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Alderney: Evacuation and Occupation 1940-45

Coins of the UK

Gives a good deal of history of the coinage of the United Kingdom by regnal years.

EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History

Selected transcriptions, facsimiles and translations.

Historical Descriptions of the Channel Islands

From Grose's The Antiquities of England and Wales, published 1777.

History of the Channel Islands

Les pages Jèrriaises

About the native language - Jersey Norman-French.

Local History Link

Advertises UK local history books and services for sale or items wanted.

Newfoundland - Its Origin, Its Rise and Fall, Also an Epitome of the Jersey Crisis in January 1886. An Episode of the History of Jersey

Ranks, Professions, Occupations, and Trades

From GenDocs in the United Kingdom.

Some Notable Weather Events

Weather conditions through history in the UK.

The DiCamillo Companion - Houses Database

Online searchable database of British and Irish country houses with information on over 6,000 houses.

The Jersey Datestone Project

From the Société Jersiaise & Alex Glendinning. Includes the Guernsey Datestones Project.

Useful dates in British history

For the local historian or genealogist.

Victoria Research Web

Resources for research into the history and culture of 19th-century Britain.