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General English Resources

• Cyndi's List:  U.K. Resources
   
• England GenWeb Project
  
  
• English Parish Registers
  
  
• English Record Offices & Archives on the Web
  
  
• Family Search Guide to English Events
  
  
• Genealogy in England
  
  
• GENUKI: England
   
• Old Bailey online (London court records 1674-1913)
  
  
• Vital Records in England & Ireland
  

Early to Medieval English Resources

• Domesday Book Online
  
  
• Some Notes on Medieval English Genealogy
  
  
• Tudor England  Biographical and historical information on Tudor monarchs and other citizens. Includes images, primary sources (including letters written by Henry VIII's wives), life in Tudor England, genealogy, bibliography, and filmography. Frequently updated with new material. From a hobbyist.
  
  

English Geographical Help

• See also Research by Subject - History - Historical Maps - Europe - Great Britain
  
  
• Counties Gazetteer
  
  
• Gazetteer of British Place Names
  
  
• London 1827 (Greenwoods) 
  
  
• London 1859 (Snows)
  
  
• London 1889
  
  
• Streetmap UK
  
  

Databases

• Searchable Index to the Proceedings of the Old Bailey (18th century British court records)

English History

• Brittania
   
• British History Online
   
• British Library: Images Online
  
  
• City of London Churches
  
  
• Coal Mining Research (British coalmining history)
  
  
• Collect Britain (British Library)  British history resources, maps, exhibits, online tours.
  
   
• How the English Became Landless
  
  
• Victoria County Histories  "historical encyclopaedia of the English counties which enjoys an international reputation as a work of reference for local history." This information is fabulous. Some counties are still undone, some are half done but if you are working in an area that is up and running don't miss this resource.