History: finding your way
This guide outlines the location numbers for books on history and basic information on finding information in this subject.
- To find books on a specific topic search the Unicorn catalogue
- To find journal articles search Databases for history
Where are the history books?
- Most of the history books are on the 4th Floor of the Library.
- Larger sized (Folio) books are shelved separately from normal sized books for practical reasons. You will find your key sections in both large (Folio) and normal sized sections.
- Pick up a floor plan from the Information Desk to help you find your way around. View the 4th Floor plan (PDF)
Key sections for history
| 300 | Social sciences |
| 320.9 | History of political thought |
| 330.9 | Economic history |
| 335 | History of Socialism |
| 340.09 | History of law |
| 370.09 | History of education |
| 390 | History of customs, folklore, etc. |
| 396.9 | Women's history |
| 900 | General history |
| 910 | Historical geography, history of explorations |
| 913 | Archaeology |
| 930 | Ancient history |
| 940 | World and European history |
| 941 - 999 | National historical categories, from Scotland to Australasia |
| 100 | Philosophy |
| 180 | Ancient and medieval philosophy |
| 200 | Religion |
| 270 | 270 Church history |
| 500 | Science |
| 509 | History of sciences |
| 600 | Technology and applied science |
| 610.9 | History of medicine |
Call Numbers for selected topics
Albigenses 274.48
American Civil War 973.7072
American Revolution 973.3
Anglo-Saxon England 942.012, 913.42
Austro-Hungarian Empire 943.604
Bede 271.1094281
British Empire 942.08
Byzantine Empire 949.5
Calvinism 284.2
Capetian France 942.021
Capitalism 330.15
Carolingians 944.01
Cathars 274.48
Chartism 942.08
Cistercians 271.12
Cities and towns, Medieval 301.36094
Civil Rights Movement 323.173
Cold War 327.1
Conservative Party 329.942
Corn laws 337.4
Crusades 940.18
D-Day 940.5421
Domesday Book 942.021
Elizabeth I 942.055
European Union 337.914
Fascism 321.644
France, History 944
French Revolution 944.04
Germany, History 943
Gregory of Tours 944.01
Habsburg Empire 943.604
Hastings, Battle of 942.02
Hitler 943.086
Holocaust 940.5405
Hundred Year’s War 944.025
Immigrants – United States 325.73
Industrial Revolution 330.942
Italy, History 945
Labour Party 329.942
London – History 942.1
Magna Carta 942.033
McCarthyism 973.918
MI5 351.7420942
Museology 069
Napoleon 944.05
New Deal 973.917
Nuremberg trials 341.41
Prussia – History 943.1
Reformation 270.6
Slavery – United States 326.973
Southern States – History 975
Stuarts 942.06
Third Reich 943.086
Thirty Years War 940.24
Unification of Italy 945.08
Venice – History 945.31
Versailles, Treaty of 940.3141
Vichy France 944.081
Victorian England 942.08
Vikings 948.02
World War, 1914-1918 940.3
World War, 1939-1945 940.531