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History: English Civil Wars
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Atlases   |  Biographies   |  Book - Stacks   |  Books - Reference Resources (non-circulating)   |  Databases   |  Dictionaries, Glossaries and Encyclopedia   |  Internet Sites   |  Journals   |  LC Subject Headings   |  Newspapers   |  Primary Sources   |  SU Department Homepage   |  Videos  


Atlases
 
Blaeu Atlas of Scotland, 1654
The first atlas of Scotland published in 1654 after the just after the end of the English Civil Wars. Click on sidebar for other maps of Scotland. Excellent search feature.
 
Gardiner, Samuel. A School Atlas of English History. 1907
Some maps from the 1892 are available online.
Ref G 1811 S1 G3 1907
 
Routledge Atlas of British History
by Martin Gilbert
Ref G 1811 S1 G 5 2003
 
Shepherd's Historical Atlas. 9th ed. 1964
One map of England, Scotland 1688. Good for sheer number of historical maps. No description
Ref G 1030 G68513 1987
 

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Biographies
 
Dictionary of National Biography
Mammoth scholarly work written before World War I. Each biography is consist and list writings by and about the subject of the entry.
Ref DA 28 D47
 
Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620, a Biographical Dictionary
Ref CT 759 R46 2001
 
A Seventeenth Century Country Gentleman (Sir Francis Throckmorton, 1640-1680)
Social history based on the ledger of the steward of Sir Francis Throckmorton
Check online catalog
 
Who's Who in History
v. 3. England, 1603-1714, by C. P. Hill.
REF DA28.W618
 

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Book - Stacks
 
Bibliography of British History. Stuart Period, 1603-1714. 1970
"Issued under the direction of the American Historical Association and the Royal Historical Society of Great Britain." This volume edited by Godfrey Davies is one of a series of volumes.
DA377 .D38 1970
 
The causes of the English Revolution, 1529-1642 Stone, Lawrence.
DA390 .S85 1972B
 
The debate on the English Revolution Richardson, R. C.
DA403 .R53 1977B
 
Intellectual origins of the English revolution Hill, Christopher, 1912-
DA380 .H48 1965
 
Literature and revolution in England, 1640-1660 Smith, Nigel, 1958-
DA406 .S63 1994
 
The nature of the English Revolution : essays Morrill, J. S. (John Stephen), 1946-
DA405 .M67 1993
 
Oxford History of England. The early Stuarts
One of the standard sources for English History. Includes valuable bibliographies.
DA390 D25 1937
 
The personal rule of Charles I Sharpe, Kevin.
DA396 A2 S48 1992
 
Rebels and rulers, 1500-1660 Zagorin, Perez.
v. 1. Society, states, and early modern revolution: Agrarian and urban rebellions -- v. 2. Provincial rebellion: Revolutionary Civil Wars, 1560-1660. Comparative history of revolutions focusing on France, Spain and England.
D210 .Z33 1982
 
The Routledge companion to historical studies / Alun Munslow Munslow, Alun, 1947
Historiography
D13 M86 2000
 
The Western European powers: 1500-1700 by C.H. Carter
Bibliography of sources and repositories. Focus is on England, France, Spain and the Spanish Netherlands.
D208 C37 1971
 
The Whig interpretation of history Butterfield, Herbert, Sir, 1900-
Historiography
D13 .B8 1965
 
The world turned upside down : radical ideas during the English Revolution Hill, Christopher, 1912-
DA380 H53 1991
 

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Books - Reference Resources (non-circulating)
 
Pollard & Redgrave
Covers 1475-1640 and is a finding aid for the titles in the Early English Books series.
Ref Z 2002 P7 1963
 
Wing's short title catalogue
Lists the works in the Early English books Series.
Ref Z 2002 W5 1945
 

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Databases
 
ATLA Religion
Produced by the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) contains thousands of citations from over 1,430 international journals and multi-volume works to support scholarship in religion and theological studies
 
Historical Abstracts
Covers 1450 to the present, includes all geographical areas except for U.S. and Canada. Abstracting source for books, journals and dissertations, it links to the fulltext in Project Muse and JSTOR.
 
Humanities Abstracts
"Articles from English-language periodicals in the fields of archaeology and classical studies, art and photography, folklore, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, literary and political criticism, music and performing arts, philosophy, and religion and theology. Periodical coverage includes some of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized magazines." (H.W. Wilson) 1984-
 
ITER Gateway to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Iter's bibliography covers all literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). Citations for journal articles, reviews, review articles, bibliographies, catalogues, abstracts and discographies are included. Also included are citations for monographs, and material published in monographs and collections of essays. Citation indexing
 
JSTOR
Over 40 journals in History are digitized in this valuable database. Titles are fulltext from first date of issue up until the latest four years of publication.
 
Project Muse
Indexes over 40 journals in history published by university presses. Includes Journal of Social History, Journal of Women's History and Catholic Historical Review. Fulltext journals in the humanities and social sciences sponsored by John Hopkins. Contains over 227 journals from scholarly publishers.
 
Social Sciences Abstracts
Social Sciences Abstracts provides bibliographic citations abstracts to a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of social sciences journals. Subject areas covered by this database include addiction studies, anthropology, criminal justice, economics, public administration, geography, political science, and sociology. Covers 1983 to present. Abstracting coverage begins with periodicals published in January 1994.
 
WorldCat
Need to find a book in another library. Use this database to locate sources and to submit an interlibrary loan. Worldcat contains bibliographic entries for all material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes books, journals, manuscripts, maps and musical scores. Database contains over 41,000,000 entries for documents in 400 languages.
 

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Dictionaries, Glossaries and Encyclopedias
 
The Cambridge historical encyclopedia of Great Britain and Ireland by Haigh, Christopher.
Published in 1985, this one volume encyclopedia briefly highlights the history of this area from 55 B.C.
DA34 C28 1985
 
Columbia Companion to British History
DS 34 H64 1997
 
Dictionary of English History edited by Sidney J. Low and F.S. Pulling
Ref DA 34 L9 1884
 
Encyclopedia of Political Revolutions
Look in this source under British Civil Wars and Revolution, 1638-1660. Good analysis of Milton, Clarendon and Gardiner; briefly mentions Thomas Hobbes, Milton, Lilburne's pamphlets and Cromwell's speeches
Ref JC 491 E63 1998
 
The English Civil Wars, a Historical Companion
Ref DA 415 B37 2004
 
English Dissenters
Lists 21 dissenting groups with biographies, general histories as well as references for primary and secondary sources.
 
Europe 1450 to 1789, Encyclopedia of the Early Modern Period
Ref D 209 E 97 2004
 
The Oxford companion to British history
REF DA34 .O93 1997
 
Oxford Companion to Irish History
Ref DA 990 0935 1998
 
Steinberg's Dictionary to British History.
Ref DA 34 S7 1971
 
Timeline of British History
 

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Internet Sites
 
British Civil Wars, Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1638-60
Published and maintained by David Plant, this site offers a suitable introduction to the English Civil War. Clear Navigation, timelines and references will assist the undergraduate student.
 
British History Online
Built by the Institute for Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust
 
British Studies Web-History
Western European Studies Section. Association of Research and College Libraries. British Studies Web-History
 
Civil War 1625-1649
BBC-Open University. Site contains 2-3 minute video clips, timeline, key players and interactive maps
 
Humbul Humanities Web
 
Internet Modern History Sourcebook by Paul Halsall
 
World Wide Web- Virtual Library: History
 

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Journals
 
American Historical Review
Covers all periods and all geographical areas. Available electronically through JSTOR, as well as in print
 
Church History
Fulltext in Academic Search Premier and other sources.
 
English Historical Review
Lib. has v.1 1886- available electronically through JSTOR. Focus is on the medieval and modern periods covering Great Britain and European history.
 
Historian
Phi Alpha Theta. All eras, geography, but more on U.S. Fulltext in Academic Search Premier
 
Historical Journal
Originally title was Cambridge Historical Journal (1923-1958). Library has print copy of Historical Journal from 1959- Electronically available through JSTOR. Covers from 15th century through the present.
 
History and Theory: Studies in the Philosophy of History
Covers historiography, methodology and philosophy of history. Fulltext in Academic Search Premier.
 
Journal of British Studies
1961-2002. available through JSTOR. Sponsored by the Northa American Conference on British Studies. Also available in print.
 
Journal of Ecclesiastical History
 
Past & Present: A Journal of Historical Studies.
Available electronically through JSTOR and in print from 1966. Published in England, this journal attempts to cover world history, although there are considerably more articles on Britain and Europe.
 
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society
Interdisciplinary study of women in society. Fulltext in Academic Search Premier.
 

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LC Subject Headings
 
Typical Subject Headings
Great Britain-History-1485-1820-sources Church and State-England-History-17th century Great Britain-History-Early Stuarts, 1603-1647 Great Britain-History-Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 Great Britain-Politics and Government, 1642-1660 Great Britain-History-Puritan Revolution-Sources Tricks of the trade: Always look at the bottom of the record to see what subject headings have been assigned to a title; you may come across additional headings to use in a new search. Notice that sources in a subject heading often indicates a primary source.
 

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Newspapers
 
Description of the Collection in the British Library: Concise history of the British Newspaper
 
Eurodocs: 16th and 17th century
 
Mercurius Aulicus (Clippings)
 

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Primary Sources
 
Cherbury, Herbert. Life of Edward, First Lord of Cherbury
DA 391.1 H6 A2 1976
 
Clarendon, Edward. History of the Rebellion
DA400 C6 1888A
 
Cobett, William.
Complete collection of state trials and proceedings for high treason and other crimes and misdeameanors.
SU Law Library microcard CAB v.10
 
The Commonwealth of England
Documents of the English civil wars, the Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1641-1660 Blitzer, Charles.
DA400 .B55 1963
 
Cromwell, Oliver. Oliver Cromwell's letters and speeches, with elucidations.
942.064 C880
 
Divine right and democracy : an anthology of political writing in Stuart England
Wootton, David, 1952-
JA84 .G7 D52 1986
 
English family life, 1576-1716 : an anthology from diaries
Houlbrooke, Ralph A. (Ralph Anthony), 1944-
HQ615 .E54 1988
 
English Recusant Literature
391 vols.
BX 1750 A125
 
Evelyn, John. Diary of John Evelyn
DA 447.E9 A3
 
Examples of Eyewitness accounts, diaries, tracts, memoirs, speeches, writings.
They saw it in Europe: an anthology of eyewitnesses' accounts of events in European History, 1485-1688.
DA 300 R6 1957
 
Firth, C.H. Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum
SU Law Library KD 130 1642 3 vols.
 
Firth, C.H. Stuart Tracts, 1603-1693
DA 370 E58
 
Fuller, Thomas. Holy State and Profane
BJ 1520 F9 1966
 
Haller, William B. Leveller tracts, 1647-1653
DA 400 H 3 1964
 
Hazlitt, W.C. Manners, Opinions, Occupations of Englishmen during the 16th and 17th Centuries.
(Facsimilies of three unedited tracts)
DA 320 H3 1964
 
Hobbes, Thomas. Behemoth: The History and the Causes of the Civil Wars in England.
DA 400 H6 1963
 
The memoirs of James II: his campaigns as Duke of York, 1652-1660
James II, King of England, 1633-1701.
D274 .J3 A3 1962
 
Milton, John "Tenure of Kings and Magistrates," in Works of John Milton v.5
PR 3550 F31
 
Mun, Thomas. England's Treasure by Forraign Trade
HF 3504.4 M9 1959
 
The Stuart constitution, 1603-1688; documents and commentary Kenyon, J. P. (John Philipps), 1927-
JN191 .K4 1966
 

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SU Department Homepage
 
History Department. Seattle University
 

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Videos
 
Retour de Martin Guerre. English Depardieu, Gérard, 1948-
"Set in 16th century France, the action is based on an actual case that took place in a small peasant village. Martin Guerre disappeared as a young husband and returns years later to resume his marriage and life. He is denounced as an impostor and a trial is demanded. Not until the very last minutes of a tension-filled courtroom sequence is the situation resolved."
PN1997 R48 1984
 

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