Since it was first published in 1982 British Archives has established itself as the premier reference work to holdings of archives and manuscript collections th

British Archives is the foremost reference guide to archive resources in the UK. Since publication of the first edition more than ten years ago, it has establis

In the late nineteenth century one man changed Oxford forever. T. G. Jackson built the Examination Schools, the Bridge of Sighs, worked at a dozen colleges, and

Long before war was declared on 3 September 1939, Brighton had steadily and carefully prepared for the coming conflict by building shelters, organising defence

Although the impact of the Great War on Brighton was profound, the seaside town was spared any direct attack by the enemy. The fear of spies and sabotage, howev

To many in the United Kingdom, the British public school remains the disliked and mistrusted embodiment of privilege and elitism. They have educated many of the

The poetry of Horace was central to Victorian male elite education and the ancient poet himself, suitably refashioned, became a model for the English gentleman.

The Royal Historical Society's Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History provides a comprehensive and authoritative survery of books and articles on hist

Brighton College is important in the story of English education. It pioneered the use of separate classrooms, set up the first purpose-built science laboratory,