History: European History Web Resources

Licences images for commercial use in books, newspapers, magazines, adverts, web sites and all manner of other media. Our images cover a broad range of topics and subject areas which, although coming under the umbrella classification of history, in fact, extend far beyond most people's perception of historical pictures.

These links connect to European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated. They shed light on key historical happenings within the respective countries and within the broadest sense of political, economic, social and cultural history. The order of documents is chronological wherever possible. These open access sources are readily available to all -- without fees or subscriptions.

A comprehensive collection of primary source materials documenting Germany's political, social, and cultural history from 1500 to the present. It comprises original German texts, all of which are accompanied by new English translations, and a wide range of visual imagery.

The digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.

Presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

A fully searchable edition of 240,000 manuscripts.

An index of scholarly websites that offer online access to digitized primary sources on the history of Europe.