20 different versions of the English Bible from the tenth to the twentieth century, including William Tyndale's translations of the Pentateuch, Jonah and the New Testament.
Bibliographic data on historical writing dealing with the British Isles and with the British Empire and Commonwealth, during all periods for which written documentation is available - from 55BC to the present.
Date coverage: 1969-2008. An index to life sciences and biomedical research covering pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more.
A substantial collection of 19th century pamphlets, especially strong on commerce, economics, finance, politics, religion and sociology.
Bristol has a substantial collection of 19th century pamphlets, including the National Liberal Club collection, with pamphlets from the libraries of Charles Bradlaugh, John Noble, the Liberation Society, the Land Nationalisation Society, the Cobden Club, and others. Bristol's collection is especially strong on 19th century commerce, economics, finance, politics, religion and sociology. In addition to publications by Liberal Party members, it includes many pamphlets from other political parties.
A national collection of over 150,000 socio-political cartoons from British newspapers and magazines, plus comic strips, newspaper cuttings, books and magazines.
Provides information on research, policy and practice in education and training in the UK. Particular strengths include educational policy and administration, evaluation and assessment, technology and special educational needs.
A digital library of key printed primary and secondary sources for the history of Britain and Ireland, with a primary focus on the period between 1300 and 1800. N.B. You will need to login to access some of the premium content available in BHO. Click on the Log in link at the top of the screen and follow the link to Login via Shibboleth and the UK Access Management Federation.
British Library Newspapers contains full runs of influential national and regional newspapers representing different political and cultural segments of British society. Coverage is from 1732 to 1950, and a number of new titles have recently been added to the collection, including the Westmorland Gazette, Leeds Intelligencer, and the Liverpool Daily Post. Now including Irish newspapers
The collection includes national and regional newspapers, as well as those from both established country or university towns and the new industrial powerhouses of the manufacturing Midlands, as well as Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
NB: British Library Newspapers (1732-1950) includes the vast majority of the newspapers contained within the British Newspaper Archive (BNA). Exclusions are low print runs and material with poor legibility. BNA content is exclusively available to higher education institutions via the BL database.
Listen to a selection from the British Library's extensive collections of unique sound recordings, which come from all over the world and cover the entire range of recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds
Contains facsimile page images and searchable full text for over 470 British periodicals published from the 17th until the early 20th century.
Topics covered include literature, music, art, drama, archaeology, architecture, philosophy, history, science, and the social sciences.
BSOL includes all British standards and international and European standards that have been adopted as British standards. It also includes ASTM, ISO and IEC standards that haven't been adopted as British standards. BSOL also holds BSI Publicly Available Specifications, as well as BSI books.
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The newspapers, pamphlets, and books collected by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817) represent the largest and most comprehensive collection of early English news media.