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200 Years of the Census

Interesting history of the censuses in England and Wales since 1801. Be sure to view the Area Monitors pages for information about how various counties have changed over the past 200 years.

A Brief History of Wales

BBC - Wales - History

Center for the Study of Ancient Wales

A non-profit foundation which owns an extensive library of materials related to the history and peoples of Ancient Wales. It conducts ongoing research on a number of subjects, hoping to shed more light on the people who inhabited the land now called Wales from about 400 to 1300.

Coins of the UK

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

DiCamillo Database of British & Irish Country Houses

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

Early Medieval Wales

EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History

Selected transcriptions, facsimiles and translations.

History of Wales

List of natural disasters in the British Isles (Wikipedia)

Local History Link

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

Significant Dates For English And Welsh Family History Sources

The First Welsh Footstep in Patagonia

The National Archives - National Farm Survey of England and Wales 1941-1943

The Rebecca Riots

The Taxatio | Manuscripts Online

Searchable online database contains the valuation, plus related details, of the English and Welsh parish churches and prebends listed in the ecclesiastical taxation assessment of 1291-2.

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.