British History

British History Online is a digital library of key printed primary and secondary sources for the history of Britain and Ireland, with a primary focus on the period between 1300 and 1800.

Looking at Buildings

An introduction to architecture with pages on Building Types, architectural styles and traditions

Geffrye Museum

The Geffrye Museum is one of London's best-loved museums. It shows the changing style of the English domestic interior in a series of period rooms from 1600 to the present day.

Sir John Soane’s Museum

Sir John Soane’s Museum is the idiosyncratic house-museum of the great Neo-Classical architect Sir John Soane (1753 – 1837) displaying his collection of antiquities, furniture, models and paintings.

St Martin-in-the-Fields

St Martin-in-the-Fields is a landmark. Its fine architecture and prominent location place it at the heart of the nation.

Dr Johnson's House

Dr Johnson's House is a charming 300-year-old townhouse, nestled amongst a maze of courts and alleys in the historic City of London.

Spencer House

From its conception, Spencer House was recognised as one of the most ambitious aristocratic town houses ever built in London and is, today, the city's only great eighteenth-century private palace to survive intact.

Benjamin Franklin House

In the heart of London, is Benjamin Franklin House, the world's only remaining Franklin home. For nearly sixteen years between 1757 and 1775, Dr Benjamin Franklin – scientist, diplomat, philosopher, inventor, Founding Father of the United States and more – lived behind its doors.

John Wesley's chapel

The site is a complex of Georgian and Victorian buildings located in a fine Georgian courtyard near the financial district of London. John Wesley's chapel, his house and the Museum of Methodism are all on site for visitors to see.

A Textile Lovers Diary

Designing textiles is almost as old as the textile itself. If the first primitive fabric was created strictly for utilitarian purposes, it appears that very soon after these came to have an esthetic value and a social meaning.

Edict of Nantes at infoplease.com

Nantes, Edict of, 1598, decree promulgated at Nantes by King Henry IV to restore internal peace in France, which had been torn by the Wars of Religion; the edict defined the rights of the French Protestants (Huguenots).

The Georgian Group

The Georgian Group exists to protect and preserve Georgian buildings, monuments and landscapes. They were founded in 1937 by a group led by Lord Derwent, Angus Acworth and Robert Byron, one of the greatest travel writers of the twentieth century.

London Metropolitan Archives

The largest local authority record office in the United Kingdom and we look after 105 km of books, maps, films and photographs in our strong-rooms - an enormous amount of information London and Londoners. This material dates from 1067 to the present day and covers every imaginable subject.

Dennis Severs House

The house is a magical 18th century recreation of a Huguenot silk weaver's family home. Its creator Dennis Severs, an artist, who used his visitor's imagination as his canvas and who lived in the house in much the same way as its original occupants might have done in the early 18th century.

Spitalfields Music

Spitalfields Music brings together world class artists and local people in one of the most unusual and creative corners of London. Drawing inspiration from the area, we produce two annual music festivals and run creative music projects throughout the year in the local community.

The Fan Museum

The Fan Museum located in Greenwich is home to a collection of more than 3,500 predominantly antique fans from around the world, dating from the 11th century to the present day. Its collection and fans on loan from other collections are displayed in changing themed exhibitions in which fans are presented in their historical, sociological and economic contexts.

The Friends of Christ Church Spitalfields

The Friends of Christ Church Spitalfields is the charity leading the restoration of Hawksmoor's masterpiece. Starting in 1976, the Friends have raised and spent £10 million on an award-winning restoration.

THE EAST END PRESERVATION SOCIETY

This is for people who care about the East End & are concerned about the future of its built environment. Twitter @EastEndPSociety Facebook /EastEndPSociety

The Museum of SoHo

The museum was started c1991 by a group of amateurs, keen to preserve any material relating to the history of Soho.

The Historical Association

The Historical Association is an independent charity incorporated by Royal Charter. They have been supporting the study and enjoyment of history since 1906. With over 6000 members the HA is the major national organisation representing the case for an historical education to policy makers and ministers.