Bibliomania
Bibliomania: William Blake's Collected Poems
Selected verse collections by William Blake, including Songs from an Island in the Moon, Gnomic Verses, On Art and Artists, On Friends and Foes, Miscellaneous Epigrams, Tiriel, The Book of Thel, The French Revolution, A Song of Liberty,...
Victorian Web
The Victorian Web: Thomas Carlyle
This Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) portal gives access to biographical information about this Victorian social and polticial historian's life and work, such as his importan history of the French Revolution.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Romantic Poetry: The First Generation: William Wordsworth
This lesson from a unit on Romantic Poetry focuses on William Wordsworth who is famous for lyrical ballads. It features links to information about the French Revolution, two of his poems: "The World Is Too Much With Us" and "Lines...
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Jacques Louis David
Brief description of the Jacques-Louis David's life and artistic influences, with links to more information on six of David's works in the Getty's collection. Discusses the classical influences seen in the artist's work and his role in...
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Digital History
Digital History: Problems England Faced After the French and Indian War [Pdf]
This offers a good overview of the problems England needed to deal with after signing the Treaty of Paris in 1763, ending the French and Indian War. What to do about the new lands they controlled, how to deal with their loss of income...
Other
The Road to Revolution
This is a site for a 14-day United States History unit on the events leading up to the American Revolution. The point of this unit is to help students form an understanding of events by using multiple primary accounts (teaching...
PBS
Pbs: Africans in America the Haitian Revolution
This site, which tells of L'Ouverture's role in the revolution, is part of a larger PBS documentary on Africans in America. Included are a teacher's guide and a narrative of the topic. Also, make sure to use the links at the bottom of...
Other
The Guillotine History, Facts and Fiction
The Guillotine, a formidable and central part of the French Revolution, maintains a position of prominence in French history. This site documents the importance of this device and it's role in French culture. An interactive feature,...
East of England Broadband Network
E2 Bn: History's Heroes: Thomas Paine
This unit will give pupils added insights into the late Georgian period of English history, together with the American and French Revolutions. This section provides lesson ideas, activities and downloadable resources for teachers related...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Olympe De Gouge
A translation of a declaration by Olympe de Gouges, one of the most outspoken and articulate women revolutionaries of the French Revolution. In 1791 she wrote this statement that directly challenged the inferiority presumed of women by...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Thomas Carlyle
This site features the author Thomas Carlyle including a biography and the full text of the nonfiction book The French Revolution.
Other
Napoleonic Guide
Ambitious effort to cover the French Revolution and the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Site contains an impressive amount of information, key terms, books, images. etc.
Other
The Scarlet Pimpernel, by Baroness Orczy
The complete e-text of The Scarlet Pimpernel. In addition, links in the side bar offer information about the French Revolution, and to the LibriVox audio version of the book.
University of Pennsylvania
Project Guttenberg: History of Catholic Church 1450 to 1787
The complete text (Vol. 1) of a 1914 history of the Catholic Church and its role in European history from the Renaissance to the French Revolution. Click the Author's link to access Vol. 2.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Mary Wollstonecraft, 1759 1797
From a college lecture on "The Language of Politics: England and the French Revolution," this biographical sketch connects Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797 CE) to the major political and philosophical thinkers of her time.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "In the Reign of Terror" by G. A. Henty
Text of the book "In The Reign of Terror" by G. A. Henty. This is a novel set during the time leading up to the French Revolution. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: French and Indian War
This resource is an essay on the war between Britain and Indian allies and France and Indian allies in 1750s and 1760s. It discusses background, progress, and effects of the French-Indian war.
Read Works
Read Works: Non Colonists in the American Revolution
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks passage gives information about the roles of some French, Native Americans, Hessians, and Polish citizens during the American Revolution. A question sheet is available to help students...
Read Works
Read Works: An Improbable French Leader in America
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about Marquis de Lafayette, a French leader during the American Revolutionary War. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
University of Groningen
American History: Documents: Thomas Paine's "The Rights of Man"
The complete text of "The Rights of Man," a document Thomas Paine wrote to defend the French Revolution. Contains personal prefaces written to George Washington and to English and French readers; text of French preface has been...
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Jacques Louis David: Empire to Exile
The companion website of a major survey of the work of Jacques-Louis David exhibited at the J. Paul Getty Museum in February 2005. The exhibition focuses on the artist's career after the French Revolution, from the mid-1790s until his...
Digital History
Digital History: The French and Indian War [Pdf]
Read about George Washington's role in the beginning of the French and Indian War, which started in the wilderness of the English colonies and spread to Europe. Was this war a major cause of the American Revolution? Students are asked to...