United Kingdom

Resources in this category:

alt.talk.royalty FAQ: British Royalty and Nobility
http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/britfaq.html

"This regular posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and their answers and other useful information about the British Royal Family and British nobility. (The Royal & Noble Families of the World FAQ can be found at http://www.heraldica.org/faqs/atrfaq.htm)."

The British Empire
http://www.britishempire.co.uk/

Site devoted to the history of the British Empire. Categories to browse include timelines, art and culture, armed forces and bibliographies. Also offers a resources section that includes a glossary of terms and links to related information.

The British Monarchy
http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp

Official site for the British Royal Family. Searchable site includes information on the history of the monarchy and members of the current family as well as a gallery of the Royal Collection, castle factsheets, and information about accession, coronation and succession.

Directgov
http://www.direct.gov.uk/Homepage/fs/en

Public information portal site for government information for the United Kingdom, including the UK Parliament, House of Commons, House of Lords, Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Directgov: Public services all in one place
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm

"This is a first entry point to UK public sector information on the Internet." The site can be searched or browsed by organization name or topical area. It includes an index to websites for government agencies in the United Kingdom. The Government Pathfinders section lists each of the UK Government Internet portals containing important information for the citizen.

Directory of Royal Genealogical Data
http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal/

This site offers a searchable database containing the "genealogy of almost every ruling house in the Western world including the British Royal family." There are over 30,000 entries in the database spanning many generations, and there is brief biographical information for each entry, along with links to immediate family members. Includes several indexes: alphabetical, date, ruling house, and title. The database is also searchable.

National Statistics: The Official United Kingdom Statistics Site
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/

"This site contains the latest comprehensive range of official UK statistics and information about statistics as well providing free access to a selection of recently released publications in downloadable pdf format. Our site is organised around themes to help you find things more easily. Themes are a simple way of classifying the huge variety of official statistics produced. They resemble chapters in a book. There are 13 separate themes, and each theme deals with a distinct and easily recognisable area of national life. The site also includes a soon-to-be-expanded selection of the latest economic indicators. This table will be refreshed as soon as possible after the release of new figures." Includes basic and advanced search features.

Official Documents
http://www.official-documents.co.uk/

"This is a service being developed by The Stationery Office to assist internet users to locate official [United Kingdom] documents. It provides access to material published by The Stationery Office and other authoritative bodies." Browse by date, title, department or category, or search the collection.

Parliament Home Page
http://www.parliament.uk/

Main web site for the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The Patent Office
http://www.patent.gov.uk/

Copyright, trademark, design and patent information from/for the United Kingdom. Includes news, a newcomer's guide, and a guide to intellectual property on the Internet. Searchable.

10 Downing Street
http://www.number10.gov.uk/

Office of the Prime Minister. Full text of messages delivered by the Prime Minister, summary of news from government ministries, and broadcasts of the Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons. Includes archive of government policies in full text and profiles of all Cabinet Ministers. Images and history of 10 Downing Street.