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TheHistoryNet | 19th Century - An extensive look at period warfare with causes & effects, key players and major battles in the War of 1812, the Napoleonic Wars, American Civil War, Spanish-American War, Mexican War of Independence.

BBC History - Victorians - Multimedia tour through the British era including biographical details on Queen Victoria and her ministers, with more on the Industrial Revolution and 19th century technological advances, the Irish famine and British India, social mores and daily life, with video animations and interactive games.

19th Century American Culture - Illustrated narratives by decade, with the grand sweep of people and events, developments in art & architecture, science & inventions, politics, music and everyday life.

Eyewitness to the American Civil War - As told through personal accounts, letters and journals chronicling major battles, Sherman's March to the Sea, the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the capture of the Confederate capital and Lincoln's assassination.

Images of African-American Slavery and Freedom - A gallery of period photos & illustrations from the U.S Library of Congress.

19th century in literature - Wikipedia guide to the century decade by decade including major works and biographies.

19th Century Art - Comprehensive directory of Web sites by category including Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism and Symbolism with biographies of major artists and more on 19th century sculpture and architecture.

19th Century Innovation Timeline - Browse by year for more details on the invention of the typewriter, telephone and Edison's light bulb to the formulation of Jello, Coca Cola and the paper clip.

Fashion Eras 1800 - 2000 - Illustrated chronicle of period fashion trends including the Regency style and the Romantic era, the Victorians and the Naughty Nineties.

19th Century Advertising History - Illustrated and explained through the pages of Harper's Weekly.

also see releated features -> The Irish Famine | Statue of Liberty

also see -> Black History Month | Darwin & Evolution

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