Place-based public history in the Highlands and Islands 

Place-based public history in the Highlands and Islands 

Nov 22, 2023

Juliette Desportes has recently finished a collaborative internship between the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community and the University of the Highlands and Island’s Centre for History. In this blog post she reflects on the findings of this...
Henry VIII and the IHR Library

Henry VIII and the IHR Library

Nov 16, 2023

This blog post was written by Sophia Benko, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at the IHR Wohl Library. While librarians always live in fear of fire destroying their collections, in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, I would like to...
First Impressions of the IHR Wohl Library

First Impressions of the IHR Wohl Library

Nov 15, 2023

This blog was written in October by Sophia Benko, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at the IHR Wohl Library. To celebrate having worked at the IHR library for a month, I would like to share my experiences of the Wohl Library and my journey here. Having moved around...
Gender and Bathing in Antiquity 

Gender and Bathing in Antiquity 

Nov 13, 2023

This blog was written by Dr Giacomo Savani, an expert in Roman baths and ancient senses, and a recent intern looking at gender histories in the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). A version of this text was posted on the Women’s History Network blog in...