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TRACING YOUR ANCESTORS USING THE UK HISTORICAL TIMELINE
Angela Smith and Neil Bertram Pen & Sword, 154 pages, £12.99
This is a timeline of events and themes in the history of the British Isles, from the Norman Invasion of 1066 until 2021. It is designed for family historians, particularly those whose knowledge of historical dates is shaky.
The pages of the book are split into three columns. The first gives a date and an event for which there is a historical record, the second shows the sociocultural background, and the third has events related to monarchy, the state and church.
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