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World History Chart
www.hyperhistory.com
Excellent timeline covering 3,000 years of world history, navigable via a timemap that shows what was happening where in the world at any given time. Also has biographies of the key players of the Napoleonic era.

History On-line
www.history.ac.uk/ihr/Resources/
Period/eighteenth.html

Gateway site that includes history links for the 18th and early 19th century. The main focus is on European and Western history.

The Regency Collection
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~awoodley
/Regency.html

Excellent comprehensive site with first-hand accounts from veterans and civilians, quotes from diarists, book reviews plus information on women's rights, the role of servants and all things military.

Napoleon Guide
www.napoleonguide.com/
An outstanding site with information on all aspects of warfare, the Napoleonic era and an animated map of the shifting geography of Europe during the Napoleonic Wars.

International Journal of the French Revolution and Age of Napoleon
www.napoleon-journal.com
Online journal with details of subscriptions and some articles.

BBC History Online Timeline
www.bbc.co.uk/history/bytime/index.shtml
Click on 'Britain', then on 'Georgians' to bring up an extensive list of articles on the period.

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/
A great site that explores the French Revolution with images, a detailed timeline and topical essays on the politics of rebellion and the social causes.

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