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General

Civil War and Revolution
www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_
war_revolution/
Part of the BBC History website, this page has links to a substantial overview and a large variety of articles on 17th-century Britain.

British History Online
www.british-history.ac.uk/
Digital library of text and information about people, places and businesses from the medieval and early modern period, built by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust. Has quite a bit about the 17th century and the first decades of the 18th.

Historynet.com: British Heritage
www.historynet.com/magazines/british_heritage
Newsy history site produced by a history magazine publisher. Although there is a distinct American bias, there are some British nuggets to be found. In the archive, you'll find a number of relevant articles, including Edmund Halley: Scientific Giant.

History On-Line: Seventeenth-century Resources
www.history.ac.uk/ihr/Resources/Period/seventeenth.html
Portal site with extensive links to sites mainly concerned with European and North American history.

History World
www.historyworld.net
An enormous site with a huge amount of information that can be rather difficult to access. Includes a 'Tour through Time' for England from 1500 to 1800.

HyperHistory Online
www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
This has 2,000 files covering 3,000 years of world history, navigable via a timemap that shows what was happening where in the world at any given time. Sections include 'People', 'History', 'Events' and 'Maps'. Go to 'History' and then '1500-2007' to find a great deal of information on the 17th century throughout the world.

Texts and documents

Concise History of the British Newspaper in the 17th century http://www.bl.uk/collections/britnews.html
The British Library has online versions of several newspapers, such as London's Intelligencer and The Ladies Mercury, the first women's magazine, founded in 1693. Plus pamphlets and tracts from the period.

Internet Modern History Sourcebook
www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
Contains collections of historical texts that aim at a more 'holistic' approach to world history. Scroll down to find the main index and try 'Everyday Life' and 'Constitutional States' for excellent primary resources on 17th-century England.

Original Historical Texts
www.exmsft.com/~davidco/History/histinde.htm
Newspapers from the 1600s, including accounts of the executions of Guy Fawkes, the trial of Charles I and the Great Fire of London.

The arts and images

Baroque (1600-1750) Art Grids
www.culturalresources.com/BAR14.html
Extensive links to sites, museums and articles that cover the Baroque period in detail.

Baroque Music
http://baroque-music.com
Comprehensive site with information on the music, composers and instruments. Broadcasts live music and recommends recordings.

Miscellaneous

Flight of the Earls Centre, Rathmullan, County Donegal
www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/travel/
attractions/museums/flt_earl.shtm
The Flight of the Earls took place from the harbour here. The story is dramatically told, using models, artefacts, stained glass and extracts from literature.

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