Use this page to combine Keyword, Person, Place and Date searches. You can specify a particular type of source, e.g. images and maps; limit your search to a particular resource or resources; and/or select only material which is free to access. For a short introduction to the key features of Connected Histories, see our video guide.
Use * for wildcards (e.g. ta*lor returns taylor and tailor), but not at the start of a word; the more letters you specify the better.
Multiple word searches function as either/or, with results with both or all terms returned first. To search for all the words in your query place a plus sign (+) before each term; to exclude a particular term place a minus sign (-) directly in front. To search for phrases (exact strings, e.g. "Earl of Sandwich"), use double quotes, but this search will ignore stopwords such as of.
e.g. Duke of Norfolk, Hannah Smith or John Walters
e.g. Benjamin or Sarah
e.g. Brooks or Williams
Format: yyyy-mm-dd e.g. 1702 or 1702-01-31
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