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Risk or reward? An eighteenth-century tontine
Diane Clements explores the workings of an eighteenth-century ‘tontine’, offering new insight on attitudes to private investment and identity.
New, free education resources from Layers of London
Layers of London has created free teacher and student packs to support Key Stage 2 and 3 students and help teachers create their own class collections.
Danny Dyer’s Right Royal Family: Episode 2 Recap
Paul Dryburgh returns with his take on the second part of Danny Dyer’s ‘Right Royal Family’. Spoiler alert: he loved it.
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Teaching BAME History as British History: What does it have to do with Brexit?
How do we define British History on the national curriculum? And what does this have to do with Brexit?
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Risk or reward? An eighteenth-century tontine
Diane Clements explores the workings of an eighteenth-century ‘tontine’, offering new insight on attitudes to private investment and identity.
Danny Dyer’s Right Royal Family: Episode 2 Recap
Paul Dryburgh returns with his take on the second part of Danny Dyer’s ‘Right Royal Family’. Spoiler alert: he loved it.
Danny Dyer’s Right Royal Family
Eastenders actor – and 22 time great-grandson of King Edward III – Danny Dyer is an unlikely saviour of TV history but, as Paul Dryburgh contends, perhaps he’s just the geezer for the job.
Teaching BAME History as British History: What does it have to do with Brexit?
How do we define British History on the national curriculum? And what does this have to do with Brexit?
What’s On at the IHR
Autumn Lectures on Irish, Public, and Modern British History
In November 2018, the IHR hosts three major lectures on Irish History, Public History and modern British history: with Senia Paseta, Lucy Delap and Richard Vinen. Book now!
‘Songs of Suffrage’: a concert of music and readings
What was it like to be a woman musician during the suffrage campaign? On 1 November, the IHR and Senate House Library co-host ‘Songs of Suffrage, a concert of music and readings, 1900-1930’. The concert explores the relationship between music and suffrage, and the challenges faced by women musicians in early twentieth-century Britain.
Beyond Borders film festival screening of ‘The Legend of the Ugly King’ in London
Book now to see the London Screening of the ‘Best Historical Documentary Film’ awarded at the 2018 Beyond Borders International Documentary Film Festival, presented by the IHR and Curzon Goldsmiths.
Motherhood, Loss and the First World War
The experience of women who lost loved ones during the First World War has often been neglected within the wider commemorations of the war. Bringing together community groups and historians, the IHR and its partners arranged a conference and musical performance in September.
Research & Resources News
New, free education resources from Layers of London
Layers of London has created free teacher and student packs to support Key Stage 2 and 3 students and help teachers create their own class collections.
Christmas Top Ten from the Bibliography of British and Irish History
Editor Sara Charles takes you through the ‘Christmas Top 10’ featuring new entries to the Bibliography of British and Irish History.
Is history repeating itself? Timely new additions to the Bibliography of British and Irish History
Does history repeat itself? The new entries to the Bibliography of British and Irish History have striking contemporary relevance.
Bibliography of British and Irish History October 2018 update
By Simon Baker An update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History was published on 4 October 2018. There are 3,447 new records. Some 398 new records relate to Irish history while 205 deal with the history of London, 215 with the history of Scotland and 115...