Founded in 1899 and originally dedicated to Queen Victoria, the Victoria County History (VCH) is an encyclopaedic record of England's places and people from earliest times to the present day. It has been described as the greatest publishing project in English local history. This sereis describes the history of the county of Rutland - do also see the <a href="https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county-history/county-histor... Rutland page on the IHR website</a> for more information.</p>