# Historical Chronology Web Sites? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 31, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-chronology-web-sites/297087 "2005-03-31T17:49:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-chronology-web-sites/297087/1 "2005-03-31T17:49:34Z")
Are there any web sites that give detailed year-by-year chronologies of social and political history? I do have James Trager’s excellent [The People’s Chronology](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0805017860/qid=1112280842/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-1031590-5588835?v=glance&s=books) and find it very useful; but it skims (by necessity). I have a lot of US history books, but I’m looking in particular for something on England from about 1880–1910, and Paris c1912. You know, not only the important political and artistic happenings, but everyday things, like when did electricity come into everyday use, and phones; who were the popular music-hall stars; the fleeting news stories of the day in a yearly format. “In 1891 . . .” That sorta thing. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-chronology-web-sites/297087/2 "2005-03-31T18:08:47Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > Are there any web sites that give detailed year-by-year chronologies of social and political history? I do have James Trager’s excellent [The People’s Chronology](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0805017860/qid=1112280842/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-1031590-5588835?v=glance&s=books) and find it very useful; but it skims (by necessity). > > I have a lot of US history books, but I’m looking in particular for something on England from about 1880–1910, and Paris c1912. You know, not only the important political and artistic happenings, but everyday things, like when did electricity come into everyday use, and phones; who were the popular music-hall stars; the fleeting news stories of the day in a yearly format. “In 1891 . . .” That sorta thing. These two lack sufficient detail, but here is a start. [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/england/](http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelines/england/) [English history and heritage guide - History of England](http://www.britainexpress.com/History/) And here are a few timeline sites: [http://timelines.ws/](http://timelines.ws/) [http://www2.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html](http://www2.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html) [http://www.hyperhistory.com/online\_n2/History\_n2/a.html](http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html) [http://www.timelines.info/](http://www.timelines.info/) Hope this helps. . . ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-chronology-web-sites/297087/3 "2005-03-31T19:36:36Z")
Thanks! “_timelines.ws_” looks particularly promising—I’ve bookmarked it and will hunt through it. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2005, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-chronology-web-sites/297087/4 "2005-04-01T14:41:37Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > Thanks! “_timelines.ws_” looks particularly promising—I’ve bookmarked it and will hunt through it. You’re welcome. I’m glad I could help.