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"Kate Thompson has trawled a range of sources such as record books, newspapers, minutes and scrapbooks to provide a fascinating picture of a type of educational service that receives nothing like the attention of other institutions." The Local Historian www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Local politics, public health battles, and the rise of modern medicine – all in one #Essex town. *Colchester's Victorian Doctors* is a detailed look at how much one community transformed. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Broadland's working landscapes were once shaped by the seasonal rhythm of reed cutting. Peter Henry Emerson's “Reed Cutters” (1892) – offers a vivid glimpse into life on the open fen, where labourers harvested reeds for thatching and marsh management. Discover more: www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

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How did local doctors respond to poor living conditions, epidemics, and the challenges of the Poor Law system? Jane Pearson reveals the compassion and resilience of medical officers working with the town's most vulnerable residents. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Colchester

Out now in paperback! “Praying men, fighting men, and working men” - King Alfred’s words remind us that medieval England was built on the labour of its peasants. This volume brings together essays that build on Rosamond Faith’s influential work. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

1850s Wandsworth saw rapid suburbanisation as the spread of railways across the area brought house-building in its wake. The railway companies sold any unused land to builders. The South London Chronicle noted that everyone was profiting except the public. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Wandsworth

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Deborah Spring will be giving a talk this Saturday in the Alban Room at St Albans Cathedral called "The Bacons and Religious Change in Tudor England" as part of the #Bacon400 commemorations. The event is sold out, but you can read more about her research here. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Behind Francis Bacon’s revolutionary thinking stood a remarkable Tudor scholar: Lady Anne Bacon. As #Bacon400 commemorations begin, delve into the biography that tells her remarkable story. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

By October 1797 more than 200 children had been admitted to the Asylum for the Infant Poor on the outskirts of Birmingham. It was presented as a refuge or place of safety, despite the reality that most children spent their days in the asylum's workshops. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Most people in medieval England were peasants. How did they cultivate the land, and how were they classified by those they supported? This volume explores essays from the 8th–14th centuries, spanning Devon to Staffordshire, on agriculture and social hierarchy. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Before the Medical Act of 1858, most doctors were independent entrepreneurs competing for patients. After the Act everything changed. This book uncovers how this shift reshaped daily medical practice in Colchester – and the lives of ordinary people. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #HistoryofMedicine

This year St Albans is honouring Sir Francis Bacon 400 years after his death – but the story begins with his brilliant mother, Lady Anne Bacon. Explore her life, influence, and intellect in Deborah Spring’s Lady Anne Bacon. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #FrancisBacon400

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In 'The Country Housewife's Companion' Ellis shares recipes and 'profitable directions for whatever relates to the management and good oeconomy of the domestick concerns of a country-life'. Was it a 'puff' to sell his wares or a good self-help guide? www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Agriculture

"Pearson and Rayner are to be commended for opening up the uncharted territory of gender relations in Victorian Colchester and for carefully positioning their local study in relation to other scholarly works on prostitution." Joseph Cozens, Urban History www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Colchester

This is St Albans union workhouse, built in 1836–7. The workhouse was an important and much-hated feature of life in St Albans. It had 233 paupers in residence in 1851 and 190 in 1901, more than a third of whom were aged seventy or over. For more: www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #StAlbans

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Coming Soon! In ‘Colchester's Victorian Doctors’, historian Jane Pearson explores how local doctors transformed not only their profession but the health of the town itself. Publication date: 1 June 2026. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #EssexHistory #Colchester

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This pic shows a milestone from the nine mile brick wall that once enclosed James I’s extraordinary hunting park at Theobalds in Hertfordshire. Now preserved in Cedars Park, it’s one of the last remaining markers of the king’s vast estate. For more, visit: www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Stuarts

"Excellently illustrated throughout with a bibliography, I would recommend this book to the local historian and anyone with connections to Letchworth. It is a valuable addition to the history of the town." Jane Tunesi, Hertfordshire People www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

"The essays are well produced... it is well illustrated with black-and-white images and has a section of color photographs. One of the many exciting #GardenHistory publications that have appeared over the past couple of years." Journal of British Studies www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

"Deborah Spring provides an expertly researched, detailed and highly comprehensive life of Anne Bacon. Well-written and full of detail, 'Lady Anne Bacon' is a wonderful addition to the growing body of works on Tudor women." Elizabeth Norton www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #WomensHistoryMonth

What if "tūn" meant more that "settlement"? Sarah J. Wager argues it was a land unit with rights – central to medieval power. Out now! #MedievalStudies www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

"A genuinely fascinating read for anyone interested in the social or economic history of the city as well as for architectural, social, and labour historians more generally." William Whyte, The London Journal www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #London

"This highly detailed study will be of particular value to readers with interests in medieval economic history, Norwich cathedral and its estates" John S Lee, The Local Historian www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Norwich

When Hamon and Alice Le Strange married they were still in their teens. The union lasted for over 50 years. Hunstanton Hall, seen here, underwent huge changes in that time. 'Managing for Posterity' examines the changes made and their management. See www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Norfolk

"A fascinating micro-study that works both as a local companion to her earlier survey published in 'Poor Relief in England, 1350-1600', and as an uncommonly detailed investigation in its own right." Jonathan Healey, Community & Change www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Suffolk

This is Girton College orchard, Cambridge. The college was built with spacious grounds and was designed in a muted gothic style, for which an orchard may have seemed appropriate. For a less wealthy college, fruit production on site made economic sense too. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Orchards

"The conclusion of this stimulating book is that patterns of landownership alone are inadequate to explain differences between communities." Edward Royle, The Local Historian www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #Doncaster

"By taking a revisionist perspective, these authors challenge us to rethink our assumptions, and to apply them to our own areas with the diligence that these authors apply them to theirs." William D. Shannon, The Local Historian www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #LocalHistory

"Provides a distinctive perspective, both methodological and geographical, on the defence of Britain. The high chronological as well as geographical resolution of the data creates a particularly rich, contextualised case study." Post-Medieval Archaeology www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #ww2 #suffolk

(1/3) Broadland has a key role to play in the maintenance of biodiversity. But its open marshes should not be regarded by champions of nature conservation as a blank canvas on which to impose their particular visions of the 'natural'. They have an historical and cultural importance.

Out now! Lost Gardens of Hertfordshire by Tom Williamson & Anne Rowe A fascinating dive into the archaeology of designed landscapes – hidden histories revealed through Lidar and aerial photography. #LandscapeArchaeology www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

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This is Ewloe Castle. The castle's most impressive technical accomplishments are arguably not the walls of the Welsh Tower, but the massive revetment that underpins the curtain wall and the rock-cut ditches that are adjacent to it on three sides. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #WelshCastles

Sarah Wager is an Hon Research Fellow at the Uni of Birmingham. Sarah brings decades of scholarship to her latest work. Her book challenges long-held assumptions about the meaning of tūn and the strategic naming of places in Mercia and Wessex. www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #PlaceNameResearch

Available now at an introductory discount (until the end of Feb) visit www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #GardenHistory

"This book is... a well-researched study of a topic (the effects of the Enclosures Act) which has resonances widely in local history." Steve Pollington, Essex Journal www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

"This meticulously researched and much-needed study explores the shift from deer- to fox-hunting from the early seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century and its effects on the landscape of #Northamptonshire." Amanda Richardson, Landscape History www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

"Gives a full account of Dr Thomas Plume's life and times, and – should one meet him by lucky chance in Maldon High Street – he would be immediately familiar to those who have read this excellent book." Michael Leach, #Essex Journal www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

"This impressive... collection of essays is thought-provoking and diverse, covering regions, relationships, and industries that have been under-researched." HR French www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...