Keep in mind, all books listed below are reference books (as in dictionaries, encyclopedias, chronologies, etc.) These are considered tertiary sources, not secondary scholarly sources. Use these books see timelines of British history and literature, or read short descriptions of historical events, figures, and authors.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
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A Chronology of English Literature
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Great Britain: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present 
The Cambridge Historical Encyclopedia of Great Britain and Ireland
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Timetables of World Literature 
World Literature and Its Times: 
Chronology of European History: 15,000 B.C. to 1997
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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life: 
The Wilson Calendar of World History
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The Timetables of History: A Historical Linkage of People and Events
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
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Encyclopedia of European Social History: From 1350 to 2000
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Encyclopedia of British Writers 
Great Lives from History: British and Commonwealth Series
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The Facts on File Companion to the British Novel
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A Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature
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A Companion to Literature from Milton to Blake 
