General World History Resources

The United Nations explains how a site can become designated as a World Heritage Site.

List and links to the 690 properties which the United Nations World Heritage Committee has inscribed on the World Heritage List (529 cultural, 138 natural and 23 mixed properties in 122 States Parties). This is a link to a page with brief descriptions of the sites.

"The following properties have been approved by the World Heritage Committee to be included on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The list currently contains 552 different properties as of December, 1997."

Background information on the cities which have World Heritage Sites. Includes information about the surrounding region and country.

Collection of images representing historic periods, and also of the styles of architecture that were popular in those periods.

A gateway to architecture from around the world and across history. The Great Buildings Online documents hundreds of buildings and leading architects with 3D models, photographic images and architectural drawings, plus commentaries, bibliographies, and web links, for famous designers and structures of all kinds.

Images of famous historic buildings from a variety of American and European countries. Several indexes are offered. This one is by historic period. Be sure to scroll down the page to see what is available.

A large collection of links to information about castles, including images of many castles!

Collection of links to imnages of castles, including brief descriptions.

Photos of castles collected by a world traveler. Includes brief comments by the photographer.

A website "dedicated to the promotion and study of British Castles." Has various sections with images, research, newsletters, etc.

This website's focus is on Ireland, and it "contains pictures, video, and a short history of the castles listed below. The pictures and video were taken during my trips to Ireland."

Castle descriptions (no images) from several cities in Austria.

Information (interviews and data on working conditions) about women textile workers, miners, and seamstresses in England during the Industrial Revolution.

Images relating to important people and events in the English Industrial revolution, including links to inventors and inventions. Slides continue onto several more pages via a button at the bottom of the screen. Lecture notes and slides from a college course in Great Britain.

Overview of the Industrial Revolution in England, focusing on some key events in the coal and iron/steel smelting process.

Collection of links to information resources having to do with England under the reign of Queen Victoria (much of the 19th century). This was during the peak of the Industrial Revolution.

Excellent set of links to sources related to European History, gathered by Terry L. Taylor, Department of History, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts. Especially useful links on the Industrial Revolution.

Events and people of the Romantic Period of the 19th century are outlined here. Many lonks to additional resources are offered.

Nice outline of the history of The Soviet and Post-Soviet Periods of Russia, with links to additional information about certain people and events.

This collection of links is based on astruggle for social progress. They are associated with a collection ofresources for the study of world history called Gateway to World History.The presence of documents in these archives does not imply an endorsementof their content.

A huge collection of links to Internet resources on World History. Try here to start in a very general search for links to information.

The following index consists of a single large file (approximately 175 Kb)offering over 1500 connections arranged alphabetically by subject and name. Itis searchable with a web browser. If you can't find it among the links above, try this giant list to see if it is there.

From Hong Kong comes a master index of links to History resources. If you can't find it among the links above, try this giant list to see if it is there.

Links to information about the historyof countries in North & South America.

Full-text articles on subjects related to the Medieval and Renaissance Periods of History.

Have you ever wondered about what interesting or important events happened on any given day? Are you curious? Check this link to answer your curiosity!

The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: History section: General and OldWorld.

The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: History Informational Resources, bysubject.

The data base comprises people only related to the Holy Roman Empire. These people are not necessarily of German nation -- it suffices that they have a German nobility title, i.e. had a function in the Holy Roman Empire or in a predecessor or successor state (German Union, German Empire, Netherland, Austria, Bohemia, Italy etc.).

Important speeches and recordings

Texts of historical documents at Mississippi StateUniversity.

`General World History Resources From the Chico High School Library`

`General World History Resources`