About this database

English Historical Documents is a comprehensive, annotated collection of over 5,000 documents on British history. The sources include treaties, statutes, declarations, government and cabinet proceedings, military dispatches, orders, acts, sermons, newspaper articles, pamphlets, personal and official letters, diaries and more. Each section of documents and many of the documents themselves are accompanied by editorial commentary.

Coverage
Summary: 
Comprehensive, annotated collection of over 5,000 documents on British history.
Content Types: 
  • Primary Sources
Dates: 
500-1914