This book reviews both the historical observations of supernovae (SNe) seen in our Galaxy over the last two millennia — and recorded in East Asia (China, Japan, Korea) as ‘guest stars’, Europe and the Arab dominions — together with modern observations of the remnants of these supernovae. Introductory chapters provide background information on the historical observations and our modern understanding of supernovae and novae, and of supernova remnants (SNRs) and pulsars. One chapter discusses the young SNR Cassiopeia A, and the proposed sighting of its SN in AD 1680 by Flamsteed. Subsequent chapters discuss the historical observations of the well-defined historical SNe and modern observations of their remnants. These chapters cover Kepler's SN of AD 1604, Tycho's SN of AD 1572, the SN of AD 1181, the SN of AD 1054 that produced the well-known Crab Nebula; and the especially bright SN of AD 1006. Earlier probable and possible supernovae of the preceding millennium chronicled in China are also discussed, along with their possible remnants. Other less certain observations of SNe, and the future potential for additional historical observations, are briefly discussed. This book also includes, as an appendix, a catalogue of over two hundred known Galactic SNRs.