The Friends of Historic Essex directly publish and support publications relating to the history of Essex.

Printed Maps of Essex from 1576

Author: Peter Walker

The ancient county of Essex is represented in many maps from the sixteenth century onwards, many of which can be found today at the Essex Record Office. This well-illustrated volume by map expert Peter Walker comprehensively lists and evaluates the ERO’s printed map collection and will be an excellent companion for any historian of the county or map enthusiast.

To purchase this book by post (including P&P to UK addresses – other charges will apply for postage of more than one copy or overseas addresses), please send a cheque for £15 to Essex Record Office, Wharf Road, Chelmsford, Essex. CM2 6YT fao Neil Wiffen, made payable to The Friends of Historic Essex, along with your address details.

The Parishes of Essex

This new edition of the popular Essex parishes map was published by the Friends of Historic Essex to mark its Diamond Jubilee in 2013. The map shows an outline of the historic parishes of Essex, simple and clear for easy reference or for annotating as a working aid. On the reverse of the map is a facsimile of the ‘Parochial Guide 1840’ giving an alphabetical list of Essex parishes and showing to which electoral division, hundred or poor law union each belonged.

The Parishes of Essex can be purchased by post (including P&P to UK addresses – other charges will apply for postage of more than one copy or overseas addresses); please send a cheque for £3 to Essex Record Office, Wharf Road, Chelmsford, Essex. CM2 6YT fao Neil Wiffen, made payable to The Friends of Historic Essex, along with your address details.

The Fighting Essex Soldier: Recruitment, war and society in the fourteenth century

Edited by Dr Christopher Thornton, Dr Jennifer Ward and Neil Wiffen

The wars of the fourteenth-century English kings with France and Scotland resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of men involved in warfare on land and sea. This book draws upon new research to identify and analyse these soldiers at all social levels in the specific context of the county of Essex.

Published with support from the Friends of Historic Essex

£18.99, available from the University of Hertfordshire Press website

Prostitution in Victorian Colchester: Controlling the Uncontrollable

Authors: Jane Pearson and Maria Rayner

An army garrison was established in Colchester in 1856. This brought benefits to the town but also fuelled a flourishing trade in prostitution. Having compiled a database of nearly 350 of Colchester’s nineteenth-century prostitutes, the authors examine how they lived and operated and who their customers were.

Published with support from the Friends of Historic Essex

£18.99, available from the University of Hertfordshire Press website