Welcome to the Victoria County History

England's Past for Everyone

Founded in 1899 and originally dedicated to Queen Victoria, the VCH is an encyclopaedic record of England's places and people from earliest times to the present day.

It is without doubt the greatest publishing project in English local history, having built an international reputation for scholarly standards.

Based at the Institute of Historical Research in the University of London since 1933, the VCH is written by historians working in counties across England.

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News and Events

	: Six more volumes available online The addition of volumes 5, 7, 11 and 13-15 completes the digitally published coverage of the parishes of the county.
	National Site: Marc Fitch Lecture The annual lecture sponsored by the Marc Fitch Fund will take place in the IHR on 28 June 2010 at 6 p.m.
	National Site: International Symposium A follow-up to the successful event in 2009 will be held at the IHR on 28 June 2010.
	National Site: County Societies Symposium A one-day symposium for county archaeology and history societies, and Record Societies.
	National Site: Professor Christopher Elrington memorial The IHR and VCH are jointly hosting a memorial event in Senate House on 27 February 2010