LibGuides: History: Dictionaries and Reference Works

Dictionaries for Historians

Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
50,000 illustrated biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond.
Green's Dictionary of Slang This link opens in a new window
Green’s Dictionary of Slang is the largest historical dictionary of English slang.
Johnson's Dictionary Online This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the 1st and 4th Editions of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
A wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations found in dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Digitised version of Samuel Johnson's famous dictionary.