Oxford DNB
Use The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography for free in the library and at home with your library membership number! The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography contains the stories of 50,000 men and women who shaped Britain's past over the past 2,400 years. Many leading biographers and scholars have contributed articles on influential figures in British history. From alchemists and footballers to traitors and royal mistresses, Oxford DNB is full of biographies and portraits of the famous and infamous!
This incredible online resource includes the lives
of people who have died up to the end of 2008 and were
noteworthy in shaping the history of Britain.
It is
also a fantastic family history research tool - click here to go
their local history guide.
‘The Oxford DNB is a
major work of reference, but it also contains some of the best
gossip in the world.’ - John Gross, Sunday
Telegraph
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If the collection were in printed form it would take up 60
volumes!
With the online version you can search this information for free
at the click of a button.
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Did You Know?
In 75BC, Julius Caesar was captured by pirates. Once the
ransom was paid, he raised a squadron to defeat them and had
them crucified.
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Did You Know?
The creator of the famous custard
powder, Alfred Bird, once tricycled from Lands End to John
O'Groats.
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Did You Know?
Aldfrith was the King of Northumbria from 685 until his death in
704/5.
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Did You Know?
William Cocks, whose collection of bagpipes is now displayed at
the Chantry Bagpipe Museum in Morpeth, was a pioneer member of the
Northumbrian Pipers' Society.
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Did You Know?
Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's daughter, was the first woman to rule
England in her own right.
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