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1689: The English Bill of Rights
Full text of the seminal bill that transferred tax-raising powers from the monarch to parliament.
http://www.duhaime.org/Law_museum/uk-billr.aspx

A Personal Railway History
Account by Fred Gibbs, a Birmingham man who worked on the railway between the years 1918 and 1967.
http://railwaymemories.8m.com

An Island Story - A History of England for Boys and Girls
Full text of the illustrated childrens' history book written in 1920 by H. E. Marshall.
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/marshall/england/england.html

Angelcynn - Anglo-Saxon Living History 400-900AD
Original articles on Anglo-Saxon history and society 400-900AD presented by a living history group.
http://www.angelcynn.org.uk

Battle Conference of Anglo-Norman Studies
An annual event devoted to medieval history and culture. Information on past meetings, and date and location of upcoming meeting.
http://www.battleconference.com

English Culture
Discover the fads, foibles, history and eccentricities of England and the English.
http://englishculture.about.com

EnglishHistory.info
Community site with articles about English history, vintage postcards, art gallery, and discussion forum.
http://www.englishhistory.info

History of England
General topics arranged in broad time periods.
http://www.historyofengland.net

International Society of Anglo-Saxonists
The International Society of Anglo-Saxonists was founded in 1983 to further all aspects of Anglo-Saxon Studies.
http://www.as.wvu.edu/english/isas

King Henry VIII History Department
A schools history department Website with information on Tudor England, and working conditions during the Industrial Revolution.
http://website.lineone.net/~sjholcombe

Macaulay´s History of England, volume 1
First published in 1849, covers the English Civil Wars through to the Monmouth Rebellion.
http://www.strecorsoc.org/macaulay/title.html

Magna Carta, 1215 (translated from the Latin)
Translation from the Latin of the original version of the Magna Carta of Great Britain, signed by King John at Runnymede in 1215. With links to glossary and Latin original text (background notes under preparation)
http://www.magnacartaplus.org/magnacarta/index.htm

Ma�eliende
The online newsletter of Anglo-Saxon studies at the University of Georgia
http://virtual.park.uga.edu/~mathelie/home.html

Mercian History
Geography, acendancy, and decline of the Kingdom of Mercia, and the earldom as it existed under the Danelaw.
http://www.btinternet.com/~simonmarchini/mercian.htm

Old Father Thames
Historical incident, personalities and associations of the river Thames related to specified points along its course and on its banks
http://www.old-father-thames.co.uk

Outlaws and Highwaymen
Songs, poems, stories, memoirs, letters, satires, sermons, and other writings from the times are used to tell about the English highwayman from the 14th through the 19th centuries.
http://www.outlawsandhighwaymen.com

Seventeenth Century England.
Wills, Muster Lists and Parish Register together with more general information including coinage, wages, prices and artillery.
http://www.portsdown.demon.co.uk/index.htm

Sir Francis Drake - History
The epic circumnavigation of the famous privateer Francis Drake.
http://sirfrancisdrakehistory.net

Sutton Hoo, Suffolk
Online tour of the famed Anglo Saxon Royal cemetery, courtesy of The Sutton Hoo Society: interactive map brings up information of features of the site. Visitor information.
http://www.suttonhoo.org/index.html

The Making of the English Middle Class
Full text of Peter Earle's book, subtitled "Business, Society and Family Life in London 1660-1730".
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft8489p27k

The Village Labourer 1760-1832
First published in 1911, this study in the government of England before the Reform Bill takes a detailed look at the consequences of the acts of enclosure, which dramatically changed life in the countryside. Full text available on-line.
http://socserv2.socsci.mcmaster.ca/~econ/ugcm/3ll3/hammond/village.html

Times of Change in the History of England
A brief history of the periods of transition in England, including the Norman Conquest, the Plague, and the Reformation.
http://awylie.tripod.com/index.html

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