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Victoria County History - http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/NationalSite/Home/Main
The VCH is an encyclopaedic record of England's places and people. It is written by historians working in counties across England. |
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The Victoria County History - http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk
Based at the Institute of Historical Research, the English local history series began in 1899 and was dedicated to Queen Victoria. Includes information and draft text for counties in progress. |
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ViewFinder - http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk
Large historical image collection from English Heritage. Profile and image search. |
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Britain Express: Medieval England - http://www.britainexpress.com/History/medieval_britain_index.htm
History, culture, and daily life during the Middle Ages. |
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Macaulay's History of England, Volume 1 - http://www.strecorsoc.org/macaulay/title.html
First published in 1849, it covers the English Civil Wars through to the Monmouth Rebellion. |
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Outlaws and Highwaymen - http://www.outlawsandhighwaymen.com
Songs, poems, stories, memoirs, letters, satires, sermons, and other writings from the times are used to tell about the English highwayman from the 14th through the 19th centuries. |
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The Village Labourer 1760-1832 - http://socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/hammond/village.html
First published in 1911, this study in the government of England before the Reform Bill takes a detailed look at the consequences of the acts of enclosure, which dramatically changed life in the countryside. Full text available on-line. |
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An Island Story - A History of England for Boys and Girls - http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/marshall/england/england.html
Full text of the illustrated children's history book written in 1920 by H. E. Marshall. |
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Battle Conference of Anglo-Norman Studies - http://www.boydell.co.uk/www.battleconference.com/
An annual event devoted to medieval history and culture. Information on past meetings, and date and location of upcoming meeting. |
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The Confederation of the Cinque Ports - http://www.cinqueports.org/
Historic association of maritime towns in Kent and Sussex. Includes history, heraldic and ceremonial information, events, contacts and links about the ports and associated towns. |
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Florilegium Urbanum - http://the-orb.net/encyclop/culture/towns/florilegium/flor00.html
A selection of primary documents, in modern English translation, illustrating aspects of urban society in medieval England. |
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Magna Carta - http://www.magnacartaplus.org/magnacarta/
Translation from the Latin of the original version of the Magna Carta of Great Britain, signed by King John at Runnymede in 1215. With links to glossary and Latin original text. |
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Of Choristers – Ancient and Modern - http://www.ofchoristers.net/
Anne Page provides a history of cathedral choir schools. For each school there is a history and photographs. Appendixes cover boy bishops, bursaries, girls' choirs and a bibliography. |
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The South Coast Martello Towers - http://www.martello-towers.co.uk/
Peter Hibbs charts the history, construction, siting and individual history of each of the 74 English south coast Martello Towers. |
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Old Father Thames - http://www.old-father-thames.co.uk/
Historical incident, personalities and associations of the River Thames related to specified points along its course and on its banks. |
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The Making of the English Middle Class - http://www.escholarship.org/editions/view?docId=ft8489p27k
Full text of Peter Earle's book, subtitled "Business, Society and Family Life in London 1660-1730". |
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Times of Change in the History of England - http://awylie.tripod.com/index.html
A brief history of the periods of transition in England, including the Norman Conquest, the Plague, and the Reformation. |
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A Personal Railway History - http://railwaymemories.8m.com
Account by Fred Gibbs, a Birmingham man who worked on the railway between the years 1918 and 1967. |
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The Thames from Hampton Court to Sunbury Lock - http://www.marketingreinforcements.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
Descriptions, history and photographs of Thames bridges, locks, buildings and islands from Hampton Court to Sunbury. |