Volume 72:
(1993)
This collection of fifteen essays was presented to Patricia Bell on her retirement as BHRS Honorary General Editor.
Contents:
'Pre-1841 censuses and population listings in Bedfordshire', by Colin Chapman
'The Bedfordshire Historic Environment Record', by David Baker
'Archives and the visual arts: Potsgrove Church, ...
Volume 56:
edited by Eric Stockdale (1977)
This history of Bedford Prison is told through the story of the family of gaolers who ran it for many years and the contributions of five men closely associated with the prison.
To the account of John Bunyan’s trial and imprisonment ...
Volume 61:
by Eric Stockdale (1982)
These five essays on issue of law and order grew out of the author’s earlier research on local crime for his book on Bedford Prison (BHRS vol. 56).
The first essay recounts the riots following the enactment of the Militia Act ...
Volume 59:
(1980)
Contents:
'The internal politics of Bedford 1660-1688', by Michael Mullet [Describes the constitution of Bedford's corporation and the effects of religion on the town's politics in the reign of Charles II. The article shows how John Bunyan drew on Bedford for ...