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Call for Section Editors: Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH)
The Bibliography of British and Irish History seeks to appoint 4 Section Editors with research and/or teaching expertise in the following areas: Roman Britain Britain, 1815-1914 Medieval Wales Empire and Commonwealth, prior to 1783 Section Editors play a vital...
At home in history: Claire Langhamer on her first months as IHR Director
By Claire Langhamer I started my role as Director of the IHR in October, and already the Institute feels like home. As a historian of twentieth century Britain, there is something particularly lovely about working in Senate House, with its wartime history, its 1930s...
Christmas in the Bibliography of British and Irish History
Throughout December 2021, the editors of the Bibliography of British and Irish History have been running a Christmas themed #FridayFind on the Institute of Historical Research’s twitter channel to highlight some of the research you can find in the Bibliography. ...
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Conflict and climate change in the Arctic: what the seventeenth century suggests about the future
By Dagomar Degroot Environment & History, essay no. 13 In the final article of our ‘Environment & History’ series, Professor Dagomar Degroot looks to early modern climate change to ask whether arctic warming necessarily results in violent...
Features & Articles
At home in history: Claire Langhamer on her first months as IHR Director
By Claire Langhamer I started my role as Director of the IHR in October, and already the Institute feels like home. As a historian of twentieth century Britain, there is something particularly lovely about working in Senate House, with its wartime history, its 1930s...
Who controls the past? Herbert Butterfield and official history, then and now
Ahead of his new book The Control of the Past: Herbert Butterfield and the Pitfalls of Official History, senior Whitehall historian Patrick Salmon talks us through the dangers of government-mandated history and asks- can history ever be truly objective? ‘I do not...
Environmental history: an online reading list for History Day, 4 November 2021
The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) provides records of over 627,600 publications (books, journal articles, and chapters in edited collections) relating to British and Irish history. The Bibliography defines British and Irish history very broadly, and...
Elizabethan Witchcraft, Sorcery, and a Very Troubled Marriage
Ahead of their new book 'Star Chamber Matters', Professor K. J. Kesselring (Dalhousie) dives into some of Star Chamber’s most riveting cases including this article on, marriage, ‘male witches’ and a grieving house-wife. An extraordinary court that ruled from the...
Publications News
The Evil May Day riot of 1517 and the European Union elections of 2014: Writing about the history of anti-immigrant politics
Brodie Waddell’s latest article The Evil May Day riot of 1517 and the popular politics of anti-immigrant hostility in early modern London is published in the latest issue of Historical Research. Here Brodie explains the development of that research. In the Spring of...
Who controls the past? Herbert Butterfield and official history, then and now
Ahead of his new book The Control of the Past: Herbert Butterfield and the Pitfalls of Official History, senior Whitehall historian Patrick Salmon talks us through the dangers of government-mandated history and asks- can history ever be truly objective? ‘I do not...
Queer Codes: Gay Men in the Civil Service
In this fascinating blog, Dr. James Southern, a writer and researcher for the UK government, provides some startling insight into discriminatory policies which served as the basis of an official bar on gay men working as British diplomats that lasted until 1991. The...
Victoria County History: Outstanding Contribution Awards
We are delighted to introduce Victoria County History Outstanding Contribution Awards, as a small way to recognise and honour exceptional contributions to the VCH, and to express our gratitude.
Research & Resources News
Call for Section Editors: Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH)
The Bibliography of British and Irish History seeks to appoint 4 Section Editors with research and/or teaching expertise in the following areas: Roman Britain Britain, 1815-1914 Medieval Wales Empire and Commonwealth, prior to 1783 Section Editors play a vital...
Christmas in the Bibliography of British and Irish History
Throughout December 2021, the editors of the Bibliography of British and Irish History have been running a Christmas themed #FridayFind on the Institute of Historical Research’s twitter channel to highlight some of the research you can find in the Bibliography. ...
Bibliography of British and Irish History: June and November 2021 updates
What’s new in BBIH? The June and November 2021 updates to the Bibliography of British and Irish History combined add 5490 new publications. The new content includes books, journal articles, book chapters and edited collections covering all areas of British and Irish...
Environmental history: an online reading list for History Day, 4 November 2021
The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) provides records of over 627,600 publications (books, journal articles, and chapters in edited collections) relating to British and Irish history. The Bibliography defines British and Irish history very broadly, and...