Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Explore the lives of over 55,000 people who have shaped the British past over the last 2,400 years - from Julius Caesar and Boudicca to Princess Diana and Sid Vicious; and from the founding fathers of America to the nawabs of Bengal.

The award-winning Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB) offers:

• the full text of the new 60-volume print edition plus the full text of the original 33-volume DNB.
  
  
• over 10,000 portrait illustrations.
  
  
• an expanding range of invaluable reference lists, and articles on themes and groups, all with direct links to Oxford DNB biographies.
  
  In library use:
  Access the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography from any Gateshead Library by clicking on the link to the right.
  
  Remote access
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