British History

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The collection contains manuscripts of a number of Appleby's works on English medieval history and other subjects, some related correspondence, and photographs of Suffolk locales (some copies of 19th century prints). It also includes photographic copies of medieval manuscripts.

See the External Documents section below for the collection's inventory.

Scope and Contents note These papers consist primarily of correspondence, including one autograph letter signed by Antoine Arnauld to Robert Southwell; five contemporary copies of letters of Arnauld (Southwell's file copies); one autograph draft and 14 letters of Southwell's; a letter from Edward Coleman, a contemporary copy with a French translation; an autograph letter signed by William Blathwayt, Secretary of War; a letter of Henri Justel, Royal Librarian; and four miscellaneous items. Together, there are 29...

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School log book of student attendance for St. Mary's Mixed (Catholic) School, Cresswell, Staffordshire, England, beginning June 29, 1863 and ending June 19, 1902. Printed title with autograph entries in various hands. Maintained by the principal teacher. Dealer's note: This log book is particularly interesting as it is for a Catholic school in a community where the local lords of the manor, the Draycotts, refused to accept the Anglican religion at the Reformation.

Scope and Contents Papers of William Bernard Ullathorne (1806-1889), Bishop of Birmingham from 1850-1889. Primarily consists of correspondence documenting changes in the Roman Catholic Church in England during the middle to late nineteenth century. Includes correspondence relating to Ullathorne's "Notes on the Education Question" (1857). Letters from John Moore Capes, Bishop Paul Cullen, Charles Langdale, Thomas William Marshall, George Talbot, and many from Nicholas Cardinal Wiseman.Click on...