We hope you’re enjoying the long weekend and managing to get some rest. We have some more subject resources today if you have some time and head space to explore your subject interests. Today’s subject is History…
You might be after a book recommendation. Try our reading bank for recommendations from our #History tutors and students! https://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/applying-to-univ/reading-bank/?category=humanities&subcategory=history">https://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/applying-...
For books, you might want to try working out whether your local library has an ebook service. Or, to see if you can find any books second hand, check http://www.abebooks.co.uk"> http://www.abebooks.co.uk , http://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb ,">https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb&quo... as well as the marketplace options on http://www.blackwells.co.uk"> http://www.blackwells.co.uk  (or Amazon).
What about some American women’s history? https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-history/online-exhibits">https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-hi...
Even though public places are closed, you can explore some museums (with appropriate social distancing measures) online. Here’s Oxford’s virtual History of Science Museum ( @HSMOxford): https://v21artspace.com/museum-of-the-history-of-science">https://v21artspace.com/museum-of...
Many museums and galleries have online collections you can explore. Explore @AshmoleanMuseum here: http://collections.ashmolean.org/ ">https://collections.ashmolean.org/">...
If you want to listen to some History instead, what about this #podcast from @BBCRadio4 with @greg_jenner from Horrible Histories: ‘You’re Dead to Me’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07mdbhg#">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programme...
We shouldn’t forget @BBCInOurTime! Three researchers or experts are welcomed as guests each week and it& #39;s often followed up with a suggested reading list online. These are the History themed past episodes! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01dh5yg">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programme...
And films can be a historical source too! You can explore archive films from @BFI. #History students check this out! https://player.bfi.org.uk/free ">https://player.bfi.org.uk/free"...
If you’re interested in the Victorian period, explore their history, literature, culture, politics and more here: http://www.victorianweb.org"> http://www.victorianweb.org 
What can we learn about the past from accounts of criminal trials? This website catalogues the proceedings of the Old Bailey, London’s central criminal court, in the years 1674-1913 http://www.oldbaileyonline.org"> http://www.oldbaileyonline.org 
And @Cambridge_uni have a virtual #History classroom here: https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/prospective-undergrads/virtual-classroom">https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/prospecti...
Also A History of the World in 100 Objects is back on the radio! https://twitter.com/britishmuseum/status/1249630993532825606">https://twitter.com/britishmu... There is a website archive of the programme too ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/about/british-museum-objects/)">https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryo... and a book ( https://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/book/history-world-100-objects/)">https://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/book/hist...
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