Choose history books beyond the dramatic cover

Decide whether you want an introduction, a detailed regional study, a source collection or an account of how historians disagree.

Build a research notebook you can trust

Choose a notebook, document or folder you will actually maintain.

Plan a thoughtful heritage visit

Decide what you want to understand before building an itinerary.

Folklore, testimony and evidence: a reader’s guide

A legend can reveal how people imagine a landscape even when its dramatic event cannot be verified.

How to read an old map with a critical eye

Before studying a castle symbol or an unfamiliar road, examine the map title, date, publisher, legend and scale.

How to investigate a local mystery

A good investigation begins with a question small enough to test.

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