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  • 539. Handbook of Dates for Students of English History. No. 4.

    $ 15.00

    Edited by C. R. Cheney. Reprinted with corrections 1978. Hardbound. 164 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used. Published by Offices of the Royal Historical Society, London. his book is the recognized essential tool for establishing historical dates. Its tables provide perpetual calendars for English or British history, including regnal years, and legal chronology….

  • 680. The National Trust: Historic Houses of Britain.

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    By Adrian Tinniswood (1992). This hardbound book features the history of 30 of Britain’s most notable country homes with stories of their architects and owners and the prevailing architectural rage spanning the years 1250 to 1930. It includes maps showing the location of these National Trust homes in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales. 320 pages….

  • 781. The A-Z Guide to Tracing Ancestors in Britain.

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    By F. C. Markwell & Pauline Saul. 1988. Third Edition. This is an A-Z glossary of terms relating to genealogical research in Britain.  Arranged alphabetically, it contains definitions, explanations, bibliographies, sources, addresses, and signposts pointing to every conceivable topic that could be of interest to the family historian. Softbound, good condition, non-circulating library edition (has…

  • 794. Guide to Genealogical Resources in the British Isles

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    By Dolores B. Owen. 1989. Owen lists institutions alphabetically by town, covering those with collections of interest to genealogists and to family and local historians. Listings include address, telephone number, access to the records, duplicating capabilities, services offered, Book Sales, Book Sales > Publications, an account of the holdings, and conditions for admission. Includes maps….

  • 855. The Hearth Tax, Other Later Stuart Tax Lists, and The Association Oath Rolls.

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    Compiled by Jeremy Gibson and Jeremy Sumner Wycherley. 1990. The Hearth Tax, for which records survive between 1662 and 1674, is the best-known taxation source for local and family history, listing the inhabitants of most houses in England and Wales by county and parish. This booklet provides a clear and simple guide to the lists…