There are many other sites on the web with information about Cromwell, the English Civil Wars and the Commonwealth and Protectorate. This page of links does not aim to be comprehensive, but hopefully a useful point of reference in other directions, but have a good look on this site and the associated sites first.<\/p>\n
Please inform us at webmaster@olivercromwell.org<\/a> of any broken links and any sites that you find particularly useful and that are not referred to here.<\/p>\n The links have been categorised in to the following groups:<\/p>\n More information about Cromwell and the 17th Century, useful for a wide range of projects<\/p>\n Useful material aimed at Key Stage 3<\/a><\/p>\n Useful materials for Key Stages 3 and 4<\/a><\/p>\n New! <\/strong><\/span>The World Turned Upside Down<\/a>. People, events and ideas of the British Civil Wars, explored and explained by leading historians, including many who are members of the Cromwell Association.<\/p>\n A fun test of knowledge. Site includes worksheets & historical quizzes, some free, some require membership. Aimed at KS3<\/a><\/p>\n Information about how the Civil War impacted on ordinary people in Chester<\/a><\/p>\n Article about the Worcestershire Clubmen by Professor Ronald Hutton<\/a><\/p>\n A good reliable background information on Cromwell<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A range of articles on different aspects of the period including including Cromwell and the Civil War<\/a><\/p>\n The National Archives own site with a great range of information drawing on their own collections to produce guidance for both teachers and students, along with suggested work for the classroom. It includes ‘Was the Cromwellian Protectorate a military dictatorship?’ Professor Barry Coward discusses the nature of the leadership of Britain’s most controversial Head of State.<\/a><\/p>\n A personal site with a mass of material on Civil Wars, Commonwealth and Protectorate<\/a><\/p>\n Detailed information and links to some source materials…<\/p>\n A major project on Civil War petitions from maimed soldiers and war widows.<\/a><\/p>\n Campaign to save The London<\/em>, a vessel from Cromwell’s navy sunk off Southend.<\/a><\/p>\n The background to the on-going research project about Parliament in the 17th century<\/a><\/p>\n A fantastic range of source material is now accessible on the web via the British History on Line site<\/a><\/p>\n The Tangye Collection at the Museum of London<\/a><\/p>\n (Although some are subscription-based a great deal is freely available, including the Cromwell Association\u2019s Directory of Parliamentary Officers.<\/a> Within the site there are some real mines waiting to be quarried by historians of all interests for example, Thurloe\u2019s State papers<\/a> and the Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum<\/a>.)<\/p>\n The collections of the National Gallery are searchable by sitter, enter Oliver Cromwell in the search box<\/a><\/p>\n The Thomason Tracts Collection at the British Library form key material for the period, but the content is behind a pay-wall<\/a><\/p>\n A guide to materials relating to John Milton<\/a><\/p>\n Provides access to a range of source on 17th Century literature<\/a><\/p>\n A letter from Cromwell to his brother in law after the Battle of Marston Moor<\/a><\/p>\n Text of the Directory of Public Worship<\/a><\/p>\n Text of the Instrument of Government<\/a><\/p>\n The full text of John Prestwich\u2019s Respublica which has a lot of information about the Cromwell family and Oliver Cromwell\u2019s funeral<\/a><\/p>\n Pepys Diary site, not directly related to Cromwell but lots of useful background to the period<\/a><\/p>\n An American site with a wide range of information and links to other sites and sources<\/a><\/p>\n The papers of Samuel Hartlib (1600-1662)<\/a><\/p>\n The 1641 Depositions in Trinity College Dublin<\/a><\/p>\n This site gives access to the full transcription of the Putney Debates of 1647<\/a><\/p>\n <\/a> The Fairclough collection of 17th century portraits held at the University of Leicester<\/a><\/p>\n Clarendon\u2019s History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars<\/a><\/p>\n The Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon. A key collection of portraits, objects and ephemera associated with Oliver Cromwell<\/a><\/p>\n The Sealed Knot- Information about events and activities of the re-enactment society<\/a><\/p>\n The other major re-enactment society<\/a><\/p>\n John Hampen Society\u2019s site<\/a><\/p>\n John Bunyan Society<\/a><\/p>\n John Bunyan Museum<\/a><\/p>\n The Battlefield Trust \u2013 information about key engagements of the civil wars<\/a><\/p>\n The new civil war centre in Newark, Nottinghamshire \u2013 the only comprehensive exhibition about the civil wars<\/a><\/p>\n The Honourable Artillery Company – The Artillery Garden<\/a><\/p>\n Oliver Cromwell\u2019s House in Ely<\/a><\/p>\n The Commandery in Worcester \u2013 a civil war attraction and exhibition focussing on the part played by Worcester in the civil wars.<\/a><\/p>\nGeneral materials<\/h4>\n
Research and Source materials<\/h4>\n
Related societies and organisations<\/h4>\n
Oddments!<\/h4>\n