Top Sources

By Region


Classifieds

Reviews in history
Reviews of significant work in all fields of historical interest. Sign up for email alerts
history.ac.uk
Support us with a legacy
Find out how you can support the IHR and future scholars through a gift in your Will
history.ac.uk

Latest questions

dates What does the date 2d of Richard III mean and is...
Ebenezer Chapel Colchester There is an old chapel in Nunns Road in...
medieval law I am reading the rolls of the London Eyre 1244...

A History of the County of Essex: Volume 9 - The Borough of Colchester

Year published

1994

Author

Janet Cooper, C R Elrington (Editors), A P Baggs, Beryl Board, Philip Crummy, Claude Dove, Shirley Durgan, N R Goose, R B Pugh, Pamela Studd, C C Thornton

Description

The volume, the first full-scale, comprehensive and scholarly history of the ancient borough of Colchester to be published, describes the life of the oldest and for long the largest town in Essex from the Iron Age to 1990.

Buy the book

Order the printed version now

Sponsor

Victoria County History

Source

Victoria County History: Essex (Secondary texts)

Places

East

Subjects

Local, Urban and metropolitan

Periods

11th and 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th

Showing records 1 - 50 of 65

1
List of plates
IX-X
2
List of maps and other text figures
XI-XII
3
Editorial note
XIII-XIV
4
Essex Victoria County History committee
XV
5
Classes of documents in the public record office used
XVI-XVII
6
Essex Victoria County History - Key to volumes published
XVIII
7
Classes of documents in the Essex Record Office used
XIX
8
Note on abbreviations
XX-XXIV
9
The Borough of Colchester
1
10
Iron-Age and Roman Colchester
2-18
11
Medieval Colchester - Introduction
19-26
12
Medieval Colchester - The economy
26-38
13
Medieval Colchester - Growth of the town
38-47
14
Medieval Colchester - Borough government
48-57
15
Medieval Colchester - Townspeople
57-66
16
Tudor and Stuart Colchester - Introduction
67-76
17
Tudor and Stuart Colchester - Economic history
76-87
18
Tudor and Stuart Colchester - Social structure
88-102
19
Tudor and Stuart Colchester - Topography
102-110
20
Tudor and Stuart Colchester - Borough government
110-121
21
Tudor and Stuart Colchester - Religious life
121-132
22
Georgian Colchester - Introduction
133-134
23
Georgian Colchester - Economic history
135-147
24
Georgian Colchester - Topography
147-155
25
Georgian Colchester - Town government and politics
156-169
26
Georgian Colchester - Social history
169-175
27
Modern Colchester - Introduction
176-179
28
Modern Colchester - Economic development
179-198
29
Modern Colchester - Town development
199-208
30
Modern Colchester - Political history
208-221
31
Modern Colchester - Social history
222-229
32
Boundaries
230-233
33
Communications
233-237
34
Port
237-241
35
Castle
241-248
36
Walls and gates
248-251
37
Barracks
251-255
38
Common lands
255-259
39
Mills
259-264
40
Fishery
264-269
41
Markets and fairs
269-274
42
Municipal buildings
274-277
43
Arms, seals, insignia, and plate
277-279
44
Parish government and poor relief
279-284
45
Hospitals
284-290
46
Public services
290-298
47
Social and cultural institutions
298-303
48
Sites and remains of religious houses
303-309
49
Churches
309-336
50
Ancient chapels
336-338
  1 2