This is the original Proclamation document for the patriation of the constitution, signed by Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Trudeau.

An image of "Long Live the Constitution, One and In(di)visible", created by James Gillray in 1800 (Etching, 270 x 170 mm).

An image of "Louis XVI Showing the Constitution to his Son, the Dauphin", created by Jacques-Louis David in 1792 (Graphite, 180 x 110 mm).

A map showing the distribution of votes in the ratification of the Constitution (1787-1788) for the Middle and Southern States south of New England, including the Kentucky and Tennessee districts. The map is keyed to show areas where the...

Enhance classroom teaching on the United States Constitution with the help of these resources including lesson plans, activities, interactive sites and more.

An overview is provided on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Each freedom is looked at individually with access to the actual text of the Charter concerning that freedom. The researcher also has access to primary source...

An image of the Constitution Hall.

A map of the United States showing the progression of suffrage prior to the Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution, ratified on August 18, 1920. "The map shows the status of women suffrage, or the right of women to vote on an equality...

A map from 1872 of the country east of the Mississippi showing the newly formed United States after the ratification of the Constitution in 1789. The map is keyed to show the states at the time and the Spanish territories of West and...

An overview is provided on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Each freedom is looked at individually with access to the actual text of the Charter concerning that freedom. The researcher also has access to primary source...

Passge of the 13th amendment. Scene in the House on the passage of the proposition to amend the Constitution, January 31, 1865.

A map showing the distribution of votes in the ratification of the Constitution (1787-1790) for the New England States. The map is keyed to show areas where the vote was a Federal majority, where there was an anti-Federal majority, and...

An image of the Lecompton Constitution Hall.

Atrium of the National Constitution Center (Philadelphia)

Historical overview of Louis XIV and XV reigns in France as a comparison between an absolute monarch and an enlightened monarch. Details the varying styles of two monarchs-one oppressive to the human spirit and a counter-cultural...

A fief was conferred by a very solemn and peculiar ceremony called homage. The person about to become a vassal, kneeling with uncovered head, placed his hands in those of his future lord and solemnly vowed to be henceforth his man and to...

A map of the Hudson River area from West Point to the Long Island Sound showing the Revolutionary War posts along the river, including West Point, Peekskill, Verplanck's Point, Stony Point, New York, Brooklyn, and the forts Montgomery,...

A map of the United States in 1860 showing the states and territory boundaries at the time, and is color-coded to show the slave States and distribution of slaves, the free states, and the territories, all open to slavery under the...

Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes, brings together two historic railway lines that cross the Swiss Alps through two passes. Opened in 1904, the Albula line in the north western part of the property is 67 km long. It...

A map of Scotland, England and Wales showing the settlements of the Saxons and Angles from the landing of Hengist and Horsa at Ebbsfleet on the shores of the Isle of Thanet (AD 449) to the Saxon Heptarchy (AD 626). "By these invasions...

A map of the United States during the period of 1850 to 1850 showing the effects of slavery, the slave trade, and the abolition movement on territorial development. The map uses colored patterns to indicate the areas and phases of...

This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia gives some background history to the creation of the Bill of Rights and contains a transcription of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution in their original form.

An informative site on the nature of Platonic Solids and what constitutes these figures.

BBC News features a general summary of the Netherlands, a constitutional monarchy. Includes a brief history, current information, profile of leaders, timeline of key events, and description of local media. Links to related websites and...