Emmeline Pankhurst
British History Research Guide

Histories and Chronologies

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The Cambridge history of the British Empire. Cambridge: The University Press, 1929-1959. 8 v. in 9
SML, Main Reference Room DA16 C3
The Cambridge economic history of Europe from the decline of the Roman Empire. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1941-1977.
SML, Main Reference RoomHC240 C34 (LC)
v.1-4 deal with periods before 1700; v.5: The economic organization of early modern Europe; v.6: The industrial revolutions and after (pts.1-2); v.7: The industrial economies: capital, labour, and enterprise (pts.1-2).
  • New edition: The Cambridge economic history of Europe. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966- v.1- . In progress
    SML, Main Reference Room HC240 C34 (LC)
    v.1,2,4, and 8 have appeared. v.8: The industrial economies: the development of economic and social policies.
Handbook of British chronology. Ed. E. B. Fryde. 3rd ed. London: Royal Historical Society, 1986.
SML, Main Reference Room DA34 P6 1986
The new Cambridge modern history. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1957-1979. 14 v.
SML, Main Reference Room D208 N4
The Oxford history of England. Ed. G. N. Clark. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1934-65. 15v.
SML, Main Reference Room DA30 O88
The political history of England. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1909-1910. 12v.
SML, Stacks DA30 P76
Victoria history of the counties of England. London: Oxford University Press, 1901- .
Classed individually by county; search under the title in both Orbis and the card catalog for a complete list of the titles in this series.
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