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Each subject guide has been created by a historian who specialises in a particular subject area. Please <a href="/node/120827">contact us</a> if you are interested in writing a guide for us in: administrative and legal history; colonial history; economic history; historical geography; intellectual and cultural history; or another area that you think is a strength in BHO's collection.</p> <p>We're particularly keen to add guides in the following areas. Guides will help others make the most of British History Online.</p> <ul aria-label="Write list…" aria-multiline="true" contenteditable="true" role="textbox"> <li>Key documentary sources, such as State Papers Domestic, Foreign, Close Rolls, and others</li> <li>Scottish history</li> <li>Irish history</li> <li>Britain’s colonial territories and influence overseas</li> <li>History of the built environment</li> <li>Histories of place</li> <li>Histories by period or event (e.g. civil wars)</li> <li>Legal history</li> <li>Government or other aspects of life during specific periods or reigns</li> </ul> <p> </p> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6"> <div> <h2><a href="/node/122741">Biography</a></h2> <div class="hidden-sm; hidden-xs"><a href="/node/122741"><img alt="Tichborne Dole" class="img-responsive" src="/sites/default/files/default_images/biography_tile.jpg" title="Tichborne Dole"></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6"> <div> <h2><a href="/node/121436">Religious history</a></h2> <div class="hidden-sm; hidden-xs"><a href="/node/121436"><img alt="Scenes from the story of Thomas Becket" class="img-responsive" src="/sites/default/files/default_images/Religioushistoryguide_tile.jpg" title="Scenes from the story of Thomas Becket"></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6"> <div> <h2><a href="/node/120826">Local history</a></h2> <div class="hidden-sm; hidden-xs"><a href="/node/120826"><img alt="Extract from the map of Queen Camel DD/SAS C212" class="img-responsive" src="/sites/default/files/default_images/localhistory_tile.jpg" title="Extract from the map of Queen Camel DD/SAS C212"></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6"> <div> <h2><a href="/node/120819">Parliamentary history</a></h2> <div class="hidden-sm; hidden-xs"><a href="/node/120819"><img alt="The House of Commons and the House of Lords (1643)" class="img-responsive" src="/sites/default/files/default_images/parliamentary_tile.jpg" title="The House of Commons and the House of Lords (1643)"></a></div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6"> <h2><a href="/node/120820">Urban history</a></h2> <div class="hidden-sm; hidden-xs"><a href="/node/120820"><img alt="Mount Pleasant" class="img-responsive" src="/sites/default/files/default_images/urbanhistory_tile.jpg" title="Mount Pleasant"></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer role="contentinfo" class="container-fluid p-3 border-top"> <div class="container-md"> <div class="row"> <div id="block-ihrlogo" class="col-12 col-md-3 text-align-center"> <div><p><img height="64" src="/themes/custom/bho/images/ihr-logo.png"></p> </div> </div> <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="block-bho-footer-menu" id="block-bho-footer" class="col-12 col-md-9" class="col-12 col-md-9"> <h2 class="visually-hidden" id="block-bho-footer-menu">Footer menu</h2> <ul class="nav justify-content-center"> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/using-bho" class="nav-link" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/120817">Help</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/about" class="nav-link" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/120815">About the project</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/terms" class="nav-link" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/120837">Terms of use</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/privacy" class="nav-link" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/120838">Privacy and Cookies</a> </li> <li class="nav-item"> <a href="/accessibility" class="nav-link" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/125146">Accessibility</a> </li> </ul> </nav> <div id="block-copyright" class="col-12 text-align-center"> Version 6.0. © 2024, <a href="https://www.london.ac.uk/">University of London</a>. </div> </div> </div> </footer> </div> </div> <script src="/sites/default/files/js/js_CsrOETjYZQZ7R0Dzou76o7eGzu493nyrvLIAUR8SHMU.js?scope=footer&delta=0&language=en&theme=bho&include=eJxLysjXT8_JT0rM0UnPz0_PSY0vSUzXTy_JReUmpqPz9RKzEisA51IXkw"></script> </body> </html>