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charlie_cochrane ([personal profile] charlie_cochrane) wrote2010-08-12 01:24 pm
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Writing Historical stories - some resources

Before I cut and paste the list, just wanted to let you know I may be out of posting range for a few weeks. off on the Cochrane's annual holiday!

Some historical resource:

Contemporary to the time: Pictures, books, plays, poetry, paintings, artefacts, photographs, newspapers, church magazines, films, postcards.

Museums specialising in or stately homes/houses/churches dating from the era, especially those which have a ‘living history’ element.

TV documentaries, well researched historical dramas/docudramas.

The Max Arthur series of books containing soldiers’/sailors’/airmen’s recollections of twentieth century wars. (Or any books of contemporary letters.)

Some of the less obvious links:

http://archive.timesonline.co.uk (Newspaper)

http://www.smallandspecial.org/ (Children’s hospital, Victorian/Edwardian)

http://www.marquise.de/en/1900/index.shtml (Fashions, etc)

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ (All sorts of things)

http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ (Trials)

http://www.societe-jersiaise.org/photographic-archive/ (Photos through the ages)

http://historicromance.wordpress.com/ (The Macaronis - this site contains lots of goodies, including articles on writing historical works and items of vital importance to the writer, such as essays about underwear through the ages, eg: http://historicromance.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/the-history-of-mens-underpants-part-one/)

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/ Victoria and Albert Museum (artefacts, fashion, jewellery, etc)

http://www.etymonline.com (words)

http://www.worldwidewords.org/indexes/search.htm (words)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/ (news archive, some historical articles)

http://anglicanhistory.org/ (church history)

http://www.foodtimeline.org/ (food through the ages)

[identity profile] tomatoe18.livejournal.com 2010-08-12 12:46 pm (UTC)(link)
These are very useful links. Even if I'm not writing anything historical, they're still good for surfing (I tried one website - etymonline.com - and had fun this afternoon. :D)
Edited 2010-08-12 12:46 (UTC)

[identity profile] stevie-carroll.livejournal.com 2010-08-12 01:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Some excellent links there, thanks. Enjoy your holiday.

[identity profile] charliecochrane.livejournal.com 2010-08-12 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I love that website - could waste hours there!

[identity profile] charliecochrane.livejournal.com 2010-08-12 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you, twice over. We'll try our best to have a great time.
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[personal profile] jl_merrow 2010-08-12 03:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Another great post! :)

Hope you all have a wonderful time off on your hols!

[identity profile] charliecochrane.livejournal.com 2010-08-12 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you on both counts. We're checked in online now - the excitement levels are building!

[identity profile] essayel.livejournal.com 2010-08-12 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Fantastic stuff. Makes me want to write something Victorian rather than my bloody awkward Scythians [who are rapidly approaching relegation to a fantasy world].

Have a WONDERFUL holiday and I hope the flights are smooth and the stewards dolly!
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[personal profile] beckyblack 2010-08-12 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
We're lucky here in the UK that we can still get into many of the historical environments, like old houses, old ships etc. (I only properly appreciated how cramped it is aboard an age of sail ship when I toured the Victory a few weeks ago.) We've got a great "living history" resource near where I live in the form of Beamish Open Air museum. I should have a day out there.

[identity profile] charliecochrane.livejournal.com 2010-08-12 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
*smites your Scythians*

Looking forward to some lovely stewards to be at our beck and call. :) Thank you!

[identity profile] charliecochrane.livejournal.com 2010-08-12 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Absolutely. I got completely knocked out by the Victory as a child and never cease to be impressed by the old girl.

Haven't been to beamish - must add it to the list of places to go.

[identity profile] stevie-carroll.livejournal.com 2010-08-12 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Beamish is great. Going for the first time in years this October (after Connotations), and shall report back on what's changed.

[identity profile] darthanne.livejournal.com 2010-08-12 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks for posting these. *bookmarks*

Enjoy your holiday.

[identity profile] charliecochrane.livejournal.com 2010-08-14 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
We're having a great time!