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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.

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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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Tithe Surveys for Historians

by Roger JP Kain

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

£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.

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