British Isles

A general work covering the Roman era in Britain.

The ADS Library brings together material from the British and Irish Archaeolog ical Bibliograp hy (BIAB), the ADS library of unpublishe d fieldwork reports as well as documents from the ADS archives and archaeolog ical publishers such as Oxbow. Search for bibliograp hic references with abstracts, download full articles from journals and monographs , and find links to material outside our collection s.

British History section of the BBC History website. Includes articles & content relating to the Normans, the Middle Ages, and the Tudors.

The Celtic Inscribed Stones Project is undertaking a collaborative, interdisciplinary study of Medieval Celtic inscriptions. One of its main objectives is the compilation of an accessible, comprehensive and authoritative database of all known inscriptions. By bringing this material together in one place and making it readily available our goal is to turn what is a largely untapped resource into usable material.

Domesday Book is one of our earliest surviving public records, and the foundation document of The National Archives. You can now search and download images of Domesday online.

The history of the Celtic nations which emerged in Britain after the withdrawal of the Roman Administration in the period generally known as the ''Dark Ages.''

These links connect to Western European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. They shed light on key historical happenings within the respective countries and within the broadest sense of political, economic, social and cultural history. The order of documents is chronological wherever possible. These open access sources are readily available to all -- without fees or subscriptions.

Brief histories of selected towns and cities in the UK and Ireland.

The database is now a living resource, constantly updated by our staff with several hundred new objects each day. The objects recorded by the Scheme, are known as "porta ble antiquitie s" and are found by members of the public. These objects range from the Palaeolith ic to around the 18th Century, and include items recorded in the Annual Treasure Report published by the UK's Department of Culture, Media and Sport.

The Portable Antiquitie s Scheme is a voluntary scheme to record archaeolog ical objects found by members of the public in England and Wales.

The Celtic Learning Project exists to bring the civilization of the ancient Celts to a broad audience.It seeks to do so through interactive instruction and accurate re-creation of events, communities, and architecture associated with the European Iron Age Celts.

A free online journal dedicated to the study of Northwestern Europe from the Late Roman Empire to the advent of the Norman Empire.

History of the Norman world; culture and civilisati on in the Norman world; archaeolog ical and artistic heritage; and architectu ral heritage.