Browse collection: Victoria County History - Yorkshire
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 series describes the history of the county of Yorkshire - do also see the VCH Yorkshire page on the IHR website for more information.
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A History of the County of York: the City of York
The volume takes both a chronological and a thematic approach to the history of the City of York from before the Norman Conquest to the twentieth century. 0712910298 Victoria County History - Yorkshire Tillott, P M
View resultA History of the County of York: Volume 3
A part volume from the VCH, dealing with religious houses in the County of York, including York and Beverley minsters, and the prominent Cistercian houses Rievaulx and Fountains. 712906118 Victoria County History - Yorkshire Page, William
View resultA History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 1, the City of Kingston Upon Hull
A chronological and thematic account of the history of the city of Hull, along with topographical accounts of several outlying villages. Victoria County History - Yorkshire Allison, K J
View resultA History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 3, Ouse and Derwent Wapentake, and Part of Harthill Wapentake
The volume covers a large area in the Vale of York, lying to the south and east of the city. The area stretches from Catton in the north to Hemingborough in the south, and includes some areas which now form suburbs of York, including Fulford and...
View resultA History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 6, the Borough and Liberties of Beverley
Beverley stood high among the provincial towns of medieval England, with the great minster church and the college of St. John. 0197227767 Victoria County History - Yorkshire Baggs, A P Brown, L M Forster, G C F Hall, I Horrox, R E Kent, G H...
View resultA History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 7, Holderness Wapentake, Middle and North Divisions
Covers the area of the East Riding between the north sea to the east and the the river Hull to the west, bordering the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull. 019722797X Victoria County History - Yorkshire Allison, K J Baggs, A P Cooper, T N Davidson-...
View resultA History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1
The first of two volumes, covering six wapentakes in the western half of the North Riding. It includes an account of the borough of Richmond. Victoria County History - Yorkshire Page, William
View resultA History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2
Describes five wapentakes, mainly in the north and east of the North Riding. It includes accounts of the borough of Scarborough and the liberty of Whitby, as well as the North Yorkshire moors and parts of Cleveland. Victoria County History -...
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