Martin Luther King statue at the west entrance of Westminster Abbey in London, England
5 Steps to Writing an Historical Essay (written by Liz Cooksey)
Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students Bowdoin College
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
MLA Formatting & Style Guide from Purdue Writing Lab
Writing on History from Queens College, NY
Writing Resources for History from UMass Amherst
What is Plagiarism? From Georgetown University
American orator, editor, author, abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass (1818 – 1895) edits a journal at his desk, late 1870s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Writing Historical Essays: A Guide for Undergraduates from Rutgers University, Department of History
History Writing Tutor-Rutgers University (Bottom of the page there are links to a number of very helpful documents)
Learning Guides– University of Adelaide in Australia; University of Adelaide has a number of online guides to help students in studying, writing and general academic preparation. Good practical help.
How to Write a Great Essay Quickly from Study.com
Writer’s Workshop– Center for Writing Studies: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Writing a Film Analysis– University of West Georgia
The following video will give some good practical advice in writing an essay. The sound quality is not great but he provides good advice.
Mr. Leverett's World History 