A large collection of digitized primary and secondary historical sources covering medieval to modern British history, including chronicles, maps, parliamentary records, and scholarly articles.
More than 100 public domain primary sources—largely in English translation and strong in European history—including Tudor and Stuart documents, selections from Voltaire, and a bilingual edition of Lorenzo Valla on the Donation of Constantine.
Lists and links to online textual resources for medieval studies including the ORB Text Library the Internet Medieval Sourcebook Labyrinth and an alphabetical index of individual documents.
High-resolution images of historic and modern maps and atlases from around the world, held by the library, spanning the medieval period to the 20th century.
Hundreds of thousands of digitized records about eighteenth century London, including court cases, poor relief, hospital and parish records, and other sources that name more than three million ordinary Londoners.
Offers over 420 digitized trial narratives from the U.S., U.K., and Ireland from 1815 to 1914 on marriage, sexuality, divorce, bigamy, domestic violence, child custody, and notable cases such as Oscar Wilde.
Digitized artworks, books, films, and archival materials from museums, libraries, and archives across Europe to illustrate the continent’s cultural and historical heritage.
English translations of primary texts alongside images from 1500 to the present, arranged in ten chronological sections with scholarly introductions, maps, and some audiovisual sources.
Declassified government documents, transcripts, and archival materials from around the world that illuminate international relations and Cold War history.
Thousands of scanned historical documents such as medieval manuscripts, legal charters, letters, diaries, maps, and archives from many eras and regions.
Access to 800 digitized medieval manuscripts from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France and the British Library, that allows side by side comparison and browsing by themes, authors, places, and centuries.
Publishes declassified documents and research to expand transparency and access to archives on the recent history of Russia and Eastern Europe with postings, sourcebooks, and related resources.
Publishes declassified documents and analysis, including Russian-language collections and databases, to deepen understanding of relations between the United States and Russia on issues such as mutual security, nuclear weapons, and diplomacy.
English translations of primary texts alongside images from 1500 to the present, arranged in ten chronological sections with scholarly introductions, maps, and some audiovisual sources.
Compiles digitized primary texts from the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries that document witchcraft beliefs, trials, and theological writings in early modern Europe.
Original court documents, letters, and government records that reveal how accusations of witchcraft were investigated and prosecuted in England between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries.
Translated primary texts from the medieval world, including documents on religion, politics, culture, and daily life across Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic world.
