Economic and Social History

Who Were the Nuns?

Economic and Social History, History | 17th-century, 18th-century, Christianity, religion, women's studies, womens-history

The data is derived from surviving manuscript and printed sources from the English convents in exile. Where membership records are missing or have gaps, details have been sought in other sources such as biographical writings, histories and chronicles. Significant data has also been located in continental archives from visitation records and examinations of candidates for clothing and profession. Where possible data has been included for candidates who failed to complete a full career in convents for a variety of reasons including health or unsuitability. External documents have been attached to the database to provide additional data regarding family connections and networks: much of the detail is derived from sources external to the convents.

Data type: text

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War Widows’ Stories

Economic and Social History, History | gender, interviews, oral history, twentieth century, United Kingdom, war and conflict, women's studies, World War II

The War Widows' Stories website hosts all transcripts and recordings of the oral history interviews we have conducted in the course of the War Widows' Stories project, and they can be access and downloaded for free by anyone. Recordings can be streamed or downloaded; transcripts can be read and searched online or downloaded as PDFs.

Data type: audio, text

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The Poetry of the Lancashire Cotton Famine (1861-65)

Economic and Social History, History | 19th-century, american-civil-war, class, poetry

This database brings together for the first time poems written in response to the Lancashire Cotton Famine of 1861-65. They are presented with commentary, audio recitations and musical performances. The crisis was caused by the American Civil War and, as well as poems from British local newspapers, poems published in America are included commenting on the relationship between the US, Britain, cotton, and slavery.

Data type: audio, text

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The Oral History of Twentieth Century Mongolia

Economic and Social History, History | 20th-century, asia, Central Asia, Mongolia, oral history

A collection of over 600 interviews in Mongolia with English translations / summaries, available for public use.

Data type: text

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The Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE)

Economic and Social History, History | eighth century, eleventh century, England, medieval, ninth century, seventh century, sixth century, tenth century

The Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE) is a database which aims to provide structured information relating to all the recorded inhabitants of England from the late sixth to the late eleventh century. It is based on a systematic examination of the available written sources for the period, including chronicles, saints’ Lives, charters, libri vitae, inscriptions, Domesday Book and coins; and is intended to serve as a research tool suitable for a wide range of users with an interest in this period.

Data type: text

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The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913

Economic and Social History, History | court cases, crime, Early Modern, eighteenth century, England, law, nineteenth century, seventeenth century, twentieth century

The Old Bailey Proceedings Online makes available a fully searchable, digitised collection of all surviving editions of the Old Bailey Proceedings from 1674 to 1913, and of the Ordinary of Newgate’s Accounts between 1676 and 1772. It allows access to 197,752 trials and biographical details of approximately 2,500 men and women executed at Tyburn, free of charge for non-commercial use. In addition to the text, accessible through both keyword and structured searching, this website provides digital images of all 190,000 original pages of the Proceedings and 4,000 pages of Ordinary’s Accounts, advice on methods of searching this resource, information on the historical and legal background to the Old Bailey court and its Proceedings, and descriptions of published and manuscript materials relating to the trials covered.

Data type: images, temporal, text

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The Marie Duval Archive

Economic and Social History, History | cartoons, gender, illustration, nineteenth century, United Kingdom, women's studies

Marie Duval was one of the most unusual, pioneering and boisterous cartoonists of the nineteenth century. This archive offers for scrutiny high resolution scans of as much of Duval’s published work as possible, organised according to date and details of publication.

Data type: images

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The Digital Panopticon: The Global Impact of London Punishments, 1780-1925

Economic and Social History, History | Australia, colonialism, court cases, crime, eighteenth century, England, law, nineteenth century, twentieth century

This [dataset] allows you to search millions of records from around fifty datasets, relating to the lives of 90,000 convicts from the Old Bailey. Use our site to search individual convict life archives, explore and visualise data, and learn more about crime and criminal justice in the past.

Data type: images, temporal, text

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Seshat – Social Complexity Variables

Economic and Social History, History | economics, government, historical-data, infrastructure, money

This section of Seshat provides a detailed exploration of the diverse aspects that characterize past polities' societal structures and advancements. It includes data on infrastructure like roads, bridges, and irrigation systems; administrative and governance systems such as courts, bureaucracies, and legal codes; and cultural and intellectual achievements, including writing systems, scientific literature, and sacred texts. This section also captures economic activities, including markets, trade emporia, and currency systems, as well as population dynamics and territorial extents. By coding these variables systematically, this section helps researchers analyze the development, complexity, and functionality of historical societies, offering a comprehensive view of how polities managed resources, facilitated communication, and maintained social order.

Data type: temporal

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Protestants Behind the Iron Curtain: Religious Belief, Identity, and Narrative in Russia and Ukraine since 1945

Economic and Social History, History | Christianity, court cases, interviews, Latvia, Protestantism, Russia, twentieth century, Ukraine, USSR

This project examines the experience of Baptist and Pentecostal communities in the USSR.

Data type: audio, images, text

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