Medieval Studies—British history

Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Norman Hub
British History Online, published by the Institute for Historical Research.
Internet Sources for Historians: Britain
Irish History Online, a bibliography of Irish history
Royal Historical Society Bibliography
SUL British and Commonwealth History

Dictionaries, Bibliographies, Handbooks

Bibliography, manuals

Gross. 1975. A bibliography of English history to 1485. Based on the sources and literature of English History from the earliest times to about 1485. Edited by Edgar B.Graves., Z2017.G8, Info Center. Basic as introduction to sources and for bibliography.

Supplement and update with:

Royal Historical Society Biliography, contains over 407,000 titles. It incorporates not only the contents of the RHS Bibliography on CD-ROM: The History of Britain, Ireland, and the British Overseas, but also those of the Annual Bibliographies for 1993-2002, and the entries from Writings on British History, 1901/33-1973/74 (Z2016.R88) and Annual Bibliography of British & Irish History, 1975-2002 (Z2016.A5).
Simon Keynes's Anglo-Saxon History: A Select Bibliography
Other indexes/abstracts for Medieval Studies

Bates. 1986. A Bibliography of Domesday Book. Z2017.B37, Info Center.
Goldberg. 2004. Medieval England : a social history, 1250-1550.
Guth. 1976. Late Medieval England 1377-1485. Z2017.G87, Info Center. Supplement with Rosenthal.
Levine. 1968. Tudor England. Z2017.5.I4, Info Center.
Rigby. 2003. A Companion to Britain in the Later Middle Ages. Blackwell Companions to British History. Subject (LC): Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485--Handbooks, manuals, etc. Great Britain--Civilization--1066-1485--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Rosenthal. 1994. Late medieval England (1377-1485): a bibliography of historical scholarship, 1975-1989. Z2017.R68 1994, Info Center.
Rosenthal. 1999. Late medieval England (1377-1485): a bibliography of historical scholarship, 1990-1999. Z2017.R68 1994, Info Center.
Sater. 2002. The political history of Tudor and Stuart England : a sourcebook.
Tittler. 2004. A companion to Tudor Britain. Blackwell Companions to British History.
Wilkinson. 1978. The High Middle Ages in England 1154-1377. Z2017.W54, Info Center.

Local History & Place Names

Ecwall. Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names. 4th ed. Lane Rm. Subject (LC): Names, Geographical--England. English language--Etymology--Names.
Friar. 2001. The local history companion. Rev. ed. DA1 .F74, Lane Rm.
Hey. 1996. The Oxford companion to local and family history. CS9.O94, Info Center. Concentrates on post Norman Conquest period, includes all of British Isles.
London's past online: a bibliography of London history / created by the Centre for Metropolitan History, in association with the Royal Historical Society.
Martin. 1972-. A Bibliography of British and Irish Municipal History. Z2023.M26, Info Center.
Spittal. A reader's guide to the place-names of the United Kingdom : a bibliography of publications (1920-89) on the place-name of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The Isle of Man, and The Channel Islands. Z2021 .G37 S76, Info Center.

Encyclopedias, etc.

Darby. 1973. A new historical geography of England before 1800.
Haigh. 1985. The Cambridge Historical Encyclopedia of Great Britain and Ireland. DA34.C28, Info Center.
Hallam. 1990. Plantagenet Encyclopedia. DA225.P54, Info Center.
Kenyon. 1981. A Dictionary of British History. D34.D52, Info Center.
Lapidge. 1999. The Blackwell encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England. DA152 .B58, Lane Rm.
Steinberg and Evans. 1971. Steinberg's Dictionary of British History. 2nd ed. DA34.S7, Info Center.
Szarmach. 1998. Medieval England: an encyclopedia. DA129 .M43, Info Center.
Thorold. 1986. Collins Guide to Cathedrals, Abbeys and Priories of England and Wales. No bibliography.
Usilton. 1996. The kings of medieval England, c. 560-1485: a survey and research guide. Z2021.K55 U85, Info Center.

Chronology

Cheney. 2000. Handbook of Dates: for Students of British History. Revised by Michael Jones. DA34.C5 1945, Lane Rm. Handy for calendar variations. Revision of Cheney (1991) Handbook of Dates: for Students of English History, 2nd ed.
Fryde et.al. 1986. Handbook of British Chronology. 3d ed. DA34.P6, Info Center.

Other chronology reference works

Sources: Compendia & Guides

Gross (1975) A bibliography of English history to 1485 offers an excellent introduction to source collections.

British History Online, Stanford only published by the Institute for Historical Research. Includes inter alia Parliament Rolls of Medieval England Transcriptions from the manuscript rolls of all parliaments which survive for the period 1275 to 1504. The transcriptions - in Latin, Anglo-Norman or Middle English - are presented in parallel with a modern English translation. There is also a description of each parliament of the period, including for those of which no roll survives.

Bagley. 1972. Historical interpretation. v. 1. Sources of English medieval history, 1066-1540.--v. 2. Sources of English history, 1540 to the present day. DA1 .B27, Lane Rm. Subject (LC): Great Britain--History--1066-1687--Sources.
Davis. 1958. Medieval Cartularies of Great Britain. Z2018.D3, Info Center.
Douglas. 1955-. English Historical Documents. Vols.1-5 cover Medieval & Renaissance England, DA26.E55. Includes explication and bibliographies.
Milne. 1968. A Centenary Guide to the publications of the Royal Historical Society, 1868-1968, and of the former Camden Society, 1838-1897. Z2016.M5. Like Mullins, this work also includes the contents of a number of serial publications whose individual volumes are not fully reflected in the Stanford catalog.
Mullins. 1958-1978. Texts and Calendars. An Analytical Guide to Serial Publications. 2 v. Z2016.M8, Lane Rm. Always search for series entry in Stanford catalog if you fail to find a specific author and titile.
Mullins. 1968. A Guide to the Historical and Archaeological Publications of Societies in England and Wales 1901-1933. Z2016.M78, Lane Rm. Similar to the above, for the period 1901-1933.
Stevenson. 1987. Scottish Texts and Calendars. 1987, Z2061.S73, Info Center. Companion to Mullins.
Historical Writing in England. 2 v. DA1.G75

Prehistory to Roman-Britain

TOPICS (i.e., library Subject Headings) include:
Great Britain--History--To 1066
Great Britain--History--Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.
Great Britain--Antiquities

The National Trust guide to Dark Age & Medieval Britain, 1985, DA152.M84.
Roman Remains in Britain, DA145.W5.
Ancient Monuments of Great Britain, 1936, DA100.A4, inventory by county.
Thesaurus of British Archaeology, 1982, DA90.A6.
A Romano-British Bibliography, 2 v., 1955, Z2017.B62.
Todd. 2004. A companion to Roman Britain. Blackwell Companions to British History.
Great Britain. Ordnance Survey. Map of Roman Britain. IMPRINT: 2d ed. Southampton, 1928. 16 p. LOCATION: Green Library Gen Ref G5740 1931.G7.

Scotland

A Dictionary of Scottish History, 1977, DA757.9.D66.
The Companion to Gaelic Scotland, 1983, DA880.H6C6.
A Companion to Scottish Culture, 1981, DA772.C63.
The Clans, Septs & Regiments of the Scottish Highlands, 1970, DA880.H6A6.
The Clans & Tartans of Scotland, 1954, DA880.H76B3.
Scottish Texts & Calendars, 1987, Z2061.S73. Companion to Mullins.
Hey. 1996. The Oxford companion to local and family history. CS9.O94, Info Center. Concentrates on post Norman Conquest period, includes all of British Isles.

Ireland

Brady et al. 2000. Encyclopedia of Ireland: An A-Z Guide to its People, Places, History, and Culture. DA906 .E53, Info Center.
Curtis. 1968. Irish historical documents 1172-1922. DA905.C8, Lane Rm.
Helferty. 2003. Directory of Irish Archives. CD1100 .D46, Lane Rm.
Hey. 1996. The Oxford companion to local and family history. CS9.O94, Info Center. Concentrates on post Norman Conquest period, includes all of British Isles.
Lalor. 2003. The Encyclopaedia of Ireland. DA906 .E527, Info Center.
Martin. 1972-. A Bibliography of British and Irish Municipal History. Z2023.M26, Info Center.
Moody et al. A New History of Ireland. DA912 .N48 v.1-9, Information Center.

Last modified: October 9, 2009