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A Form for the Consecration of the Royal Chapel, founded by … King George the IVth. in his Majesty's Royal Palace, at Brighthelmston, January the 1st. 1822, published 1822 (14 pp., Brighton: T. Ruddock) accessible at: British Library

A Narrative of the Visit of their Most Gracious Majesties William IV and Queen Adelaide to the Ancient Borough of Lewes, on the 22nd of October 1830, by Gideon Algernon Mantell, published 1831 (vii + 46 pp., London: Lupton Relfe) accessible at: & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries   View Online

Royal Journeys in Sussex, from the Conquest to King Edward I, by W. H. Blaauw, published 1849 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 2, article, pp.132-160) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2087] & The Keep [LIB/500221] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Silver Clock of King Charles the First, by William Townley Mitford, published 1850 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 3, article, pp.103-107) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2088] & The Keep [LIB/500222] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Queen Elizabeth's Visits to Sussex, by William Durrant Cooper, F.S.A., published 1852 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 5, article, pp.190-197) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2090] & The Keep [LIB/500224] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Visit of King Edward the Second to Battle and other parts of Sussex in 1324, by W. H. Blaauw, M.A., F.S.A., published 1853 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 6, article, pp.41-53) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2091] & The Keep [LIB/500225] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Fees of Officers of the Crown in Sussex, temp. Eliz., by Rev. Henry Wellesley, D.D., Principal of New Inn Hall, Oxford, published 1857 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 9, article, pp.107-108) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2094] & The Keep [LIB/500228] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Jeu d'Espirit of temp. King Edward VI, by J. G. Nichols, F.S.A., published 1857 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 9, notes & queries, p.363) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2094] & The Keep [LIB/500228] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Progress of Edward VI in Sussex, by John Gough Nichols, F.S.A., published 1858 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 10, article, pp.195-204) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2095] & The Keep [LIB/500229] & S.A.S. library

The Sussex Knight whose Motto was 'Omnia Vanitas', by John Gough Nichols, published 1859 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 11, notes & queries, pp.221-222) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2096] & The Keep [LIB/500230] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Royal Licenses to Fortify Towns and Houses, in Sussex, by W. H. Blaauw, M.A., F.S.A., published 1861 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 13, article, pp.104-117) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2098] & The Keep [LIB/500232] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Progress of King Edward VI in Sussex, ref. Vol. 10 p.195 and 11 p.221, by John Gough Nichols, published 1861 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 13, notes & queries, pp.312-313) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2098] & The Keep [LIB/500232] & S.A.S. library   View Online

The Services of the Barons of the Cinque Ports at Coronations, by Thomas Ross, published 1863 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 15, article, pp.178-210) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2100] & The Keep [LIB/500234] & S.A.S. library   View Online

A Feast Temp. Hen. VII (1500), by Thomas Ross, published 1863 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 15, notes & queries, p.246) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2100] & The Keep [LIB/500234] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Compositions for Knighthood, temp. Charles I, edited by Sir Henry Ellis, K.H., F.R.S., F.S.A., V.P., published 1864 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 16, article, pp.45-52) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2101] & The Keep [LIB/500235] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Route of King Charles II through Sussex during his Flight in 1651, by Samuel Evershed, published 1866 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 18, article, pp.114-123) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2103] & The Keep [LIB/500237] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Abdication of James ll, by W. Ansell Day, published 1866 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 18, notes & queries, p.197) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2103] & The Keep [LIB/500237] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Royalist Compositions in Sussex during the Commonwealth, by William Durrant Cooper, F.S.A., published 1867 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 19, article, pp.91-120) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2104] & The Keep [LIB/500238] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Queen Elizabeth Sponsor to Lord Percy, by F H. Arnold, published 1877 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 27, notes & queries, pp.229-230) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2112] & The Keep [LIB/500245] & S.A.S. library   View Online

King Edward the Fourth's Jacket, by F. H. Arnold, published 1879 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 29, notes & queries, pp.236-237) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2114] & The Keep [LIB/500247] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Captain Nicholas Tettersell and the Escape of Charles the Second, by Frederick E. Sawyer, published 1882 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 32, article, pp.81-104) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2117] & The Keep [LIB/500250] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Letter of Ambrose Rigge to Charles the Second, by Frederick E. Sawyer, published 1882 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 32, notes & queries, pp.228-230) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2117] & The Keep [LIB/500250] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Copy of an Inventory of Queen Katherine's Wardrobe, by The Editor, published 1890 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 37, article, pp.173-176) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2122] & The Keep [LIB/500255] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Portrait of Queen Elizabeth, discovered at Coolham, by F. H. Arnold, published 1892 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 38, notes & queries, pp.210-211) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2123] & The Keep [LIB/500256] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Henry I at Burne and Barnham, by F. H. Arnold, published 1898 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 41, notes & queries, pp.235-237) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2126] & The Keep [LIB/500259] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Florizel's Folly … With thirteen illustrations, by John Ashton, published 1899 (xii + 308 pp., London: Chatto & Windus) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Anecdotes of the life of George IV, with special reference to his interest in Brighton and its development.

Henry I at Burne and Burnham, by J. H. Round, published 1899 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 42, notes & queries, p.238) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2127] & The Keep [LIB/500260] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Queen Eleanor Crosses, by J. Lewis André, F.S.A., published 1900 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 43, notes & queries, p.282) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2128] & The Keep [LIB/500261] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Mrs. Fitzherbert and George IV, by William Henry Wilkins, published 1905 (London: Longmans, Green & Co.) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Brighton and Hove in the Coronation Year of His Majesty King George V, edited by Augustus Rubie, published 1911 (115 pp., Brighton: Garnett, Mepham & Fisher) accessible at: British Library

A twentieth century souvenir of the sister towns, with some reminiscences of Royal Brighton, from the time of George IV to the present day.

Order as to Beacons 1546 , by W. B. [W. Budgen], published August 1926 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 3, note, pp.82-84) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

Sussex and the Stuart times, by H. M., published August 1926 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 3, note, p.85) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

The Crown of Charlemagne , by Fane Lambarde, published May 1927 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. I no. 6, note, pp.192-193) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8950] & The Keep [LIB/500203] & S.A.S. library

Sussex and King Arthur, by E. Cecil Curwen, F.S.A., published 1929 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. III no. 11, article, pp.752-753) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2307] & The Keep [LIB/500140]

"Portraits" of Henry VIII, by W. B. [W. Budgen], published February 1930 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. III no. 2, article, p.46) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8952][Lib 8221] & The Keep [LIB/500205] & S.A.S. library

The Sussex Route of Charles II, by F. Fleetwood Buss, M.A., published 1931 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. V no. 8, article, pp.530-532) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2310] & The Keep [LIB/500174]

Queen Elizabeth in Sussex, by M. Bishopp, published 1932 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VI no. 7, article, pp.420-422) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9325] & The Keep [LIB/500175]

The Royal Prisoner of Pevensey, by Scarlyn Wilson, published 1933 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VII no. 6, article, pp.402-404) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2312] & The Keep [LIB/500176]

"The Royal Escape", by Frederick Harrison, published 1933 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VII no. 7, article, pp.450-451) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2312] & The Keep [LIB/500176]

A New History of Rye. X - The Visit of Queen Elizabeth, by Leopold A. Vidler, published 1933 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VII no. 10, article, pp.674-678) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2312] & The Keep [LIB/500176]

Creevey, Brighton and George IV, by Admiral B. M. Chambers, C.B., published 1934 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VIII no. 6, article, pp.379-385; no. 7, pp.446-449) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9329] & The Keep [LIB/500177]

The Flight of Charles II through Sussex: An Extract from "Col. Gounter's Narrative", by Edward Shoosmith, published 1934 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. VIII no. 10, article, pp.632-634) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9329] & The Keep [LIB/500178]

Crowned Heads in Sussex, by Faith Venables, published 1937 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. XI no. 5, article, pp.284-288) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2316][Lib 9332] & The Keep [LIB/500182]

Royalty in the Willett Collection, by J. G. Garratt, published 1937 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. XI no. 9, article, pp.595-600) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2316][Lib 9332] & The Keep [LIB/500182]

An Oath of Allegiance to George I, 1723 [by Ann Caldicott of Selmeston], by J. B. Caldecott, published November 1941 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. VIII no. 8, article, pp.219-222) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8865][Lib 2207] & The Keep [LIB/500210] & S.A.S. library

Royal Arms of William III, by H. Stanford London, F.S.A., published November 1951 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XIII no. 8, note, p.187) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8231] & The Keep [LIB/500215] & S.A.S. library

A Royal Occasion: a record of the Queen's visit in June 1958 to Gatwick Airport and Crawley New Town and of Longley's part in the development of those enterprises , published 1958 (24 pp., James Long & Company) accessible at: R.I.B.A. Library

Mrs. Fitzherbert, by Anita Leslie, published 1960 (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons)   View Online

The Escape of Charles II: After the Battle of Worcester, by Richard Lawrence Ollard, published 1966 (Hodder & Stoughton) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Regarded by many as one of the best stories in British history, Charles II's escape after the battle of Worcester is retold by Richard Ollard. The account covers the six week period during which the King was on the run.

Edward I, by L. F. Salzman, F.S.A., published 1968 (Constable)

It comes as something of a shock to read "Edward I" and be forcibly reminded how much historical writing has changed over the last couple of decades, and how relatively unfamiliar Dr. Salzman's approach now is. Nevertheless, in these days of trends, problems, and statistical analysis, straightforward chronological narrative comes as a refreshing change, especially when the style is as lucid and readable as this. Recent writing has tended to concentrate on particular aspects of Edward's reign; one is thus inclined to lose sight of the complexities, of the fact that the king was dealing with so many problems simultaneously, and this book provides an admirable corrective. Dr. Salzman also succeeds in showing us Edward as a man of his age, a truly medieval king, dubbing knights, holding tournaments as well as Parliaments, an assiduous visitor of pilgrimage shrines who rode into battle behind the standard of St. Cuthbert or St. Neot, whose mind still worked within the conventions of a feudal and chivalric code which his actions were to do so much to destroy. It was a violent age, and Dr. Salzman is right to remind us that expulsion of the Jews was "the most universally popular act of Edward's reign," and that the barbarous punishment meted out to Wallace was one which "contemporary law and public opinion would have regarded as justifiable."
Some of the best things in this book are the vivid scenes, such as the preparations for Edward's coronation, where the detail, carefully chosen and aptly handled, brings the whole event to life. Dr. Salzman has a profound knowledge of contemporary sources which he uses to great effect in shaping his narrative, but many may regret that he did not see fit to give more space to a critical discussion of at least some of the evidence. The views of so wise a scholar on, for example, the relative merits of the chronicles he lists, would be of enormous interest and value to students of the period.

The Extraordinary Ancestry of Lady Diana Spencer, by L. F. M. van de Pas, published June 1981 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 8, article, pp.245-247) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Celebrating a Royal Occasion in East Dean, by Elizabeth Doff, published June 1981 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 3 no. 1, article, pp.4-11) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8892] & The Keep [LIB/501189] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.

Lewes Commemorative Medals of Queen Victoria, by David R. Rudling, published 1985 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 123, archaeological note, p.267) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9514] & The Keep [LIB/500310] & S.A.S. library

The King of Saxony's Sussex Visit 1844, by David Spector, published June 1985 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 7 no. 1, article, pp.25-28) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [MP 6277] & The Keep [LIB/501193] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.

Henry VII's First Attempt to Exploit Iron in Ashdown Forest, by Brian G. Awty, published 1991 in Wealden Iron Research Group (Second Series No. 11, article, pp.11-14, ISSN: 0266-4402) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16400] & The Keep [LIB/506560]   Download PDF

Rhys Jenkins showed that it was in preparation for his war with Scotland that Henry VII commissioned Henry Fyner to erect ironworks in the royal Forest of Ashdown in 1496. A recently calendared document in the Public Record Office shows that the building of ironworks in the forest and the employment of artificers from overseas had been contemplated by Henry five years earlier.

Royal visitors to Sussex: from 491 to 1991, by Brigid Chapman, published October 1991 (vi + 167 pp., Lewes: CGB Books Cliffe, ISBN-10: 187398300X & ISBN-13: 9781873983003) accessible at: British Library & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Reflections on the Celebrations that marked the 400th Anniversary of the visit by Queen Elizabeth 1 to Cowdray. 1591-1991, by F J-D [Mrs D.V.F Johnson-Davies], published December 1991 in Midhurst Magazine (Volume 4 Number 2, article, pp.18-35, Winter 1991) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15967]

An account of the various events held in 1991 to celebrate the visit of Queen Elizabeth I to Cowdray

Royal Pavilion, the Palace of George IV, by Jessica Rutherford, published 1994 (65 pp., Royal Pavillion, ISBN-10: 0948723211 & ISBN-13: 9780948723216) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

The Escape of Charles II: After the Battle of Worcester, by Richard Lawrence Ollard, published 1998 (160 pp., originally published 1966, London: Constable, ISBN-13: 9780094672802) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Regarded by many as one of the best stories in British history, Charles II's escape after the battle of Worcester is retold by Richard Ollard. The account covers the six week period during which the King was on the run.

Queen Adeliza and the Lotharingian connection, by Kathleen Thompson, published 2002 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 140, article, pp.57-64) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15109] & The Keep [LIB/500299] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Compatriots of king's foreign wives often benefited from the queen's access to patronage and expatriate communities developed, but it is rare to be able to trace these networks in the central Middle Ages. An early example is the group that gathered around the second wife of King Henry I (1100-35), Adeliza of Louvain, who settled in Sussex after the king's death. Clerics from Adeliza's household became successful in the English church and the women who accompanied her married into the Anglo-Norman nobility. Adeliza was herself the ancestress of the earls of Arundel through her second marriage to William d'Aubigny, while her half-brother, Joscelin, was the founder of the Percy family.

The Escape of Charles II: After the Battle of Worcester, by Richard Lawrence Ollard, published 1 July 2002 (160 pp., Robinson Publishing, ISBN-10: 1841195170 & ISBN-13: 9781841195179)

Charles II's escape after the Battle of Worcester in 1651 is an extraordinary tale of adventure and suspense. This new edition of Ollard's classic book vividly reconstructs the six weeks during which the King was on the run. His great determination and good humour through it all won the admiration of many who risked their lives to aid him. Tremendously readable, fast-paced and a fascinating view of life in seventeenth-century England.

A Prince's Passion: The Life of the Royal Pavilion, by Jessica Rutherford, published 2003 (192 pp., Royal Pavillion, ISBN-10: 0948723548 & ISBN-13: 9780948723544) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Queen Elizabeth's visit to Sussex, by Caroline Adams, published Autumn 2005 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 74, article, p.14) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/74] & The Keep [LIB/500498]

A Captive King: Henry III between the Battles of Lewes and Evesham, 1264-5, by Benjamin L. Wild, published 2009 in academia.eu (Thirteenth Century England XIII, Proceedings of the Paris Conference 2009, article, pp.41-56)   Download PDF

The monarch's way, by Elizabeth Collison, published Autumn 2010 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 78, article, p.9) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/78] & The Keep [LIB/500502]

Queen and country : the significance of Elizabeth I's progress in Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire in 1591, by Caroline Adams, 2012 at University of Chichester (Ph.D. thesis)   View Online

1696 Association Oath Rolls for Sussex and Cinque Ports, compiled by Michael Burchall, published 2014 by Parish Register Transcription Society (Ref: SXOR, CD-ROM) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507893][Lib/507894]

A full transcript of all the Sussex (and Cinque Ports) men who signed an Oath of Allegiance to King William III in 1696 following an attempted assassination. Men (over age 20) including clergy are listed in the place they signed, and only 5% signed by mark. Michael Burchall has transcribed all these signatures from the originals at the National Archives and he writes a full historical introduction and gives a potted biography of major office bearers. Sussex is one of the first counties where names have been abstracted. These Oath Rolls of 1696 fill the gap between the Hearth Tax Lists of the 1660s and the Land Tax Lists of 1785 (extracted by the Sussex Record Society).

Elizabeth I's Progresses in Sussex, by Caroline Adams, published 17 September 2014 in Art, Literature and Religion in Early Modern Sussex: Culture and Conflict (Chapter 1., Routledge, ISBN-10: 1409457036 & ISBN-13: 9781409457039)