Each seminar will have a list of suggested primary source databases and readings.

In addition, the library has a page listing early modern online sources: go to ‘Databases’ tab on the library catalogue main page and then select 'History' from the list of databases listed by subject. Within History you will find an option to view early modern resources. You may also find this edited collection useful:

L. Sangha and J. Willis (eds.), Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources (London: Routledge, 2016) (ebookLink opens in a new window)

 

Primary source databases: some highlights

Early English Books Online: E-book platform featuring full facsimile access to over 100,000 titles catalogued in three classic works of early English scholarship between c.1475 and 1700. The same texts are also included on the Historical Texts platform. https://search.proquest.com/eebo/indexLink opens in a new window

Internet History Sourcebooks project: a collection of historical texts in relation to ancient, medieval and early modern studies. There are more focused sourcebooks on Jewish and Islamic Sources, as well as Lesbian/Gay individuals and women that are relevant to this course. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/index.aspLink opens in a new window 

America’s Historical Imprints: covers 1639 to 1800. It includes a collection of early American books, pamphlets, broadsides, government documents and other printed materials. http://encore.lib.warwick.ac.uk/iii/encore/record/C__Re1000144__Samericas%20historical%20imprints__Orightresult__U__X6?lang=eng&suite=cobaltLink opens in a new window

British History Online: Medieval and early modern sources for British history. Particular strengths include parliamentary and local history (e.g. OS maps). http://www.british-history.ac.uk/Link opens in a new window

Connected Histories: Cross-searches a range of digital resources relating to British history in the period 1500 – 1900, including the British Museum Images, British History Online, British Newspapers 1600-1900, Parliamentary Papers, Bodleian Library’s collection of ephemera, Old Bailey online – and many more. http://www.connectedhistories.org/Link opens in a new window

Electronic Enlightenment: Edited correspondence of the early modern period, linking people across Europe, the Americas and Asia from the early 17th to the mid-19th. http://webcat.warwick.ac.uk/record=e1001137~S1Link opens in a new window

Empire Online: A searchable dates of images and printed documents from 1492-1969, relating to Africa, the Americas, Australasia, Oceania and South Asia. Accompanied by essays from leading scholars in Empire Studies. http://0-www.empire.amdigital.co.uk.pugwash.lib.warwick.ac.uk/Link opens in a new window

English Broadside and Ballad Archive: Includes a range of ballads and broadsides from the C16th and C17th. http://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/Link opens in a new window

European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750: Index and comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750 containing more than 32,000 entries. http://webcat.warwick.ac.uk/record=e1000473~S1Link opens in a new window

Migration to New Worlds database: explores the movement of peoples from Great Britain, Ireland, mainland Europe and Asia to the New World and Australasia. http://webcat.warwick.ac.uk/record=e1001224~S1Link opens in a new window

Old Bailey Online: Proceedings of the criminal trials of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913. http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/Link opens in a new window

Slave Voyages: Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database: A collaborative digital initiative that compiles and makes publicly accessible records of slave trades. Search these records to learn about the broad origins and forced relocations of more than 12 million African people who were sent across the Atlantic in slave ships, and hundreds of thousands more who were trafficked within the Americas. https://www.slavevoyages.org/ Link opens in a new window

State Papers Online 1509-1782: a searchable archive of 16th, 17th and 18th-century State Papers Domestic, Foreign, Scotland, Ireland and Registers of the Privy Council. http://0-go.galegroup.com.pugwash.lib.warwick.ac.uk/mss/start.do?p=SPOL&u=warwick&authCount=1Link opens in a new window

Survey of Scottish Witchcraft Database: A searchable database of 4,000 records of accused witches. https://witches.shca.ed.ac.uk/Link opens in a new window