nineteenth century

Data underpinning ‘A map of the pibroch landscape, 1760–1841’

Data underpinning ‘A map of the pibroch landscape, 1760–1841’

This database includes bibliographical and summary details of over 200 printed sources of Scottish fiddle music from before 1850. Most of the sources are substantial printed collections, but the database also includes some of the hundreds of surviving single-sheet publications. 22 sources have been digitised and indexed complete.

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Crisis DB – US Political Violence Database

Crisis DB – US Political Violence Database

Collection of historical records of violent incidents in the United States, spanning from 1782 to the present day. The dataset is categorized by date, incident type, subtypes, casualties, geographical location of the violence, documented fatalities, and the authoritative sources from which this data is derived. Additionally, each entry includes a detailed narrative describing the specific circumstances surrounding the violent incident.

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Piston, Pen and Press

Piston, Pen and Press

“Welcome to the ‘Piston, Pen & Press’ database. Here you can search or browse our records of industrial workers and literary culture across Scotland and the North of England. We have entries for individuals, for literary works (many including transcriptions of poems, songs or prose extracts), and for associations that sponsored literary activities and were connected to industry.”

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The Letters of Richard Cobden Online

The Letters of Richard Cobden Online

Throughout his campaigns, Cobden used his personal correspondence as a key method of organising, persuading and sharing his own knowledge and experience, while also eliciting new information to help inform his speeches and pamphlets. His letters also give an insight into his private life, and the stresses and strains of agitation. The Letters of Richard Cobden (1804-1865) Online provides free access to digital transcripts of Cobden’s letters collected by the Letters of Richard Cobden Project, first established in 2002.

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The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913

The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913

The Old Bailey Proceedings Online makes available a fully searchable, digitised collection of all surviving editions of the Old Bailey Proceedings from 1674 to 1913, and of the Ordinary of Newgate’s Accounts between 1676 and 1772. It allows access to 197,752 trials and biographical details of approximately 2,500 men and women executed at Tyburn, free of charge for non-commercial use. In addition to the text, accessible through both keyword and structured searching, this website provides digital images of all 190,000 original pages of the Proceedings and 4,000 pages of Ordinary’s Accounts, advice on methods of searching this resource, information on the historical and legal background to the Old Bailey court and its Proceedings, and descriptions of published and manuscript materials relating to the trials covered.

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