The Connecting Histories project website is
now live at
www.connectinghistories.org.uk
Digital Handsworth - This website records the
history of a large part of North Birmingham
Digital Ladywood - Attwood Green, Benmore, Five
Ways, Ladywood, Lee Bank and Woodview
Breaking the Chains marked the bicentenery of
the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade
A shared history, A shared future - celebrates
200 years since the abolition of the slave trade
Sources for the study of the Slave Trade in
Birmingham Central Library
"Lest we Forget" Online Exhibition -
The history of Birmingham during World War 2
Contrasts in a Victorian City - These pages
contain a range of material to study what it is like to live in
Birmingham during the Victorian era.
J.R.R. Tolkein - facts, pictures, opinions and
links relating to one of our best known local authors.
Revolutionary Players - The Industrial
Revolution in the West Midlands
Birmingham or Brummagem? 144 different names
which have been used throughout history
The Murder of Mary Ashford - a case which made
legal history
