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Bloomsbury History is a fast-growing resource featuring a range of primary and secondary sources dedicated to the study of history around the world. We have pulled together some key gateways for you to navigate and explore the platform and find the research material you need.
Bloomsbury History unites Bloomsbury’s history collections in a single accessible, cross-searchable platform, helping to link periods and topics, with theory, method and context. This page brings all of the Collections together so you can see the entire range of modules on offer. From antiquity to the present, the interdisciplinary Collections span a wide and engaging range of topics, supporting students and researchers find the tools they need. Whether you are studying ancient civilisations, Medieval empires, cultural history through the ages, African history, or are looking to develop your theory, methods and historiography skills, find the resources you need here.
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Looking to develop your skills and techniques in the reading and interpretation of the past?
Bloomsbury History provides access to leading scholarship and study aids to develop skills and techniques in the reading and interpretation of the past. This curated page brings together our range of articles, criticism, historiography and eBooks dedicated to the understanding and practice of history as a discipline. Browse highlights such as Jonathan Hsy’s Antiracist Medievalisms: From “Yellow Peril” to Black Lives Matter, and these exclusive peer-reviewed Commentary Articles which provide contextual analysis of key historical objects and manuscripts.
Explore our online primary source collection, featuring original texts, audio recordings, digitised maps, manuscripts and incunabula, accompanied by exclusive commentary articles. This curated archive offers researchers and students direct access to invaluable primary source materials, fostering a deeper understanding and engagement with the past.
Discover Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales with a high-resolution digitisation of the original 1492 manuscript, and then delve into a contextual analysis of the manuscript with this exclusive Article. Follow this up with an audio recording of “The General Prologue” to hear the work as it would have been performed, and develop a well-rounded understanding of the work.
Guiding users through the wealth of content available on Bloomsbury History, these exclusive and specially-commissioned learning resources are designed with teachers, students, and researchers in mind. This growing collection of pedagogical resources introduce key subject areas, support instructors in their teaching and serve as jumping-off points for further research.
Learn more about approaches to history through the ages, and trace the development of historiography from its development in 5th century Ancient Greece. Explore the cultural history of climate change through this exclusive Lesson Plan, with recommended reading lists, discussion topics, and homework assignments designed to support instructors building their course. Or, delve into the history of the knights templar in the global Middle Ages.
Bloomsbury History offers curated In Focus pieces which highlight key topics, collections, or people throughout history, bringing together freely accessible content from across the platform in an exclusive showcase. Specially created for Bloomsbury History, these In Focus pieces are your guide to discover key eBooks, primary sources, articles, and teaching and learning tools on each selected subject.
[Step into the world of medievalism on screen] to find useful resources exploring Medieval culture in film, television, and online game; [reflect upon notions of honesty, truth, and objectivity] in historical scholarship, or [explore cultural representations of disability] through the ages. Take a look at the growing list of In Focus features and see what you might discover.
