Links to a wide range of sites providing information on different periods of history.

Ancient History | Australian History | Medieval History | Military Conflicts | Modern History 

History Resource Centre - History Resource Center: World is a comprehensive collection of award-winning reference, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, and images, maps and charts which provide expansive geographic and chronologic research materials for the study of world history. From ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance, world history curricula is supported with over 1,800 primary sources, over 27 reference titles and more than 110 journals.
- available for use on Ryde Hunters Hill Library Service PCs. Also available for access at home by members of Ryde Hunters Hill Library Service, by use of the Ryde Library membership card number.

 Ancient History

• Ancient History Sourcebook
• Ancient Near East .net
• Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
• The Roman Empire in the First Century - meet the Emperors of Rome, read the words of poets and philosophers, learn about life in the 1st Century AD, then try your skills in our "Emperor of Rome" game!

 Australian History

• Archives of Australia
• Australian History on the Internet - National Library of Australia guide to Australian history on the Internet.
• Australian History Resources - links to sites that provide either primary resources or information useful in the study of Australian topics.
• Australian Studies: History
• Australian War Memorial
• Australian War Memorial Encyclopedia - Encyclopedia features answers to frequently asked questions about Australians at war.
• Australians at War - web site designed to complement the Australians at War TV series. Through animated documentaries, video, audio and activities you can re-live some of the greatest events in our history, as seen through the eyes of the men and women who were there.
• Australia's Oral HIstory Collections - provides electronic access to oral history endeavour in Australia. The database allows you to search within tens of thousands of hours of oral recordings. These collections document Australian life, customs, politics and traditions and cover a wide range of subjects.
• Australia's War 1939-1945
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• Directory of Archives in Australia
• The First Fleet Home Page
• First Fleet Online - information about the convicts who were transported to Australia in 1787.
• National Library of Australia Federation Gateway - Information on Federation.
• NSW Heritage Office - The Heritage Office works with communities to help them identify their important places and objects. It provides advice on how to look after heritage items and supports community heritage projects through funding and advice. The office also maintains the NSW State Heritage Inventory, a computerised database of all statutory heritage items in NSW.
• Professional Historians Association NSW Inc - the state organisation representing qualified historians in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory who are professionally employed or commissioned to undertake historical work.
• Register of the National Estate - Place Finder - more than 12,000 places of natural, historic and indigenous significance
• Royal Australian Historical Society - a cultural organisation which works for the benefit of its members and the broader community to promote interest in Australian history; advance the study of Australian history; and broaden opportunities for participation in historical research.
• State Archives of New South Wales
• Sydney Morning Herald Archives - Search every edition of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald between 1955-1990 for FREE. All articles, captions and advertisements are fully keyword searchable. Search birth, death and marriage notices. A subscription must be purchased to view the articles in full.
• Visit Gallipoli - A site that provides information on exploring Gallipoli as it is today, and the new Anzac commemorative location built at Gallipoli in conjunction with the New Zealand government and with the approval of the Turkish government.
• World History Compass - Australia
• World War II Nominal Roll - created to honour and commemorate the men and women who served in Australia's defence forces and the Merchant Navy during World War II.

 Medieval History

• Internet Medieval Sourcebook

 Military Conflict

• American Civil War Collection at the Electronic Text center - home to a variety of primary source material on the American Civil War, including letters, diaries and newspapers.
• American Civil War Homepage - gathers together in one place links to the most useful identified electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865).
• First World War
• First World War.com - This website strives to provide a general overview of the First World War.
• Second World War
• War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
• The World War 1 Document Archive - archive of primary documents from World War I

 Modern History

• BOPCRIS: British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service - a web site to search and browse information from British Official Publications over the period 1688-1995.
• Canadian Confederation - Historical essays showcase documents, articles and photographs of the people, places and events in Canadian history from the original four provinces in 1867 to the present.
• ChinaSite.com - The Complete Reference to China's History Related Web Sites
• Chronicles of England: Brut Chronicle - the earliest prose chronicle in English and was the most popular history of England in the Middle Ages.
• Declaration of Independence
• Directory of Internet Resources on Central and Eastern Europe and Russia - links to selected resources on the regions of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
• Encyclopedia of USA History: 1840-1980
• EuroDocs - Primary historical documents from Western Europe, selected transcriptions, facsimiles and translations
• Germany: 1900-1945
• The Great War - Using personal accounts and historical analysis, BBC News Online looks back at what became known as "the war to end all wars".
• Internet History Sourcebooks Project
• Modern History Sourcebook
• Online Resources for Canadian History - Internet resources pertinent to Canadian heritage in the disciplines archaeology, ethnology, history, and folk culture.
• Questions of Palestine
• Russia: 1800-1945
• Tiananmen Square, 1989: The Declassified History
• Victorian Research Guide - Scholarly resources for Victorian research

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