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		BALH Publications Awards 2007: winner A time of change: land sales in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the early twentieth century By: Susan Parrot [ Read Abstract ] This article was placed first in the British Association for Local History Publications Awards for 2007. It assesses, as a local case-study, the evidence for one of the most important changes in the structure and economy of rural England in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods the trend towards the sale of property by country landowners, and the break-up of the great landed estates. The years of agricultural prosperity in the mid-nineteenth century had masked the economic misfortunes which would bedevil the British aristocracy and landowners in the last quarter of the century. A combination of static or falling rent income, with increasing prices and growing pressure on estate finances, was a traumatic change in circumstances. Many landowners in the early and middle nineteenth century had poured substantial amounts of their surplus (and in some instance all of their wealth) into rural estates. As the agricultural depression of the late 1870s lengthened into the 1880s and 1890s they were reluctantly forced to re-evaluate their investments in these rural paradises. This study discusses the reactions of six large arable landowners on the Wolds of the East Riding of Yorkshire in the early twentieth century and considers the strategies which they put in place to modernise their estates and try to create viable enterprises which would survive in the twentieth century. Among the options was selling land and reinvesting the proceeds in railway shares, industries and the financial markets. The article uses primary sources such as estate accounts and correspondence and shows how the estates pursued different paths towards the same goal. Comparing communities: two north-east coastal villages in the mid-nineteenth century By: Michael Barke [ Read Abstract ] Cullercoats (between Tynemouth and Whitley Bay) and Seahouses (in North Northumberland) were apparently similar coastal communities, frequently bracketed together in contemporary popular accounts. Michael Barke challenges this perspective and uses a range of contemporary evidence to question such superficial comparisons. He begins with describing the historical evolution of the two settlements, both of which emerged in recent centuries within the 'territory' of older and more established communities. The article then uses census evidence to highlight differences. Barke looks at basic population change; relative rates of growth; the problem of identifying communities within or as components of broader administrative areas; sex ratios; open and closed communities; household characteristics and their census definition; occupations and employment; and the wider issues of definitions and criteria for the presentation of census data. The article shows how detailed analysis of individual relatively small communities can produce important results, but also points to the weaknesses in contemporary data collection and the consequent problems in our interpretation of that material. Themes in local history: The historical geography of English and Welsh dioceses By: Alan Crosby [ Read Abstract ] This important article, in the 'themes in local history' series, summarises the complex processes by which the dioceses of English and Wales were created, before and after the Reformation, and explores their historical geography. The pattern of dioceses is an important context for local and family history research, because many of our most significant sources, including church court records and pre-1858 probate material, are heavily influenced, in their provenance, form, and present arrangement, by the changing geography of the Church. This theme is also fundamental to many aspects of religious history, and has much relevance to, for example, specialised studies of the political history of the pre-Conquest period. The article gives a general overview of these complex processes, showing how and when dioceses were created, sometimes disappeared, and frequently altered their boundaries, between the late-sixth and the mid-twentieth centuries. It is illustrated with six maps of England and Wales, showing dioceses at different periods between the ninth and twentieth centuries, and a series of tables charts the specific detail of founding and dissolving of dioceses. The article explains the reasons for the changing geography and draws attention to some of the important themes, such as Church politics, national political changes, and financial resources which helped to shape these processes. The article will be an invaluable background paper for any local history work involving Church records. Sources for local history: An annotated list of internet sites for local historians By: Jacquelene Fillmore [ Read Abstract ] ABSTRACT: The quantity of local history resources available on the internet continues to increase, and these represent a very valuable research tool. This article considers a wide range of sites which are potentially of major use to local historians in Britain. It is selective (no article of this sort could possibly be anything else) and it is expected that it will be outdated quite quickly. It is therefore hoped that updates will be published at regular intervals. Some of the sites named include electronic versions of conventionally published material, though usually these are out of copyright. Other sites include scanned reproductions of material held in archival repositories, and others show documents produced purely for publication on the web, such as the BBC website \'World War Two People\'s War\'. Sites from museums, libraries and universities can also be found on the web, and some of these have searchable catalogues, but space prevents them being listed here. Many local and county history societies also have web pages, and there are numerous sites relating to particular places, which are also beyond the scope of this article. The article includes preliminary notes about the use of sites, and then lists some 170 sites which may be of use. ARTICLE: Local history internet sites: a handlist JACQUELENɠFILLMORE The quantity of local history resources available on the internet continues to increase, and these represent a very valuable research tool. This article considers a wide range of sites which are potentially of major use to local historians in Britain. It is selective - for no article of this sort could possibly be anything else - and it will be outdated quite quickly. It is hoped that updates will be published at regular intervals. Some sites, such as Project Gutenberg, include electronic versions of conventionally published material, though usually these are out of copyright. Other sites include scanned reproductions of material held in archival repositories, and others show documents produced purely for publication on the web, such as the BBC website 'World War Two People's War'. Sites from museums, libraries and universities can also be found on the web, and some of these have searchable catalogues, but space prevents them being listed here. Many local and county history societies also have web pages, and there are numerous sites relating to particular places, which are also beyond the scope of a listing such as this. It is important to be aware that as a source the internet is almost unassessable: although it provides access to a great range of superb resources for the historian, with some excellent websites and webpages, many web pages are of doubtful quality and some, unfortunately, are very poor or unreliable, or partisan, or were compiled by people without inadequate understanding of historical research and investigation. For this reason it is essential to evaluate each website. Here are five keywords, with questions to use as a guideline: Accuracy: does the information look reliable? is the information unique or could you find it in an encyclopaedia? does the style of the website appear to be professional? are there typographical errors? does the language of the text give any indication of the quality of the site? Authority: is the site sponsored by an educational establishment? is the site run by an organisation? are the author’s name and qualifications included on the website? does the url (which means 'web address') give any clues as to the authenticity of the site? Objectivity: how detailed is the information? is the information biased? why was this information written and who was it written for? is the organisation which publishes the website clearly biased to a particular viewpoint? Currency: when was the web page produced? has the web page been updated recently or is it several months or years old? if the web page links to other sites, are these current? Coverage: which topics does the web page cover? how in-depth is the information? what is the intrinsic value of the information? is special software needed to view the page? is there a bibliography? It may not be possible to answer all the above questions, but it is important to be discerning and, if there is doubt, to respect your own intuition. Below is an annotated listing of almost 170 websites which are relevant to family and local historians. The list, which is recently updated, was used as the basis of a lecture, 'The Local Historian and the Internet' for students on the Advanced Diploma in Local and Regional History at the Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge. It concentrates on British webpages and includes examples of the sites mentioned above. This is only a taster of sites available on the internet, but it should show you what is potentially available to the local historian and encourage you to use this useful tool in your research. At the end of the listing there is a selected list of library catalogues. We hope to include an article on discussion lists in a future issue. ï note that many of the brief descriptions have been adapted from those given on the websites themselves; ï note that inclusion on the list below does not in any circumstance constitute formal endorsement of a website by the British Association for Local History; ï and if you find errors, or would like to suggest new websites for inclusion in a future article, or have comments on this paper, please feel free to contact the editor, Dr Alan Crosby. Annotated list of internet sites for local history [all sites current 25 May 2007'>more... 1837online.com: a family history online search site http://www.1837online.com/HomeServlet 1881 Pubs: a searchable directory of English pubs in the 1881 census http://www.1881pubs.com/ 1901 census online: search over 32 million people living in England and Wales in 1901 and view images of the original census documents http://www.1901censusonline.com/ 24 Hour Museum: gateway to UK museums, galleries and heritage attractions. http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/ Access to Archives (A2A): the A2A database contains catalogues describing archives held throughout England and dating from the 900s to the present day http://www.a2a.org.uk/ Aftermath: an in-depth website on the First World War http://www.aftermathww1.com/index.asp Age of Carpentry: the new art and society in Plantagenet England: text of a lecture given to the London Society for Medieval Studies in March 1989 http://history.eserver.org/medieval-carpentry.txt AHDS History: AHDS History is one of the five centres of the Arts and Humanities Data Service and collects, preserves, and promotes the use of digital resources, which result from or support historical research, learning and teaching. http://ahds.ac.uk/history/ AIM25: AIM25 is a major project to provide electronic access to collection level descriptions of the archives of over ninety higher education institutions and learned societies within the Greater London area. It is a work in progress. http://www.aim25.ac.uk/ Anglo-Saxon charters on the World Wide Web: a corpus of royal diplomas, wills of prominent church men, and records of land grants in Latin and the vernacular; provides reference works, information on Anglo-Saxon bishops and abbots, and a list of charters organised by archive http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/chartwww/ Apothecaries: the official website of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London http://www.apothecaries.org.uk/ Archaeology Data Service: collects, describes, catalogues and preserves digital resources that are created as a product of archaeological research http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/ Archaeology UK: ARCHI, the fully-searchable database of the positions of more than 85,000 UK archaeological sites http://www.britarch.co.uk/; http://www.digital-documents.co.uk/archi/placename (a searchable UK place-name gazetteer); http://www.digital-documents.co.uk/archi/glossary.htm (an online glossary to find out more about people, places and technical terms used in history and archaeology books) Archaic Medical Terms: a useful resource of archaic medical terms for the genealogist and historian http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/ArchaicMedicalTerms.htm Archon Directory: contact details for record repositories in the United Kingdom and institutions elsewhere in the world which have substantial collections of manuscripts noted under the indexes to the National Register of Archives http://www.archon.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/ Archives Hub: a national gateway to descriptions of archives in United Kingdom universities and colleges http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/ Archives Network Wales: contains standardised descriptions of the extent, type and scope of collections of documents held by Record Offices, universities and other bodies in Wales. It also provides links to further information and access details for the repositories. It is an index to sources rather than a source itself. http://www.archivesnetworkwales.info/ Arts and Humanities Data Service: database of the University of Essex, which brings together over 600 separate data collections transcribed, scanned or compiled from historical sources. http://ahds.ac.uk/ Association of British Counties: the site includes a list of the 86 counties of Great Britain with common alternative names and names of major towns and cities, a county map of England, Scotland and Wales, and a searchable gazetteer of British place-names. http://www.abcounties.co.uk/index.htm Association for Industrial Archaeology: the national organisation for people who share an interest in Britain's industrial past http://www.industrial-archaeology.org.uk/ Auxiliary Hospitals: a list of the Red Cross Auxiliary Hospitals in the United Kingdom 1914-1919 http://www.juroch.demon.co.uk/UKhospitals.htm Baedekerís Old Guide Books: maps of some of the county towns in Great Britain dated 1910 http://contueor.com/baedeker/great_britain/index2.htm Battle of Britain Historical Society: a historical site via the Royal Air Force, providing historic photographs, official reports, detailed information, statistics and discussion of tactics http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/bobhome.html BBC (WW2 People's War): an archive of people's memories from World War Two http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/ Behind the Wire: a searchable database referring to work conducted by the Committee on the Treatment of British Prisoners of War. It can be searched by soldier's name, regiment/corps, or camp/location. http://1914-1918.net/POW/ Bibliography of English Dissenters: focuses on English dissenters prior to and during the Civil War and revolution in England as well as during the Interregnum.' http://www.exlibris.org/nonconform/engdis/index.html Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture: this collection relates to the history of film and visual media. There is an online catalogue and a virtual exhibition. http://www.ex.ac.uk/bill.douglas/ Black Death: a collection of working papers given at the symposium 'Epidemic Disease in London: from the Black Death to Cholera' held at the Institute of Historical Research, 19 March 1992. http://www.history.ac.uk/emh/epipre.html The Black Watch: website of The Royal Highland Regiment, which served The Crown from September 1739 to March 2006 http://www.theblackwatch.co.uk/newsite/index.html Bletchley Park: official site of Bletchley Park, the National Codes Centre http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/ BOPCRIS: from here you can search and browse information from British Official Publications covering the period 1688-1995 http://www.bopcris.ac.uk/ Bracton Online: an online version of Bracton's Laws and Customs of England http://hlsl.law.harvard.edu/bracton/index.htm British Association for Local History: an essential starting point for local history research via the full online indexes and abstracts of every article published from 1952 to date (and much else besides!) http://balh.co.uk/ Britannia History: a variety of resources covering key periods of British history, including biographies of Great Scots, historical maps, information about British monarchs and historical documents such as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; also contains a British history and Arthurian timeline http://www.britannia.com/history/ British Civil Wars: explores the turmoil of the Civil Wars and Interregnum, and the constitutional experiments of the Commonwealth and Protectorate period of the 1650s http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/ British Empire: online exhibition from The National Archives about the making of the British Empire http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/empire/default.htm British Government on the Web: an American site for visitors to Britain; including a list of links to British Government websites http://www.britannia.com/gov/ British History Online: a very large and fast-growing digital library of text and information about people, places and businesses from the medieval and early modern period, built by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British Library: the website of the British Library from where you can search their catalogues (very valuable for checking any bibliographical details) http://www.bl.uk/ British Library manuscripts catalogue: use this website to search the main catalogues of the British Library's collection of Western manuscripts, covering handwritten documents of all kinds from pre-Christian, Classical, medieval and modern times http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/manuscripts/INDEX.asp British Library newspaper catalogues: a searchable catalogue of all British newspapers held in The British Library's Newspaper Library at Colindale in North London http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/newspapers.html British Motor Manufacturers: histories of 1052 British motor manufacturers (with over 500 photographs) in business between 1894 and 1960, including those that never made it past the prototype stage http://www.britishmm.co.uk/ British Museum: the official website of the BM, packed with information http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/ British Pathe News: here you can preview items from the entire 3500 hours of British Pathe Film Archive. http://www.britishpathe.com/ British Phone Books: a searchable database of British telephone directories 1880-1984 http://content.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1025&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 The British Postal Museum & Archives: the official website of the British postal service showing its history, exhibitions and collections; a pdf leaflet is also available showing how to trace ancestors who worked in the postal service up to the 1960s http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/ Broadside Ballads: the Oxford University website of the Broadside Ballads project http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ballads/ BT Archives: includes details of access to the archive in London of telephone directories dating from the 1880s http://www.bt.com/archives/index.htm BUBL Information Service: a link catalogue giving selected internet resources covering all academic subject areas, some of which are mentioned in this list http://bubl.ac.uk/ CAIN Conflict Archive on the Internet: this site contains information and source material on 'the Troubles' and politics in Northern Ireland from 1968 to the present http://www.cain.ulst.ac.uk/ The Centre for the Study of Cartoons and Caricatures: online database of the British Cartoon Archive at the University of Kent. http://library.kent.ac.uk/cartoons/ Charles Booth: searchable web site of the life of Charles Booth and his survey into life and labour in London (1886-1903) http://booth.lse.ac.uk/ Christmas Truce 1914: this site aims to collate the many letters printed in UK regional papers from soldiers who took part in the famous Christmas Truce of 1914 http://www.christmastruce.co.uk/ Churchill Archives Centre: the Churchill Archives Centre is the home of the papers of Sir Winston Churchill and to over 570 collections of personal papers and archives documenting the history of his era and its aftermath http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/archives/home.php Civil Servants: run by the Institute of Historical Research, this site has a 'provisional' list of office holders in modern Britain http://www.history.ac.uk/office The Clergy of the Church of England: a developing resource documenting the careers of all Church of England clergymen between 1540 and 1835 http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/ Commonwealth Graves Commission: searchable site of the Commonwealth Graves Commission (see also below) http://www.cwgc.org/ Commonwealth War Graves Commission: French site (gives information on The Somme). It is also possible to gain access to the Commonwealth Graves commission from this site. Click 'Consult Commonwealth database' then 'Commonwealth War Graves Commission' then 'Debt of Honour Register'. http://www.anzac.org Cornucopia: an online database of information about more than 6,000 collections in the UK's museums, galleries, archives and libraries http://www.cornucopia.org.uk/ Cromwell Association: the official site of the Cromwell Association and the Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon http://www.olivercromwell.org/ Current Value of Old Money: a useful site giving links to tools and online resources, which enable the visitor to calculate the current value of 'old' money. For example, '£124.76 in the year 2002 has the same 'purchase power' as £10 10s 0d in the year 1965' http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html Dictionary of National Biography: an outstanding website with over 55,000 biographies of individuals (there are public pages, but to access the biographies a subscription is requiredóall county and borough library services and most universities subscribe, and access for their registered readers is normally free) http://oxforddnb.com/ Dictionary of Victorian London: relates to many aspects of social conditions in London during the Victorian era. http://www.victorianlondon.org/ Domesday Book Online: includes descriptions of life in the eleventh century, a glossary, place name origins, and much more http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/index.html Early Manuscripts at Oxford University: provides access to over eighty early manuscripts now in institutions associated with the University of Oxford http://image.ox.ac.uk/ Eighteenth Century Studies: a collection which archives works of the eighteenth century from the perspective of literary and cultural studies http://eserver.org/18th/ English Catholic History: links to Catholic websites, which include reading lists for the Catholic faith since the Reformation (clearly a particular perspective is given!). http://www.catholic-history.org.uk/ English Heritage Viewfinder: a searchable site from English Heritage providing a picture gallery and associated stories from 1840s to the present day http://viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/ English Weights and Measures: claims to be 'the definitive internet resource for information on Imperial weights and measures' http://home.clara.net/brianp/index.html Environment Agency: Water Framework Directive datasearch; categories include rivers, lakes, transitional waters, coastal waters, groundwaters and their risk assessments http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/dataSearchController?topic=wfd&l Evanion Catalogue: a searchable catalogue of nineteenth century ephemera relating to Victorian entertainment and everyday life, a collection formed by Henry Evans (died 1905), a conjuror and ventriloquist who performed under the stage name 'Evanion' http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/evanion/intro.asp FamilySearch: searchable database of millions of names made available by the Mormons (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints). http://www.familysearch.com/ Fashion Era: a site dedicated to fashion with 630 richly-illustrated pages of fashion history, costume history, clothing, and social history http://www.fashion-era.com/ Films from the Home Front: brings together a collection of unique moving images illustrating what life was like for ordinary people in Britain during the Second World War, as seen through amateur documentaries, newsreels, government films, and home movies http://www.movinghistory.ac.uk/homefront/index.html Friendly Societies: A Self-help Edinburgh Lothians Fife (SHELF) website, giving details of friendly societies in that geographical area http://www.historyshelf.org/shelf/friend/index.php Garden History Society: includes the online catalogue of the Garden History Society library collection http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org/ Gazettes Online: a searchable archive for the London Gazette, Belfast Gazette, and Edinburgh Gazette http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/ Gazetteer of British Place Names: provides an exhaustive place-name index to Great Britain, containing over 50,000 entries, listing the historic county and the main present-day administrative areas in which each place lies http://www.gazetteer.co.uk/ Genmaps: includes maps of most counties in Great Britain; Cambridgeshire maps, for example, date from 1575 to 1922 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~genmaps/ Great Britain Historical Database Online: large database of British nineteenth and twentieth-century statistics http://hds.essex.ac.uk/gbh.asp Great Britain Historical GIS Project: a large integrated database of geographically-located historical statistics for Great Britain http://www.port.ac.uk/research/gbhgis/abouthistoricalgis/nationalhistoricalgisproject/ Great Exhibition 1851: illustrations and information of the Great Exhibition http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~city19c/viccity/crystal1.html Greenwoodís Map of London 1827: online map of London 1827, with searchable list of places in London http://users.bathspa.ac.uk/greenwood/ Guildhall Library: links to categories within the Guildhall Library manuscript section http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/ Hearth Tax: the website for the Roehampton Hearth Tax project, including maps, explanatory sections, details of publications and general information http://www.roeh.ac.uk/hearthtax/ Hidden Lives Revealed: a site is full of information, providing an intriguing encounter with children who were in the care of The Children's Society in late Victorian and early twentieth century Britain http://www.hiddenlives.org.uk/ Historical Directories: very valuable digital library of local and trade directories for England and Wales, from 1750 to 1919 (run by the University of Leicester) http://www.historicaldirectories.org/ History of the Monarchy: official website of the British monarchy http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp Historical Newspapers: creates a fascinating window on the past and provides valuable reference material for students of nineteenth- and twentieth-century history http://historynews.chadwyck.com/ History Online: houses over 40,000 records providing details of books and articles, UK university lecturers, UK current and past research, and evaluated links to web sites and online resources http://www.history.ac.uk/search/welcome.html History Today: the site of History Today magazine; archived articles that can be read via subscription or pay-per-view http://www.historytoday.com/ Hospital Records: The National Archives database of hospital records. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/ Houses of Parliament: includes Hansard, Bills of Parliament, judicial work, a directory of MPs, peers and offices, committees, parliamentary publications and archives http://www.parliament.uk/ Ian's English Calendar: enables the visitor to calculate feast days using the online ecclesiastical calendar, to work out days of the week, and to change regnal years into ordinary dating http://www.albion.edu/english/calendar/ Images of England: under the auspices of the National Monuments Record, a snapshot of England's listed buildings taken at the turn of the millennium http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/ Imperial War Museum: links to Imperial War Museum sites around the country, giving information about the latest exhibitions. http://www.iwm.org.uk/ Internet Library of Early Journals: a digital library (run by Oxford University) of some eighteenth and nineteenth century journals, run by Oxford University. http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ilej/ Institute of Historical Research: the official website of the Institute of Historical Research http://www.history.ac.uk/ Intute: Arts and Humanities: includes useful links for local historians. http://www.intute.ac.uk/artsandhumanities/limelight/ Irish President: the official website of the President of Ireland. http://www.president.ie/ IRQUAS: Irish Quaternary Studies Online Project: features web-based resources and discussion communities on such topics as the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Irish place-names, cartography, Irish settlement and agriculture studies http://www.maqqi.supanet.com/ Labyrinth: an American site giving resources for medieval studies. http://labyrinth.georgetown.edu/ Lambeth Palace Library: includes subject guides and a searchable electronic catalogue, which is still a work in progress; a major and often overlooked archive repository. http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org/ Landscape History: Leicester University site showing links to sites relevant to landscape history http://www.le.ac.uk/elh/grj1/landscape.html Local History Magazine http://www.local-history.co.uk/ Local History Web Ring: links to sites run by local history groups. http://www.upton.cx/ring/sitelist.html London's Past Online: extensive, searchable database of publications on the history of London http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/1pol/ Manorial Documents Register: lists the whereabouts of manorial records (excluding title deeds) http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/mdr/ Manorial Bibliography/Vocabulary: Christopher Harrison's online manorial bibliography and vocabulary is an invaluable resource; lists printed editions of records; 1700 word technical vocabulary http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/hi/resources/manorcourts/index/ Mapping the Realm: a project by Queen's University Belfast (funded by the British Academy) to create an interactive online version of the celebrated medieval 'Gough Map' of Great Britain. http://www.qub.ac.uk/urban_mapping/gough_map/ Markets and Fairs Gazetteer: comprehensive listing, with full source referencing, of all markets and fairs in England and Wales to 1516, arranged by county and with analyses and introductory text http://www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/gazweb1/ Marxists Internet Archive: links to writings from the history of the British Isles, relevant to the development of socialist ideas and Marxism http://www.marxists.org/subject/britain/index.htm Mass Observation: the Mass-Observation Archive specialises in material about everyday life in Britain. It contains papers generated by the original Mass-Observation social research organisation (1937 to early 1950s), and newer material collected continuously since 1981 http://www.sussex.ac.uk/library/massobs/ Measuring Worth: This site enables you to calculate relative worth over time for US dollars (1790-2005) and British pounds (1830-2005) http://eh.net/hmit/ Medieval English Towns: historical information about cities and towns in England during the Middle Ages, with particular emphasis on medieval boroughs of East Anglia and on social, political and constitutional history; some primary documents relevant to English urban history are included http://www.trytel.com/~tristan/towns/towns.html Medieval towns in Britain - daily life: from food to fun, guilds to law and order, what life was like in a medieval town http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Townlife.htm Medieval Writing: introduction to the history of medieval writing, including the origins of our written culture, palaeography and the history of scripts, and the nature of literacy and the written word in the middle ages http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/ Middle English Dictionary: a comprehensive analysis of lexicon and usage for the period 1100-1500 http://ets.umdl.umich.edu/m/med/ Millers and Millwrights Archive: shares records and history relating to traditional mills and milling, with digital images and documents as well as extensive databases of information http://www.millarchive.com/ Modern Records Centre: based at Warwick University, this site includes subject guides and a searchable electronic catalogue http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/ Moving Here: 200 years of migration to England, with photographs, recordings and documents http://www.movinghere.org.uk/ Mundus - Gateway to Missionary Collections in the United Kingdom: web-based guide to more than 400 collections of overseas missionary materials held in the United Kingdom http://www.mundus.ac.uk Museums Around the UK: links to museum websites from across the United Kingdom http://www.mda.org.uk/vlmp/ Museum of English Rural Life: timeline showing the development of new technologies in farming from 1700-1914 http://www.ruralhistory.org/nof/victorianfarming/index.php; online exhibitions from the Museum http://www.merl.org.uk/online_exhibitions/index.html; online view of object collections in the Museum http://www.ruralhistory.org/the_collections/the_museum/wagons.html Museum of Garden History: website with details of the museum, garden, activities and events http://www.cix.co.uk/~museumgh/ The National Archives: extremely important website of The National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office) with numerous links to other sites within the TNA framework http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ The National Archives Learning Curve: page from The National Archives studying the varied life of British people between 1906 and 1918 http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/britain1906to1918/ The National Archives of Ireland: holds a wide variety of records relevant to Irish genealogy and local history (and beyond) http://www.nationalarchives.ie/ The National Archives of Scotland: and likewise, including much relating to England, Wales and Ireland as well http://www.nas.gov.uk/ National Fairground Archive: website (and archive) devoted to the fairground industry and those who worked in it, based at Sheffield University http://www.shef.ac.uk.nfa/ NetSurf: internet connection for medieval resources, including archaeology, architecture, art, civilisation, culture, drama, history, law, literature, music, people, religion, science and technology, and women http://www.netserf.org/ The Nineteenth Century: free access to an online catalogue of over 29,000 nineteenth-century works available on microfiche; allows you to search the largest and most important collection of nineteenth-century works for research and teaching http://c19.chadwyck.co.uk Office of Public Sector Information: official website which includes links to Acts of Parliament and legislation from 1988 onwards http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ Old Bailey Online: a fully searchable online edition of the largest body of texts detailing the lives of non-elite people ever published, containing accounts of over 100,000 criminal trials held at Londonís central criminal court 1674-1834 http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/ On This Day: useful web site from the BBC, which enables a search for news on a certain day from 1950-2002; can also be searched by year or by theme http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/ Oral History: site run by the History Department of Essex University, with extensive information including guidelines on how to start in oral history http://oralhistory.org.uk/ Palaeography: a practical online tutorial for reading old handwriting 1500-1800 created by the National Archives http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/palaeography/ Pastscape: this is the English Heritage National Monuments Record online inventory - a key source for any historic building or ancient monument http://www.pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk Project Gutenberg: this site is the oldest producer of free electronic books (eBooks or etexts) on the internet; they can be downloaded http://www.gutenberg.net/ Publications of the War: a site by Oxford University which includes digitised images of the whole run of The Hydra, the magazine produced by the patients resident at Craiglockhart Military Hospital during the First World War http://www.hcu.ox.ac.uk/jtap/pubs/ Quaker Archives Database: a searchable database of the Society of Friends (Quakers) archives hosted by Leeds University http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/quaker/quakint1.htm RASCAL: an electronic gateway to research resources in Northern Ireland; search and browse information about the wide range of collections held in libraries, museums and archives across the region http://www.rascal.ac.uk/ Roman Roads: shows how Roman roads were made with click-on links to maps of roads in each county and an enlarged map of main roads in Britain http://www.romans-in-britain.org.uk/inv_roads.htm Royal Historical Society Bibliography: a very useful site, probably the best online history bibliography, including publications by local and county societies http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/ Royal Philatelic Society London: includes a brief history of the picture postcard http://www.rpsl.org.uk/pictures_in_the_post/ Rural Heritage Index: lists a selection of websites exploring the heritage of rural Britain http://www.ruralindex.net/heritage.html Salient Points: a single source for information, references, links, battlefield tourism, books and news on the First and Second World Wars http://www.salientpoints.com/index.htm Sizes: this address takes you to the main index which gives dimensions of items under such headings as Built World, Food & Drink, Materials, Numbers, Times & Calendars, Units & Systems of Units http://www.sizes.com/indexes.htm Spartacus History Site: don't be put off by the web address of this site-it holds a very large amount of information on British history and the two World Wars, which, although a little lightweight, can be very useful as signposts for research http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ Statistical Accounts of Scotland: scanned pages that can be looked at without subscription, including The Old Statistical Account (1791-1799) and the New Statistical Account (1834-1845); uniquely rich and detailed parish reports for the whole of Scotland, covering a vast range of topics including agriculture, education, trades, religion and social customs http://stat-acc-scot.edina.ac.uk/sas/sas.asp?action=public& Timeline of Britain in the medieval, Reformation and Restoration, and Empire periods: an annotated outline of historical events from 1066 to 1901 http://www.britannia.com/history/medtime.html Transport Archive: tells the story of Britain's transport system since the eighteenth century, using several thousand images http://www.transportarchive.org.uk/ UK Place Name Finder: a useful site allowing a free search on UK place-names; part of Archaeology UK. http://www.digital-documents.co.uk/archi/placename.htm UK Workhouses: outstandingly good site putting forward the history, geography, organisation and social conditions of the workhouses post-1834 http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/index.html Vernacular architecture: the Vernacular Architecture Group, the national body for research into historic vernacular buildings of all kinds http://vag.org.uk; see also http://wonderful.org.uk, which considers basic developments in English vernacular architecture using simple clear language Victoria County History: includes the VCH online library and articles on local history research http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/webdav/harmonise?Page/@id=71 Victorian Times: digitisation project examining social, political and economic developments in Victorian Britain (1837-1901) http://www.victoriantimes.org/ Vision of Britain: maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions of Britain 1801-2001 http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp The Womenís Library: the library in London celebrates and records women's lives; searchable catalogue http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/thewomenslibrary/ World War Two Memories Project: exactly what the name suggests! http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/ York History Net: great page with links to complete scanned electronic versions of old (out of copyright) editions of texts http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/hist/library/frameset.html?internet/intro.html Your Maps Online: maps available to download from all counties. http://www.yourmapsonline.org.uk/ Selected library catalogues COPAC: this site provides free access to the merged online catalogues of 24 major university research libraries in the UK and Ireland, together with the British Library and the National Library of Scotland. http://www.copac.ac.uk/copac/wzgw HERO: the gateway to the academic libraries of the United Kingdom http://www.hero.ac.uk/niss/niss_library4008.cfm UK Public Libraries Page: links to all public libraries in the United Kingdom that have a website. http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ac940/weblibs.html JACQUELEN… FILLMORE is an occasional tutor at the Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge. Her research interests include women and poor relief in the Bedford Union in the late nineteenth century; vagrancy in Bedford and adjacent unions 1850-1914; and food production in First World War Bedfordshire. Reviews [ Read Abstract ] The Church Building Commission 1818-1856 (Port) Alan Crosby Towns and local communities in medieval and early modern England (Palliser) John Lee Southport: stories and landscapes (Lewis) John Hargreaves The parish in late medieval England (ed Burgess and Duffy)Evelyn Lord Community, identity & welfare in England and Wales 1700-1950 (Snell) Evelyn Lord The history of Leckhampton Church and its parish (Miller) Joan Tucker The turbulent history of a Cotswold valley (Hopf) Joan Tucker A Victorian rector and nine old maids (Boyes) Pamela Horn Dying for glory: the lives of five Cotswold brothers (Boyes) Pamela Horn John Newsom: a Hertfordshire educationist (Parker) Peter Searby Land of my fathers: Evan and James James (Griffiths) Hilary Lloyd Yewlett Men women and property in England 1780-1870 (Morris)Winifred Stokes Archbishop Thomson's Visitation Returns (York 1865) (ed Royle and Larsen) Gordon Forster Pride of place; the story of Abingdon's County Hall (Gale) Joan Dils Crowds and popular politics in early modern England (Walter) Heather Falvey East Sussex Coroners' Records 1688-1838 (ed Hunnisett) Paul Carter Workhouses: the people, the places, the life behind doors (Fowler) Dick Hunter Gressenhall Farm and workhouse (Pope) Tamsin Wimhurst Coming to Coventry: stories from the South Asian pioneers (Virdee and Samra) Margaret Ashby Be your own landscape detective: investigating where you are (Muir) Melvyn Jones Recent publications in local history
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