General World History Resources

General World History Resources Updated 2/04/04

Information (interviews and data on working conditions) about women textile workers, miners, and seamstresses in England during the Industrial Revolution.

Overview of the Industrial Revolution in England, focusing on some key events in the coal and iron/steel smelting process. Collection of links to information resources having to do with England under the reign of Queen Victoria (much of the 19th century). This was during the peak of the Industrial Revolution.

Events and people of the Romantic Period of the 19th century are outlined here. Many lonks to additional resources are offered.

A large collection of links to information about castles, including images of many castles!

Nice outline of the history of The Soviet and Post-Soviet Periods of Russia, with links to additional information about certain people and events.

This collection of links is based on a struggle for social progress. They are associated with a collection of resources for the study of world history called Gateway to World History. The presence of documents in these archives does not imply an endorsement of their content.

The following index consists of a single large file (approximately 175 Kb) offering over 1500 connections arranged alphabetically by subject and name. It is searchable with a web browser. If you can't find it among the links above, try this giant list to see if it is there.

Links to information about the history of countries in North & South America.

Medieval and Renaissance Periods of History.

Have you ever wondered about what interesting or important events happened on any given day? Are you curious? Check this link to answer your curiosity!

The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: History section: General and Old World.

The Yahoo's: History Informational Resources, by subject.

The data base comprises people only related to the Holy Roman Empire. These people are not necessarily of German nation -- it suffices that they have a German nobility title, i.e. had a function in the Holy Roman Empire or in a predecessor or successor state (German Union, German Empire, Netherland, Austria, Bohemia, Italy etc.).

Important speeches and recordings