History Databases

Articles on world history (excluding the United States & Canada) from 1450 to the present. For US & Canadian history, use America History and Life.

History encyclopedias, non-fiction books, and other documents. Funded by BadgerLink.

Diaries and letters of British and Irish women from 1500-1900.

Summaries of demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information on countries.

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Information on medieval bishoprics, archdioceses, and religious orders.

Primary sources related to the Americas and written in Europe before 1750.

Streaming educational videos across many disciplines. Faculty can create playlists, link to individual videos, and embed videos in Canvas.

Primary sources on women's history and feminism from 1543–1945.

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Covers Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East for the years 300-1500 CE.

Full-text scholarly journals, books, images, and primary sources primarily in the humanities and social sciences.

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Covers all branches of Medieval Studies for the period from 300 to 1500 AD/CE for the whole of Europe and parts of the Middle East and North Africa. (published 1977-1999)

Articles from military and general interest publications covering current news on the military and military life.

Primary-sources of the 1800s mainly from Western perspectives.

Journal articles and ebooks in literature, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, and gender studies. 1995–present

Digital resources that document the university and State of Wisconsin and provide access to rare or fragile items of broad research value. The UWDCC has also partnered with cultural heritage institutions and public libraries throughout Wisconsin to create digital resources.