| Title/ ISBN |
Author/ Publisher/ Year |
Chapters | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspects of Devon History (71 pages) 0-86114-756-1 |
R.R. Sellman Devon Books 1962 (Rev 1985) |
*The Stone Age and Bronze Age *The Iron Age *Devon in the Roman Period *Saxon Period *Braunton Great Field *Domesday Devon *Devon Place-names *Religious Houses *The Middle Ages *The Civil War in Devon *Plymouth Citadel *Turnpike Roads & Coaching *Canals *Railways *Parliamentary Represent'n *The Poor Law *19th c. Elementary Schools *Pupulation Growth since 1801 |
A general, and gentle, introduction to Devon History. |
| Barnstaple - Town on the Taw (174 pages) 0-85033-488-8 |
Lois Lamplugh Phillimore 1983 |
*Saxon Beginnings *Norman Borough & its Lords *Merchants, Mayors & Malefactors *Governing the Town, 1350-1450 *Early Tudor Period *A Town Clerk's Diary, 1586-1608 *Elizabethan & Jacobean times *The Civil War *The Late 17th Century *18th Century Improvements *The Late Georgian Age *Occupations & Good Works *Late Victorian Times *Edwardian Days to 1918 *The 20s and a Celebration *A list of the mayors |
Effectively, the only history of the town. An interesting coverage. |
| Braunton (125 pages) 0946-290-20-2 |
Tina Gaydon Badger Books 1989. |
*Memories of Braunton *St. Brannock *Development of a Village *The Manors *The Great Field *The Marshes *Velator and its Shipping *Braunton Burrows *RAF Chivenor *The Americans in Braunton *The Changing face of Braunton |
A small book with good photos. Good value. |
| Devon (617 pages) 0-86114-879-7 |
W.G. Hoskyns Devon Books 1954 Rev. 1992 |
*General Description *Prehistoric & Celtic Devon *The English Settlement *The Economic Background *The Land *The Towns *Industry & Trade *Communications *Population *Political & Military History *Maritime History *Ecclesiastical History *Social History *Building & Building Materials *Literature & The Arts *The Country To-day |
An exhaustive work with description of all towns & villages. |
| Devonshire Studies (470 pages) Pre-ISBN. |
W.G. Hoskins & H.P.R. Finberg Jonathan Cape 1952 |
*The Making of a Boundary *Childe's Tomb *Uffculme *Cholwich (family study) *Galsworthy (family study) *Sokespitch (family study) *Traymill *Some Old Devon Bartons *Morwell *Borough of Tavistock *The Tragicomedy of Abbot Bonus *The Wealth of Medieval Devon *A Sheaf of Documents *The Open Field in Devon *The Making of the Agrarian Land *The Estates of the Carolingians *A Chapter of Religious History *A Sheaf of Modern Documents *The Farm-Labourer thru 400 years |
Out of print. An important study. |
| Family Servants & Visitors (167 pages) 0-86094-185-X |
Mary Bouquet Geo Books 1985. |
Five chapters on an examination of farm- life in the 19th & 20th centuries. Many plates, maps, figures, graphs and tables. |
If anything, scientifically written, but includes good anecdotes. |
| Loyalty and Locality (330 pages) 0-85989-428-2 |
Mark Stoyle Uni. of Exeter Press 1994. |
Pt.1 : The Context Pt.2 : Patterns of Allegiance Pt.3 : Determinants of Allegiance Pt.4 : The National Picture |
Many maps and plates. A good study of the Civil War in Devon. |
| My North Devon of Myth & Mystery (76 pages) 0-946290-15-6 |
Tina Gaydon Badger Books 1987. |
A collection of tales and superstitions...and some facts. |
|
| Towards Quebec (72 pages) 0-11-290335-5 |
Ann Giffard H.M.S.O. 1981. |
*Conditions at Home *The Atlantic Crossing *Uncle Bailey's Journal *Log Kept by Wm. Gliddon *A New Life in the Wilderness |
With diary & log of the trip a wonderful insight into mid-19th c. emmigration. The NDRO has a copy. |
| Tudor & Stuart Devon (230 pages) 0-85989-384-7 |
(Essays) Uni. of Exeter Press 1992. |
*Katherine Courtenay, 1479-1527 *Four Devon Stanneries *Locality & Parliament *Landed Society *N. Devon Maritime Enterprise *English Wine Imports *Fishing & the Commercial World *The Clergy in Devon |
Well worth a study. |
| Title/ ISBN |
Author/ Publisher/ Year |
|---|---|
| Of Church-Reves and of Testamentes (Elizabethan Court Archives) 1-871822-44-0 |
Peter Christie Devon F.H.S. 1994. |
| North Devon Coast (In Old Photographs) 0-86299-653-8 |
Beryl Yates Alan Sutton 1989. |
| North Devon Country (In Old Photographs) Part 1: 0-86299-652-X Part 2: 0-86299-727-5 |
Beryl Yates Alan Sutton 1989. |
| Title/ ISBN |
Author/ Publisher/ Year |
|---|---|
| The Dictionary of Genealogy (313 pages) 0-7136-3348-4 |
Terrick V.H. FitzHugh A & C Black 1985 (Rev. 1991) |
| Enjoying Archives (213 pages) 0-85033-561-2 |
David Iredale Phillimore 1973 (Rev. 1985) |
| English Genealogy (475 pages) 0-85033-473-X |
Sir Anthony Wagner Phillimore 1972 (Rev. 1985) |
| Huguenot Ancestry (150 pages) 0-85033-564-7 |
Currer-Briggs & Gambier Phillimore 1985. |