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Leeward Islands Caribee Government 1671-1816; 1816-1833, divided in two (Antigua with Barbuda, Montserrat;
St.Kitts, with Nevis, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands)
Leeward Islands Caribee Government 1833-1871, Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands 1871-1956, Territory of the Leeward Islands 1956-1960. The individual federation members : Anguilla, English since 1650; seceded from St. Kitts in 1980, status British overseas territory Antigua, English since 1632, with Barbuda and Redonda; independent since 1981 British Virgin Islands, English since 1672/1680, separated from St. Kitts in 1960, status British overseas territory Dominica, British since 1763, separated from Leeward islands to join theWindward Islands in 1940 Montserrat, English since 1632, status British overseas territory St. Christopher or St.Kitts, with Nevis, English since 1625, independent since 1983 Historical Atlas, British Empire - the Caribbean Page |
| E x t e r n a l . F i l e s |
| Country Profiles | Links, Portals | Organizations | Accounts of History | Politics | Military History | Economic History |
| Social History | Ethnography | History of Religion | Regional History | Local History | Institutions | Culture |
| Biography | Others |
| D o c u m e n t s |
| Historical Data | Documents | Institutions | National Symbols |
| P r i n t e d . R e f e r e n c e |
| Bibliographies | Online Libraries | Online Journals | General Accounts | Specific Topics | Historical Dictionaries | Others |
| WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNAL FILES |
| Country Profiles | Modern |
Article : British Leeward Islands, from Wikipedia |
| Historical |
| Links | General |
| on History |
| Historical Dictionaries |
| Timelines |
| Accounts of History | Modern |
Article : British Leeward Islands, from Wikipedia Library of Congress Country Studies : Caribbean Islands, click Leeward Islands |
| Historical, of the Caribbean |
Th. Coke, A history of the West Indies,
vol.1, 1808,
vol.2, 1810,
vol.3, 1811, GB Th. Southey, Chronological history of the West Indies, vol.1, 1827, vol.3, 1827, GB (out of 3 vols.) C.E. Meinecke, Versuch einer Geschichte der europaischen Colonien in Westindien, 1831, in German, GB E. Regnault et al., Histoire des Antilles et des colonies françaises, espagnoles, anglaises .., 1849, in French, GB |
| Historical, on the Leeward Islands |
| Specific Periods |
Ch.Str.S. Higham, The development of the Leeward Islands under the Restoration, 1660-1688; a study of the foundations of the old colonial system (1921),
posted on Internet Archive |
| Politics |
F.G. Spurdle, Early West Indian government; showing the progress of government in Barbados, Jamaica, and the Leeward Islands, 1600-1783 (n.d.),
posted on Internet Archive |
| Military |
Regiments of the British West Indies and Bermuda, by Frank Goodwill |
| Economy & Finances |
| Social History |
| Ethnography |
| Religion |
The Baha'is of the East Leeward Islands, from National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the East Leeward Islands Clifton L. Holland, A Chronology of Protestant Beginnings : Leeward Islands (2003) M. Arbell, The Sefardim on the Island of Nevis |
| History of Regions |
see Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica,
Montserrat and St. Kitts and Nevis Don Mitchell, Anguilla and the Government of the Leeward Islands |
| Local History |
| Institutions |
| Culture |
Leeward Islands Tournament (Football), from RSSSF |
| Biographies |
Lists of Eastern Caribbean People, scroll down for Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Others |
WWF Full Report : Leeward Islands Dry Forests,
Leeward Islands Moist Forests,
Leeward Islands Xeric Shrub,
Lesser Antilles Mangroves, from WWF Landslides in the Leeward Islands, from Caribbean Natural Hazards |
| WEB-BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS |
| Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon);
from States and Regents of the World |
| Lists of Consuls |
| Lists of Bishops |
| Population Figures |
| Documents | Historical Newspapers |
Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library |
| Newsreels |
British Pathe Wochenschau-Archiv (in German) Archief Beeld en Geluid : Polygoon (in Dutch) Search INA for Haiti |
| Image Databanks |
Wikimedia Commons |
| Archival Deposits |
Search National Archives (UK) Antigua & the Leeward Islands, from Caribbean Genealogy Search Search Janus for Leeward Islands |
| Constitutions, Laws |
| Treaties |
| Consular Reports |
| Chamber of Commerce Reports |
| Document Collections |
| Historical Maps |
John Arrowsmith 1844, posted on David Rumsey Map Collection |
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Historical Encyclopedia Entries |
Secular |
Articles Leeward Islands,
Anguilla,
Antigua,
Barbuda,
Montserrat (West Indies),
Nevis,
Redonda, from EB 1911 Article Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Dominica, Montserrat, Nevis, Saint Kitts, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German |
| Religious |
| Economic |
Leeward Islands, in Ch. Vere, The Pocket Cambist, 1836, GB |
| Geographical |
British Leeward Islands p.425 in vol.3 of C. Malte-Brun, Universal Geography, 1827, GB |
| Historical |
| Parliamentary Debates |
Hansard (British Parliament) |
| Tour Guides, Travelogues |
J. Sturge, Th. Harvey, The West Indies in 1837: Being the Journal of a Visit to Antigua, Montserrat, Dominica .. (1838), posted on
Internet Archive |
| Residence Memoirs |
| Institutions | Archives, Musea, Libraries |
Antigua and Barbuda National Archives, from ICA Museums of Antigua and Barbuda Museum Directory : Antigua and Barbuda; St. Kitts & Nevis from Caribbean Museums |
| Official Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
Flag, from FOTW; Coat of Arms, from
Wikipedia,
from Heraldry of the World |
| Coins, Banknotes |
Banknotes of the Leeward Islands, from Tom Chao's Paper Money Gallery;
from Numismondo |
| Stamps |
Identifying King George VI Stamps : Leeward Islands 2/ Issues,
Leeward Islands 10/ Issues,
Leeward Islands 5/ Issues,
Leeward Islands L1 Issues, from KGVI Stamps Article Postage Stamps and Postal History of the Leeward Islands, from Wikipedia |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Bibliography | General |
RHS Bibliography Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde (Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies), keyword Mauritius (site in German, most titles listed in English; hundreds of entries; publications mostly since 1970) |
| on the Caribbean |
Annotated Bibliography for the English Speaking Caribbean (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
Bermuda, The British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, Turks and Caicos,
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) (In order of importance.), from Florida Coastal School of Law National Archives (UK) : Caribbean Histories Revealed : Bibliography Mitchell's West Indian Bibliography Bibliography of Caribbean Archaeology, from Florida Museum of Natural History |
| Online Libraries | General |
Gutenberg Library Online,
Internet Archive Persee (French search engine) |
| on the Caribbean |
Digital Library of the Caribbean |
| Online Journals | General |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
| On the Caribbean |
| General Accounts |
Jan Rogozinski, A Brief History of the Caribbean (1992) London : Penguin 1994 [G] Mordechai Arbell, The Jewish Nation of the Caribbean, Jerusalem : Gefen 2002 |
| Specific Topics |
| Historical Dictionaries |
| Yearbooks |
Article Leeward Islands, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1913 pp. 654-655, 1947 p.455, 1948 p.437, 1949 pp.388-389, 1950, p. 411, 1952, pp.420-421,
1953 pp.416-417, 1954 p.421, 1955 p.464, 1956 pp.401-402, 1957 pp.463-464, 1958 p.403 (on events in 1957) [G] Article : West Indies - Leeward Islands, in : Statesman's Year Book 1895 pp.227-234, 1910 pp.267-269, 1919 pp.331-333, 1924 pp.331-333, 1925 pp.335-337, 1926 pp.334-337, 1928 pp.332-335, 1929 pp.337-340, 1932 pp.340-342, 1937 pp.364-367, 1943 pp.283-285 [G] Article : Leeward Islands, in : Americana Annual 1927 p.496-497, 1928 p.451-452, 1930 pp.440-441, 1931 pp.441-442, 1932 pp.408-409, 1933 p.432, 1934 p.334, 1935 p.401, 1936 pp.403-404, 1937 p.408, 1943 p.426, 1944 pp.395-396, 1945 pp.427-428, 1946 pp.445-446; British West Indies p.129, 1947 pp.104-105; Leeward Islands pp.408-409, 1957 p.453, 1964 pp.388-389 (on events of 1963) [G] Article : Leeward Islands, in : International Year Book 1898 pp.467-468 [G] |
