Historical Collections: - or, An exact Account of the Proceedings of the Four last Parliaments of Q.
Details debates in both Houses of Parliament from 1589 until 1601. Collected by the Shropshire MP Heywood Townshend, they were first published in 1680.
The Historical Collections of a Citizen of London in the fifteenth century
This Camden Society volume is in three parts. The bulk of the book is the Chronicle of London by William Gregory, a London skinner and mayor of the fifteenth century. It also contains John Page's poem on the siege of Rouen and Lydgate's verses on the kings of England.
Staffordshire Historical Collections, vol. 11
Contains: extracts from the Plea Rolls for Staffordshire for 1-15 Edward III (1327-41); final concords for 1327-1547; the cartulary of the Augustinian priory of Trentham.
Staffordshire Historical Collections, vol. 10, part 1
Contains: extracts from the Coram Rege Rolls and pleas of the crown for the period 1307-27; the Subsidy Roll of 1332-3 (6 Edward III.)
Staffordshire Historical Collections, vol. 7, part 1
Contains: the lay subsidy roll of 1327; and extracts from the Plea Rolls for Staffordshire for the period 1294-1307.
Staffordshire Historical Collections, vol. 6 part 1
Contains plea rolls for the periods 1272-94 and 1218-38, and the cartulary of the Augustinian priory at Stone.
Staffordshire Historical Collections, vol. 5 part 1
Contains: hundred rolls for 1255 and 1275; the cartulary of the Benedictine abbey at Burton; forest pleas for Staffordshire, from the reigns of Henry II and Edward I
Staffordshire Historical Collections, vol. 4
Contains: Staffordshire Plea Rolls and Final Concords for the reign of Henry III (1216-72); the cartulary of the Augustinian priory at Ronton; the history of the parish of Church Eaton and its constituent manors.
Three fifteenth-century chronicles - With historical memoranda by John Stowe
An edition of a London chronicle beginning in the reign of Richard I, but of particular importance for the reigns of Henry VI and Edward IV. It also contains extensive notes on the chronicle by the sixteenth-century antiquary and historian John Stow. Originally published as Camden Society, new series, vol. 28.
Historical Collections of Private Passages of State: Volume 1 - 1618-29
The first of eight volumes, beginning in the sixteenth year of the reign of James I and continuing until the fifth of Charles I.
Historical Collections of Private Passages of State: Volume 2 - 1629-38
The second volume covers much of the period of Charles I's Personal Rule, a period of increasing political and religious tension.
Historical Collections of Private Passages of State: Volume 3 - 1639-40
Contains historical collections for the period from March 1639 to October 1640. It also includes speeches and acts from the Long Parliament, and reports from the Star Chamber.
Historical Collections of Private Passages of State: Volume 5 - 1642-45
Covers the period from September 1642 to the Treaty of Uxbridge; includes extensive papers relating to Scotland and Ireland.
Historical Collections of Private Passages of State: Volume 6 - 1645-47
Contains further collections for the period January 1645 to July 1647. It includes sections on the New Model Army, the Battle of Naseby and the surrender of Oxford, as well as further documents concerning Scotland and Ireland.
Historical Collections of Private Passages of State: Volume 8 - 1640-41
The bulk of volume 8 is taken up with the trial of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, in 1641. It also includes proceedings in Parliament from November 1640 to April 1641.
Historical Collections of Private Passages of State: Volume 7 - 1647-48
Volume 7 describes proceedings in Parliament from August 1647 to February 1648.
Plastics historical society
This is the website of the Plastics Historical Society, a partner in the JISC Museum of Design in Plastics Digitisation Project. Along with a wealth of information about the Society and its activities, the website contains a Virtual Museum which offers a useful timeline and a variety of exhibits on horn and different types of 20th century plastics. There is a useful 'Caring for Plastics' page which may interest conservators - this can be found in the 'Experiencing Plastics' section. There are
Cultures of health : a historical anthropolgy
This is a lively and fluid web site with a featured article spot, articles, research notes, posts and links to related sites for historically-minded scholars of medicine and health. There are many book recommendations and features and discussions on such topics as new approaches to VD treatment in Toronto, 1968-75 and smallpox eradication in Brazil, 1967. The site is maintained by the Department of History at the University of Windsor, Canada, and tackles ancient through to modern time periods o
Natural Theology: A Historical Perspective
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Historical Perspectives on Christianity and Mental Illness
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