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== Prosopography == | == Prosopography == | ||
*'''1066-1166''' - Keats-Rohan. ''Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume I: Domesday Book.'' 1999. | *'''1066-1166''' - Keats-Rohan. ''Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume I: Domesday Book.'' 1999. | ||
*'''1066-1166''' - Keats-Rohan. ''Domesday Descendants: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume II: Pipe Rolls to Cartae Baronum.'' 2002. | *'''1066-1166''' - Keats-Rohan. ''Domesday Descendants: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume II: Pipe Rolls to Cartae Baronum.'' 2002. | ||
*'''1348-1800s''' - Shaw. ''The Knights of England.'' 1906. Online: [https://archive.org/details/knightsofengland01shawuoft Vol. I] | [https://archive.org/details/knightsofengland02shawuoft Vol. II.] | |||
*'''1386-1832''' - Member Biographies. ''The History of Parliament.'' [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/research/members Online.] | *'''1386-1832''' - Member Biographies. ''The History of Parliament.'' [http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/research/members Online.] | ||
Revision as of 00:36, 26 January 2015
Searching for ancestors in medieval England can be fascinating. Extensive collections survive in English archives dating back to the Domesday Book (1066 A.D.). Medieval records most often apply to nobility and the landed class. Records are typically written in Latin or Old French, but published English translations are available for many record groups.
The following graphic will help you identify types of medieval records and the years they exist. Click on the text to learn more.
With special thanks to Paul C. Reed, FASG for compiling this chart.
Prosopography[edit | edit source]
- 1066-1166 - Keats-Rohan. Domesday People: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume I: Domesday Book. 1999.
- 1066-1166 - Keats-Rohan. Domesday Descendants: A Prosopography of Persons Occurring in English Documents, 1066-1166, Volume II: Pipe Rolls to Cartae Baronum. 2002.
- 1386-1832 - Member Biographies. The History of Parliament. Online.
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Some Notes on Medieval English Genealogy. Extensive guides to medieval English records available online.
- The National Archives. Discovery Catalogue, Manorial Documents Register, E 179 Database, and research guides.
- British History Online. Victoria County Histories and many published medieval record groups.
- Anglo-American Legal Tradition. Digitised original records from The National Archives.