By Ewan Gibbs In this post Dr Ewan Gibbs introduces his new book, Coal Country: The Meaning and Memory of Deindustrialization in Postwar Scotland, published by University of London Press on 15 February. Ewan’s book presents the first book-length account of...
In November 2020 we announced the first 10 seminars series for a new initiative: the IHR online Partnership Seminars. Designed as a space for timely interventions in current and emerging research areas, Partnership Seminars will open up inter-disciplinary and...
In a busy, difficult, challenging and transformatory year for us all, here’s a look back at selected activities during 2020 from the IHR. Throughout the year, and especially since March, we’ve sought to support historians of all kinds as best we can. In...
By Nancy Rickman Earlier in 2020, Nancy Rickman, a sixth-form History student from Guildford High School, undertook some work experience with the Victoria County History of Hampshire. What did she discover about the practice of historical research? And what did...
By Philip Carter and Vanessa Rockel In this post we review a year of History books as featured in the IHR’s Reviews in History. Reviews is a free weekly service providing extended commentaries and responses on notable titles published in 2019-20....
