《维多利亚郡史》是19世纪末以来英国最著名的大型地方史丛书。其纂修群体经历了从业余史家到职业史家的转变,这与英国现当代史学整体发展进程及英国地方史的成长进度密切相关。19世纪末20世纪初,由于英国史学尚处于专业化进程之中,地方史还缺乏现代史学意识与学科独立能力,故丛书的纂修主要由业余史家负责;到20世纪30年代,地方史处于现代转型阶段,但随着以传统史学为主体的职业史学的确立,转入伦敦大学的丛书饱受职业史家鄙夷;二战后,伴随西方史学的革故鼎新,英国地方史成长为一门独立的史学分支学科,丛书纂修进而由职业史家全面掌舵。 The Victorian County History is the UK’s most famous series of large local history books since the late 19th century. Its compilation groups have undergone a change from amateur historians to professional historians. This is closely related to the overall development of modern and contemporary British history and the progress of British local history. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, as British historiography was still in the process of specialization, the local history lacked the awareness of modern historiography and the independence of disciplines. Therefore, compilation of the series was mainly led by amateur historians. By the 1930s, However, with the establishment of professional historiography with traditional history as the main body, the books transferred to the University of London were scorned by professional historians. After World War II, with the revolution of western historiography, the British local history grew into an independent branch of historiography Compiled by the professional historian and then fully helm.