England's Past for Everyone


England’s Past for Everyone, commonly known as EPE, was a Heritage Lottery funded project run by the Victoria County History between September 2005 and February 2010.
Authors and researchers worked alongside volunteers in ten counties to produce 15 paperback publications, an interactive website, and schools and learning resources.

General

England’s Past for Everyone was a community-based project where historians and local volunteers collaborated to create a range of resources under the heading 'Bringing local history to life'. The project produced a series of books and interactive materials for schools. There were 15 individual county projects created over the duration of the scheme.
The project was part of the Victoria County History, which was founded in 1899 to create an encyclopaedic record of England’s places and people.
EPE's aim was to help more people access their local history by: