Encyclopedias and Databases - English - Heroic Figures Intro to Shakespeare

Databases

Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Authoritative full-text reference ebooks covering a variety of subjects. Suitable for background reading.
Modern World History Online This link opens in a new window
See TOPIC CENTERS. 1550 to present. Reference sources for background reading. Gift of the John Livingston '52 HGS History Fund
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
Biographies of significant, influential or notorious figures who shaped British history
Oxford Research Encyclopedias This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive collections of in-depth, peer-reviewed summaries on a wide range of topics in multiple disciplines. Reference sources for background reading.

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