Covering the “long” Enlightenment, from the rise of Descartes’ disciples in 1670 to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815, these 700 articles by leading scholars range from discussions of mercantilism and democracy to the battlefield to the dissemination of ideas in salons and coffeehouses.
Tags: Age of Reason, British Society, Isaac Newton, Voltaire, Galileo Galilei, Candide
A collaborative work of over 600 scholars from more than forty countries, the Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages provides 3,000 concise and detailed articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century.
Tags: Medieval, Castles, Chivalry, King Arthur, European History, Medieval Architecture, Medieval Philosophy
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Includes current journals, magazines, and newspapers from ethnic and independent presses. Content covers 1990-present, with specialized coverage of the following ethnic categories: African American/Caribbean/African; Arab/Middle Eastern; Asian/Pacific Islander; European/Eastern European; Hispanic; Jewish; Native People. It is updated daily with new content and contains over 2 million full text articles.
Tags: Newspapers, International News, World News, Current Events
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Collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present.
Tags: World History, Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, Ancient History, Modern History
An index to articles and other information published in county history journals as well as selected statewide magazines, newspapers and books. Check the CALS catalog to see which of the titles are available at CALS and submit an Interlibrary Loan request if the title is not available at CALS.
Tags: Arkansas History, Local History, Historical Newspapers
CALS provides access to digital page images from the Arkansas Gazette and the Arkansas Democrat and other regional newspapers from the 1800s up to 1923 on Newspapers.com.
From Antarctica to the North Pole, The Oxford Companion to World Exploration offers information on all topics of exploration worldwide, including advances in navigation, the discovery of the New World, polar expeditions, and the space age.
Tags: World History, Navigation, Exploring, Expedition, New World, Old World
With more than 5,000 entries by an international group of eminent historians, this is the standard research tool on 1,100 years of Byzantine history.
Tags: Early History, Byzantine, Middle Ages, Antiquity, Medieval
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