Some of my favourite books: The Making of the English Working Class by E.P. Thompson Samuel Pepys (The Unequalled Self) by Claire Tomalin Lancaster & York (The Wars of the Roses) by Alison Weir The English Civil War by Diane Purkiss Mid-Victorian Britain 1851-75 by Geoffrey Best Unbridled Spirits (Women of the English Revolution: 1640-1660) by Stevie Davies and although it is about London, I just love the book "London Labour and the London Poor" by Henry Mayhew (published in 1851). When I lived in England one was not able to borrow it from the Public Library, one could only read it in the reference section. However, I lived for 2 years in The Netherlands and borrowed it from the Public Library in the town of Eindhoven. A quick google shows it is on-line at: http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/authors.html For anyone living in the UK, I can recommend seeking out an Oxfam Bookshop. When I lived in Chelmsford, Essex there was both a "normal" Oxfam Charity Shop but also an Oxfam Bookshop and the latter was a little goldmine. Apparently there are now over 150 Oxfam bookshops, see: http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/books/history Happy reading, everyone Dawn in Sweden -----Original Message----- From: Audrey Bowne Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 9:53 PM To: yorksgen@rootsweb.com Subject: [YORKSGEN] any history books on English speaking countries ? I or We need to read History Books to learn about our past <snip>