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May is the centenary of the Chelsea Flower Show. To mark this event we have put together a selection of titles on the history of gardening: some learned, some whimsical, some beautiful. Explore the history of one of Britain’s favourite pastimes in our garden history promotion.

Book of the month

Ancestral Trails - 2nd Edition

Ancestral Trails - 2nd Edition

by Mark Herber

A comprehensive and up to date guide to tracing British ancestry, the book guides the researcher through the substantial British archives with a detailed view of the records and published sources available.

£17.50
(RRP: £25.00)

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£18.00
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Add Understanding Documents for Genealogy and Local History to basket

Understanding Documents for Genealogy and Local History

by Bruce Durie

Documents covered include wills, testaments, contracts, indentures, charters, land records, personal letters, official records, Church records and others, mainly from the period 1560 to 1800.

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£12.59
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Welsh Genealogy

by Bruce Durie

As well as the basics, this provides the ideal book for local and family historians setting out on a journey in Welsh ancestry for the first time.

£10.49
(RRP: £14.99)
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Tithe Surveys for Historians

by Roger JP Kain

A guide to tithe surveys and the valuable information they can supply to family historians.

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