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Institute of Historical Research
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Rehabilitating the past: the former ruling house of Germany wants financial compensation
In this post, Karina Urbach, Senior Research Fellow at the IHR, introduces ‘Useful idiots: the Hohenzollerns and Hitler’, her new article for the Institute’s journal, Historical Research.
The Hidden Shelter: local and national histories of the Second World War
In this guest post, Henry Irving outlines his current research on wartime Leeds and his 3D tour of the city’s air raid shelters. Henry also sits on the advisory board of the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community.
New from the Victoria County History of Essex: St Osyth to the Naze: North-East Essex Coastal Parishes, Part 1: St Osyth, Great and Little Clacton, Frinton, Great Holland and Little Holland
The latest publication in the Victoria County History (VCH) series for the county of Essex is the first part of volume XII, St Osyth to the Naze: North-East Essex Coastal Parishes and is now available from Boydell & Brewer.
Spotlight
The IHR: new & necessary responses to the current crisis
The COVID-19 crisis is having profound effects on the research infrastructure. This is especially so for early researchers. Here Jo Fox sets out the IHR’s response and its new priorities for 2020.
Features & Articles
The Hidden Shelter: local and national histories of the Second World War
In this guest post, Henry Irving outlines his current research on wartime Leeds and his 3D tour of the city’s air raid shelters. Henry also sits on the advisory board of the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community.
Individuals and Institutions in Medieval Scholasticism: new collection from the IHR and Royal Historical Society
John Sabapathy introduces his new co-edited collection, ‘Individuals and Institutions in Medieval Scholasticism’, published in July as part of the IHR and RHS’s ‘New Historical Perspectives’ series.
Teaching British Histories of Race, Migration and Empire: a resource for teachers and learners
In August 2020 the IHR, working with the Runnymede Trust and other partners, launches an online guide to Teaching Histories of Race, Migration and Empire. The resource brings together content suggested by you for teachers and learners.
What’s trending in new historical writing? Four perspectives from the Bibliography of British and Irish History
The Summer 2020 update of the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) adds records of 4200 recent publications. Here we spot some trends from this new historical writing, including histories of celebrity and the ‘animal turn’.
Publications News
Rehabilitating the past: the former ruling house of Germany wants financial compensation
In this post, Karina Urbach, Senior Research Fellow at the IHR, introduces ‘Useful idiots: the Hohenzollerns and Hitler’, her new article for the Institute’s journal, Historical Research.
New from the Victoria County History of Essex: St Osyth to the Naze: North-East Essex Coastal Parishes, Part 1: St Osyth, Great and Little Clacton, Frinton, Great Holland and Little Holland
The latest publication in the Victoria County History (VCH) series for the county of Essex is the first part of volume XII, St Osyth to the Naze: North-East Essex Coastal Parishes and is now available from Boydell & Brewer.
Individuals and Institutions in Medieval Scholasticism: new collection from the IHR and Royal Historical Society
John Sabapathy introduces his new co-edited collection, ‘Individuals and Institutions in Medieval Scholasticism’, published in July as part of the IHR and RHS’s ‘New Historical Perspectives’ series.
Free Online Training from the Centre for the History of People, Place and Community
From September the IHR’s Centre for the History of People Place and Community will run four free online training seminars, supporting skills for those working in local history.
Research & Resources News
The Hidden Shelter: local and national histories of the Second World War
In this guest post, Henry Irving outlines his current research on wartime Leeds and his 3D tour of the city’s air raid shelters. Henry also sits on the advisory board of the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community.
New from the Victoria County History of Essex: St Osyth to the Naze: North-East Essex Coastal Parishes, Part 1: St Osyth, Great and Little Clacton, Frinton, Great Holland and Little Holland
The latest publication in the Victoria County History (VCH) series for the county of Essex is the first part of volume XII, St Osyth to the Naze: North-East Essex Coastal Parishes and is now available from Boydell & Brewer.
Free Online Training from the Centre for the History of People, Place and Community
From September the IHR’s Centre for the History of People Place and Community will run four free online training seminars, supporting skills for those working in local history.
What’s trending in new historical writing? Four perspectives from the Bibliography of British and Irish History
The Summer 2020 update of the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) adds records of 4200 recent publications. Here we spot some trends from this new historical writing, including histories of celebrity and the ‘animal turn’.