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1689: The English Bill of Rights
Full text of the seminal bill that transferred tax-raising powers from the monarch to parliament.
wwlia.org/uk-billr.htm
A Personal Railway History
Account by Fred Gibbs, a Birmingham man who worked on the railway between the years 1918 and 1967.
railwaymemories.8m.com
An Island Story - A History of England for Boys and Girls
Full text of the illustrated childrens' history book written in 1920 by H. E. Marshall.
digital.library.upenn.edu/women/marshall/england/england.html
Angelcynn - Anglo-Saxon Living History 400-900AD
Original articles on Anglo-Saxon history and society 400-900AD presented by a living history group.
www.angelcynn.org.uk/
Battle Conference of Anglo-Norman Studies
An annual event devoted to medieval history and culture. Information on past meetings, and date and location of upcoming meeting.
www.battleconference.com
Bracton: De Legibus Et Consuetudinibus Anglif
The Laws and Customs of England, written by a 13th century English judge. In the original latin with simultaneous translation into modern English.
bracton.law.cornell.edu/bracton/Common/index.html
Coalmining research services
British coalmining history research service providing books, photographs, illustrations, films, mining and geological maps and plans. Family history resource.
website.lineone.net/~coalmining
Early English Scribal Culture
The Germanic Runes represent an early form of writing in English.
www2.mmlc.nwu.edu/english/c-regan/alphabet/
England History
Links and information about English history, particularly Anglo-Saxon and Viking periods, Glastonbury, Wessex and the Magna Carta.
hometown.aol.com/wessex100/myhomepage/england.html
England Under the Tudors
Full text of the work by Arthur D. Innes', published in 1913.
www.cwru.edu/UL/preserve/stack/Tudors.html
English Culture
Discover the fads, foibles, history and eccentricities of England and the English.
englishculture.about.com
Florilegium Urbanum
A selection of primary documents, in modern English translation, illustrating aspects of urban society in medieval England.
orb.rhodes.edu/encyclop/culture/towns/florilegium/flor00.html
History of England
General topics arranged in broad time periods.
www.historyofengland.net/
International Society of Anglo-Saxonists
The International Society of Anglo-Saxonists was founded in 1983 to further all aspects of Anglo-Saxon Studies.
www.as.wvu.edu/english/isas/
King Henry VIII History Department
A schools history department Website with information on Tudor England, and working conditions during the Industrial Revolution.
website.lineone.net/~sjholcombe/
Macaulay's History of England, volume 1
First published in 1849, covers the English Civil Wars through to the Monmouth Rebellion.
www.strecorsoc.org/macaulay/title.html
Magna Carta, 1215 (translated from the Latin)
Translation from the Latin of the original version of the Magna Carta of Great Britain, signed by King John at Runnymede in 1215.
www.magnacartaplus.org/magnacarta/index.htm
Ma^eliende
The online newsletter of Anglo-Saxon studies at the University of Georgia
virtual.park.uga.edu/~mathelie/home.html
Mercian History
Geography, acendancy, and decline of the Kingdom of Mercia, and the earldom as it existed under the Danelaw.
www.btinternet.com/~simonmarchini/mercian.htm
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England, Volume I--1841-1857
Complete text of the book by Charles L. Graves, published in 1921.
etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/GraPunc.html
North East Fire and Ambulance Services
A history of the services in photographs.
www.fireambulance.f9.co.uk/
Old Father Thames
Historical incident, personalities and associations of the river Thames related to specified points along its course and on its banks
www.Old-Father-Thames.co.uk
Outlaws and Highwaymen
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.
www.outlawsandhighwaymen.com
Seventeenth Century England.
Wills, Muster Lists and Parish Register together with more general information including coinage, wages, prices and artillery.
www.portsdown.demon.co.uk/index.htm
Sir Francis Drake - History
The epic circumnavigation of the famous privateer Francis Drake.
sirfrancisdrakehistory.net/
Sutton Hoo, Suffolk
Online tour of the famed Anglo Saxon Royal cemetery, courtesy of The Sutton Hoo Society: interactive map brings up information of features of the site. Visitor information.
www.suttonhoo.org/index.html
The Confederation of the Cinque Ports
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.
www.cinqueports.org/
The English Merlin
The world of William Lilly and the 17th century astrologers
www.skyhook.co.uk/merlin/
The History of... English Towns and Villages
Short histories of a variety of English towns, sorted by county.
www.thehistoryof.co.uk/counties/
The Making of the English Middle Class
Full text of Peter Earle's book, subtitled Business, Society and Family Life in London 1660-1730.
ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft8489p27k/
The South Coast Martello Towers
Peter Hibbs charts the history, construction, siting and individual history of each of the 74 English south coast Martello Towers.
www.martello-towers.co.uk/
The Victoria County History
Based at the Institute of Historical Research, the histories began in 1899 and were dedicated to Queen Victoria. Includes information and draft text for counties in progress.
www.englandpast.net
The Village Labourer 1760-1832
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.
socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/hammond/village.html
Times of Change in the History of England
A brief history of the periods of transition in England, including the Norman Conquest, the Plague, and the Reformation.
awylie.tripod.com/index.html
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