UK Past Local History & Genealogy CD Books and Downloads

The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles by Ella S. Armitage. CD-ROM. Originally published in 1912, this work is a comprehensive and scholarly study of Norman castles in the British Isles. Includes chapters on motte-castles in Wales, Ireland and Scotland and plans of many Norman castles. Illustrated. Price including postage to U.K. addresses: £14.95
Epitaphia by Ernest R. Suffling. A facsimile reproduction on CD-ROM of the 1909 edition of this work. Full title is Epitaphia: Being a Collection of 1300 British Epitaphs, Grave & Gay, Historical & Curious, Annotated with Biographical Notes, Anecdotes, &c. with an Introduction upon Modes of Burial & a General Survey of Interments in the British Isles from Medieval Times Together with an Account of Peculiar Interments, Church Folk-lore and a Short Chapter on American Epitaphs. Many of the entries contain useful information, such as dates. Price including postage to U.K. addresses: £12.95
The History of the Boroughs and Municipal Corporations of the United Kingdom from the Earliest to the Present Time by Henry Alworth Merewether & Archibald John Stephens. VOLUME ONE. This is a facsimile reproduction on CD-ROM of the first volume of this important work on the history of local government in the United Kingdom and Ireland from Saxon times. This is a three-volume work and volumes two and three are currently in production. View using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Price including postage to U.K. addresses: £24.95
Ruined and Deserted Churches by L. E. (Lucy Elizabeth) Beedham. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction on CD of a book that was first published by Elliot Stock in 1908. This is a fascinating history of churches that had gone out of use with chapters on Norfolk and Suffolk. Illustrated by black-and-white photographs. View on a computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Price including postage to U.K. addresses: £9.95
Tavern Anecdotes & Sayings by Charles Hindley. This is a facsimile reproduction on CD-ROM of a rare work published by Tinsley Brothers in 1875, itself based on Tavern Anecdotes & Reminiscences of the Origin of Signs, Clubs, Coffee-houses, Streets, City Companies, Wards, &c Intended as a Lounge-book for Londoners & their Country Cousins by One of the Old School, which was published by William Cole in London, circa 1825. Full of fascinating (and often amusing) information. View using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Price including postage to U.K. addresses: £6.95
Visitation of England & Wales Volume 13; edited by Frederick Arthur Crisp. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction on CD of a collection of genealogical tables (family trees) for various families: Adams of Greenfield Hall, Staffordshire, Amherst, Armstrong, Auden of Rowley Regis, Staffs, Bagot of Blithfield, Brewster, Colyer of Farningham, Kent, Crisp of Playford Hall, Suffolk, Duncan of Lochrutton, Dumfries, Dunne of Hereford, Edmeades of Nurstead Court, Kent, Finnemore, Fisher, Fletcher of Allerton, Lancashire, Graham, Keighly-Peach of Warwickshire, Kenrick, Littledale (Lancs.), Master (Surrey), Maughan-Ettrick, Milner (Yorkshire), Nelson, Powis, Ridley, Round of West Bergholt, Scarbrough, Sherborn, Shuttleworth, Spedding, Tenterden, Treves, Vaillant of Weybridge, Surrey, Vidler, and Wigan. First published in 1905. View or print using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Price including postage to U.K. addresses: £9.95

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