This resource is one of several databases provided free by Marlborough District Libraries. All you need is your library card number and PIN (usually your year of birth).

One of the of the Gale databases, this is an excellent resource for people who want more information on an historical event, place or person.

Search or browse for the information you need. As well as standard history encyclopaedias the database searches specialist national histories, primary sources, multimedia resources, and journals

Topics of interest include articles on the Titanic, World War One, Malala Yousafzai and Ancient Egypt.

Go to the History database via our Biography and History page