This part will provide a narrative account of the history of the dissenting academies ... This part is concerned with the engagement of the academies with Protestantism and Protestant educational ...

Andrea Hart, Head of Library Special Collections, shares some highlights from the collection and points out a few intriguing details. A long and complex history of geological events in the British ...

From the origins of these semi-autonomous island kingdoms the 'Lords of the Isles' would emerge. One of the major figures in the history of the Western Isles is Somerled. Born around 1117 and with ...

Originating in the later Bronze Age (1000 BC - 800 BC), the hill forts of the early Iron Age are found over a wide area of the British Isles: in Scotland (Finavon Fort in Angus), Wales (The ...

Founded in 1988, the Center for British & Irish Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder promotes research and teaching in all aspects of global British and Irish history, geography ... The ...

We are digitising more than half a million British and Irish butterflies and moths, as a pilot for the digitisation of all pinned collections. The project is the first pilot for the mass digitisation ...

This is a genetic map of the British Isles, based on work by Professor Jim Wilson from the University of Edinburgh's Usher Institute and MRC Human Genetics Unit. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Ports in the Republic of Ireland like Cobh and Dublin—often included on a British Isles itinerary—offer a taste of Irish history, charm, and hospitality. Expect a more adventurous mode of ...

TABULAR matter of great precision and of considerable scientific value as recorded by about 5000 observers constitutes the bulk of the information set out in this volume. The British Rainfall ...

Click through and start island-hopping the British Isles today. You may also like ... things like the Skibbereen Heritage Centre. For history buffs, Skibbereen is a great place to be.