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Selected Resources for World History - Dynasty Project |
I. The resources in this section can be reached from the PANDA page:
Search by keyword (person’s name or subject). Browse 92 (Individual Biography). Use 920 Index (Collective Biography)
Sample Subject Headings:
Great Britain—History—Tudors
Great Britain—Kings & Rulers--Biography
Soviet Union—Kings & Rulers--Biography
France—History—Bourbons
A. Print Sources
Encyclopedia of World Biography (many vols) R 920.02 Mac Encyclopedia of World History (includes family trees) R 902 Enc Historical Atlas of Britain R 911.41 His Kings, Rulers & Statesmen R 909 Ega Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern History R 909 Lar Times Concise Atlas of World History R 911 Rim
B. Databases
Online Encyclopedias & Reference Works:
*** Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: Includes Internet links to 15, 000 articles.
*** Encyclopedia Americana Online: Based on the full text of the Academic American Encyclopedia. Includes Internet links to 30,000 articles. (Grolier)
***Galenet Discovering Series: Includes people, history, literature, timelines, and biographical and geographical dictionaries. Includes Discovering Biography, Discovering History, and MORE.
II. Web Sites
History of the Monarchy:General overview of the British monarchs.
Royal Genealogies: Includes family trees for the major monarchs of Russia, France, England, Spain, etc.
BBC (British Broadcasting Company): History: Includes timelines and historical figures.
Tudor England: Includes section on Tudor monarchs.
Chronology of Russian History: Award winning site from Bucknell University History Program.
Rulers of the Romanov Dynasty: Includes family trees.
The Czars—Fact to Face: Award winning site based on Museum Exhibit about the Czars.
Distinguished Women of Past & Present: Includes many historical figures.
Information Please:Annotated links to bio sources; includes primary sources, pictures, diaries, interviews
Internet Public Library; Biography Resources: Category and Name Indexes.
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