History - Brescia

Record of individuals who have shaped British history and culture from the Romans to the 21st century. Offers concise, up-to-date biographies; written by specialists. Coverage is updated three times annually. Includes biographies of 59,453 men and women who died in or before the year 2012, plus 513 ‘Theme’ articles for additional reference and research.

This dictionary presents biographies of individuals whose death or last known activity occurred primarily between 1000 to 1930; there is partial online coverage for selected individuals to 2000. Coverage includes individuals from all walks of life, ethnic groups, and regions of Canada. Also represents a wide range of professions and occupations: artists, poets, entertainers, politicians, business people, physicians, nurses, lawyers, judges, soldiers, athletes, farmers, workers, and clerics.

Multicultural biographical source that covers notable individuals from every part of the world, and from all time periods, who have made significant contributions to human culture.

ORO offers a wide range of fully-indexed, up-to-date, and cross-searchable dictionaries, language references, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. Includes detailed information across a broad range of subject disciplines.