General Introduction

R B Pugh

ISBN 10: 0197227163 / ISBN 13: 9780197227169

Published by Boydell & Brewer Jan 1970, 1970

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Neuware - THE Victoria History of the Counties of England has been in progress for 70 years and has recently seen the publication of its 150th volume. The General Introduction provides a conspectus of all that has been published up to and including 1970, with a bibliographical survey, lists of the contents of each volume, and indexes of the titles of articles and of authors. It opens with an account of the origin and progress of the Victoria History, from its confident beginning at the close of Queen Victoria's reign, through its quiescence between the two World Wars, to its renewed vigour and expansion under the wing of the University of London and with the support of Local Authorities.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: General Introduction
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Jan 1970
• Publication Date: 1970
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0197227163
• ISBN 13: 9780197227169
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu

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THE Victoria History of the Counties of England has been in progress for 70 years and has recently seen the publication of its 150th volume. The General Introduction provides a conspectus of all that has been published up to and including 1970, with a bibliographical survey, lists of the contents of each volume, and indexes of the titles of articles and of authors. It opens with an account of the origin and progress of the Victoria History, from its confident beginning at the close of Queen Victoria's reign, through its quiescence between the two World Wars, to its renewed vigour and expansion under the wing of the University of London and with the support of Local Authorities.