History References: Tips for Finding Reputable Sources

[Astronuc]

The World of the Huns: Studies in Their History and Culture [Hardcover], Otto J. Maenchen-Helfen
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0520015967/?tag=pfamazon01-20
http://books.google.com/books?id=CrUdgzSICxcC&pg=PAi&lpg=PAi#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

[Astronuc]

European history timeline
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/ralph/referenc/eurotime.htm

European Timeline - Project Galileo
http://galileo.rice.edu/chron/europe.html

Middle Ages Timeline - English perspective
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/middle-ages-timeline.htm

 

[Astronuc]

BBC and the British Museum produce 'A History of the World in 100 Objects'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/about/british-museum-objects/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/exploreraltflash


Slide Rule - http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/obSocsS_SieiWeM4mXh-3Q


http://www.britishmuseum.org/visiting/floor_plans_and_galleries/ground_floor.aspx

 

[Astronuc]

History Magazine The official website of BBC History Magazine
http://www.historyextra.com/

I was reading an issue this morning. I found the articles informative and insightful. It seems to be an excellent resource on British history and European history, and possibly World history.

 

[willbell]

Internet Classics Archive - Livy, Plutarch, etc (thanks MIT!)

UNESCO Institute for Statistics - Lots of Statistics and Data

Linguistic Maps - Very Useful

SEDAC - Useful maps you can put to good use (NASA resource) - Semi Related

NationMaster - Compare any two countries on several topics - Semi Related

History of Nations - See a detailed history of any nation

The History Page - History Resources by Period

http://www3.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html - Condensed timeline of many historical or recent events

Archive of Primary Sources - Exactly what it sounds like, I don't get much use out of it, but it comes highly recommended

Old Time Radio - Radio shows from the 20th century, Winston Churchill is supposed to be in there somewhere, etc

Wikipedia - Heads of State by Year - Some people don't like Wiki but it goes back millennia

The Internet Archive - Lots of good stuff, a tad disorganized

Map Room - Good source of Historic Maps

The United Nations - Not everybody would assume this is a good resources but it has plenty of useful materials

Library of Resources on Medieval Spain - Exactly what it sounds like

Internet History Sourcebooks Project - More historical texts

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/refsites/ - Looks good, haven't looked too closely

UK Treaties Online - List of treaties the UK has been involved with and plenty of material on them

Historical Statistics - Population and other stats over time, including in ancient times