegro seychelles sierra leone singapore slovakia slovenia solomon islands somalia south africa south georgia and south sandwich islands south korea southern ocean spain spratly islands sri lanka st. helena st. kitts and nevis st. lucia st. pierre and miquelon st. vincent and the grenadines sudan suriname svalbard and jan mayen islands swaziland sweden switzerland syria taiwan tajikistan tanzania thailand timor-leste togo tokelau tonga trinidad and tobago tromelin island tunisia turkey turkmenistan turks and caicos islands tuvalu uganda ukraine united arab emirates united kingdom united states of america united states pacific island wildlife refuges uruguay uzbekistan vanuatu vatican city vatican city state venezuela viet nam virgin islands (british) virgin islands (u.s.) wake island wallis and futuna west bank western sahara yemen yugoslavia zambia zimbabwe http://menic.utexas.edu/Countries_and_Regions/Great_Britain/ Provides info on country's history, geography, business, culture, and government. admin Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:28:36 +0000 england great britain united kingdom http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/uk/04/channel_tunnel/html/default.stm This illustrated feature provides a history of the Channel Tunnel, the train tunnel connecting France and Britain under the English Channel, officially opened in 1994. Features photos, images, and diagrams of the tunnel.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:07:09 +0000 chunnel eurostar eurotunnel france great britain history railroads--europe transportation tunnels http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1038758.stm An overview of the country's political history, statistics, leader profiles, and more. Click on the Timeline link on the right side of the page for a chronology of events.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Thu, 30 Nov 2006 05:35:35 +0000 chronologies england great britain leader profiles political history statistics timeline united kingdom http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/george.html Discussion of a study that concludes 'medication laced with arsenic may have contributed [ George's] mental problems.' Previously scientists suggested George III's poor physical health and episodes of mental instability 'were caused by porphyria -- a rare inherited blood disorder.' (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:58:28 +0000 arsenic england george iii: king of great britain: 1738-1820 great britain hair heads of state kings madness mental illness monarchy people people: government poisons porphyria public health and safety royalty rulers united kingdom http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page13.asp Discusses British monarchs since 1603, when the English and Scottish crowns were united. Include profiles of the Stuarts (such as James I), the Hanoverians (such as George III and Victoria), Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (Edward VII), and the current House of Windsor.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Sat, 11 Nov 2006 07:58:22 +0000 england great britain great britain: history great britain: rulers heads of state history monarchy people: government royalty united kingdom wwi http://www2.hn.psu.edu/faculty/jmanis/jimspdf.htm Covers a number of classic authors. admin Sat, 11 Nov 2006 01:50:34 +0000 'cogito ergo sum' aeschylus aesop's fables alexis de tocqueville alfred aristotle arnold matthew arthurian chronicles austen jane bacon francis beowulf bible: king james version blake william book of mormon boswell james bronte anne bronte charlotte bronte emily byron carlyle thomas carroll lewis cervantes chaucer checkov anton chesterton g. k. chopin kate clemens samuel codex junius 11 coleridge conrad joseph cooper james feni crane stephen cummings e. e. dante darwin charles de balzac honore de maupassant guy de quincey thomas defoe daniel descartes dewey john dickens charles dickinson emily don quixote dos passos john dostoevsky douglass frederick dracula duke de saint-simon dumas alexandre (pere) e-books eliot george eliot t. s. emerson ralph waldo england epictetus erson sherwood fairy tales fall of troy fielding henry flaubert gustave ford madox forster e. m. frankenstein franklin benjamin goethe gogol nikolai goldsmith oliver great britain great political documents hawthorne nathaniel henry david thoreau hesiod high history of the holy graal history of the britons homer homeric hymns homerica ibsen henrik icelandic saga: grettir the strong irving washington jacobs joseph james henry james william joyce james kalevala (finnish epic) khayyam omar king arthur kipling rudyard koran lawrence d. h. lewis sinclair life of samuel johnson lincoln abraham locke john lord tennyson luther martin machiavelli niccolo (1469-1527) malory sir thomas marlowe christopher masters edgar lee maugham w. somerset melville herman meredith george mill john stuart millay edna st. vincent milton john montaigne nennius nibelungenlied nietzsche norris frank owen wilfred peacock thomas love philobiblon plato plutarch poe edgar allan pope alexander qur'an rabelais rhodius apollonius richard de bury richard robinson edwin arlington rousseau jean jacques rubiayat russell bertrand schiller friedrich schopenhauer arthur scott sir walter shakespeare shaw george bernard shelley smith adam smyrnaeus quintus sojourner truth: narrative of sophocles spenser edmund spinoza sterne laurence stevenson robert louis swift jonathan tasso torquato thackeray william makepeace tolstoy leo travels in england during reign of queen elizabeth trollope anthony turgenev ivan twain mark united kingdom upanishads veblen thorstein verne jules virgil volsunga saga voltaire wace walpole horace walton izaak washington booker t. wells h. g. wharton edith whitman walt wilde oscar woolf virginia wordsworth william yonge charlotte m zola emile http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/games/fire/ What did London look like before and after the Great Fire in [September] 1666? View the animation ... to see etchings o.f the London skyline made before and after the event.' Highlights landmarks such as Fleet Street, St. Paul's Cathedral, London Bridge, and the Tower of London. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index) admin Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:54:08 +0000 17th century england fire great britain great fire (1666) london (england) united kingdom