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American and British History Resources on the Internet

Anglo-American Legal Tradition

More than 8,500,000 documents from Medieval and Early Modern England (1201-1879) from the National Archives in London digitized and displayed through The O'Quinn Law Library of the University of Houston Law Center by license of the National Archives sponsored by the University of Houston Law Center and by the University of Houston Department of History.

British Coin Denominations from Roman Times to Date

British History Online

Digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Created by the Institute of Historical Research and the History of Parliament Trust.

Coins of the UK

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

Conder token (Wikipedia)

Conder tokens, also known as 18th-century provincial tokens, were a form of privately minted token coinage struck and used during the later part of the 18th century and the early part of the 19th century in England, Anglesey and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.

Currency converter: 1270–2017

From the UK National Archives. Converts modern UK currency to old values based on year & vice versa.

Encyclopaedia of British History: 1700-1950

EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History

Selected transcriptions, facsimiles and translations.

Five Ways to Compute the Relative Value of a UK Pound Amount, 1270 to Present

Historic British Coinage

Describes the pre-decimal coinage of England.

Historic England

Charged to protect and celebrate England's historic buildings, monuments, parks, gardens, battlefields and wreck sites.

Historical Value of Money in the UK

Internet Library of Early Journals

Scanned images of substantial runs of 18th and 19th century journals.

Local History Link

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

Measuring Worth - Annual Inflation Rates in the United States 1775 - 2021, and United Kingdom, 1265 - 2021

Migration from Northern Europe to America via the Port of Hull, 1848-1888 by Nick Evans- The Solem, Swiggum & Austheim Ship Index

Money and coins

Discusses the L.S.D. pre-decimal system of coinage in the United Kingdom.

Old Money

United Kingdom. From the University of Leicester.

Parliament & the British Slave Trade 1600-1833

History of the British Slave Trade and its abolition by the British Parliament. Includes transcripts of two petitions raised by the people of Manchester, Lancashire, in connection with the bill for abolition.