THIS THIRD EDITION of The Local Historian's Encyclopedia has been completely revised, reset and expanded once more. Divided into themes, this very popular book gives meanings of many terms as well as detailing legislation which affected the lives of everyone. The sections range widely over diverse subjects such as Land and Agriculture, Heraldry, Social Welfare, Coins, Transport, Archaeology and Palaeography.

Probably the most useful book for the working local historian ever published. BBC Television

...a book that deserves, indeed demands, a place on the desk of every local historian and genealogist. It is really quite remarkable what Mr Richardson has put in and just how conveniently it is all arranged.
The Local Historian