The Victoria History of the Counties of England, commonly known as the Victoria County History or the VCH, is an English history project which began in 1899 and was dedicated to Queen Victoria with the aim of creating an encyclopaedic history of each of the historic counties of England.
Read more about Victoria County History: General, Structure of The County Histories, Completed County Histories, Counties in Progress, Dormant Counties, Counties With No Published Volumes, General Editors, Notable County Editors
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