19th Century British Social History 

Why use them?

Dictionaries and encyclopedias can help clarify a chosen topic and provide an overview of the period.  They can also refer you to further readings from books and journal articles which can be very useful in developing your bibliography.

Oxford Reference Online - Brings together over 120 language and subject reference works into a single cross-searchable resource.

ABC-CLIO World History Companion to the Industrial Revolution

Cambridge historical encyclopedia of Great Britain and Ireland.1985.

Dictionary of British (Cannon) (2001) - Electronic resource, based on the Oxford Companion to British History

1890's: an encyclopedia of British literature, art and culture. 1993.

Encyclopedia of Romanticism: Culture in Britain, 1780's-1830's (1992)

Encyclopedia of the Victorian World (1996)

History Today Companion to British History (1995)

Kings and Queens of Britain - Electronic resource

Longman Handbook of Modern British History, 1714-2001 (Cook)

Oxford Companion to British History - Electronic resource

Oxford Reference Online - Brings together over 120 language and subject reference works into a single cross-searchable resource.

Victorian Britain: an Encyclopedia (1988)