Local history and the First World War

Kate Tiller, founding fellow of Kellogg College, University of Oxford and chair of the British Association for Local History  As the centenaries of 1914–18 finally come upon us, the challenges facing historians to research and interpret the impact of the First World...

Anglo-American Conference 2014

Preparations for the IHR’s 83rd annual Anglo-American Conference are in full swing now, with the conference just one week away. This year’s Anglo-American Conference, The Great War at Home, will explore the impact of the First World War on home fronts across the...

Latest events news from the Institute of Historical Research

It’s an exciting month at the IHR: a long, sunny Easter break with be followed by two high-profile and much-anticipated conferences. BBC2: Origins; Influence; Audiences: A 50th Anniversary Conference will take place 25-26 April at the Science Museum, London. The...

Upcoming events at the IHR

Here in the IHR events office, we’re gearing up for a long evening. The IHR is hosting two memorial lectures today: The Holocaust Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Pears Institute at Birkbeck, and the Douglas Johnson Memorial Lecture, which is organised by the Society...