Books on Britain/UK and England
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A History of England, Volume 2, 1688 to the Present by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781003482949Publication Date: 2025 -
The Oxford Handbook of Modern British Political History, 1800-2000 by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780198714897Publication Date: 2018 -
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Britain by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780199697731Publication Date: 2014- -
The Cambridge Social History of Britain, 1750-1950 by
Call Number: eBook; also available in printISBN: 9780521257886Publication Date: 1990V. 1 Regions and communities. -- v. 2. People and their environment. -- v. 3. Social agencies and institutions.
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- Great Britain, British, England, English, and names of specifc cities, locales, regions: e.g. London; Birmingham; England, Northern, Wessex, etc.
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- Time periods: 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, etc.
- Terms for specifc groups, topics, and events: Black people, Sexual minorities, Emigration and immigration, World War 1914-1918, Brexit, etc.
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Books on Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)
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The Cambridge History of Ireland: 600 to the Present (in 4 vols) by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781316338773Publication Date: 2018Vol. 1, 600-1500; vol. 2, 1550-1730; vol. 3, 1730-1880; vol. 4, 1880 to the present -
Irish Women's Speeches: Voices That Rocked the System by
Call Number: TC Wilson Library General Collection PR8879 .T54 2021ISBN: 9781910820902Publication Date: 2021 -
The Oxford Handbook of Irish Politics by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780198823834Publication Date: 2021 -
The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish History by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780199549344Publication Date: 2014 -
The Routledge Handbook of the Northern Ireland Conflict and Peace by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781000957730Publication Date: 2023
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- Ireland, Northern Ireland, Irish, and names of specifc cities, locales: e.g. Belfast, Galway, Dublin
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- Terms for specifc groups, topics, and events: Women, Protestants, Emigration and immigration, Political violence (term for Northern Ireland's "Troubles")
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Books on Scotland
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Scotland : The Global History : 1603 to the Present by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780300254174Publication Date: 2022 -
The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by
Call Number: TC Wilson Library General Collection DA880.H6 M64 2024ISBN: 9781780278575Publication Date: 2024 -
Intending Scotland: Explorations in Scottish Culture since the Enlightenment by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780748637133Publication Date: 2009 -
The Case for Scottish Independence: A History of Nationalist Political Thought in Modern Scotland by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781108835350Publication Date: 2020 -
Gender in Scotland, 1200-1800 : Place, Faith and Politics by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781399513005Publication Date: 2024
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- Terms for specifc groups, topics, and events: Women, Muslims, Emigration and immigration, Referendum, Identity, etc.
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Books on Wales
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A Concise History of Wales by
Call Number: eBook; also available in printISBN: 9780511990090Publication Date: 2006 -
A History of Wales : Derived from Authentic Sources by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781108020855Publication Date: 2010 -
Who Speaks for Wales? : Nation, Culture, Identity by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781786837073Publication Date: 2021 -
Globalising Welsh Studies : Decolonising History, Heritage, Society and Culture by
Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781837721863Publication Date: 2025-01-24
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Book catalogs and databases
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Library Hub DiscoverSearch a database of 204 UK and Irish academic, national & specialist library catalogs
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