Bibliography of British and Irish History updated – March 2017 – “Guide for students”

Apr 5, 2018

The latest update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History was published on 23 March 2018. There are 3,738 new records. Of these some 633 new records relate to Irish history while 149 deal with the history of London, 276 with the history of...

From Roman villa to brutalist architecture – homes, housing and households in BBIH

Feb 14, 2018

  To celebrate the IHR Winter Conference 2018 entitled, Home: new histories of living it seems sensible to explore the theme in the Bibliography of British and Irish History. There is much on Roman villas and their mosaics as well as articles on their interior...

Top ten articles from the Bibliography of British and Irish History (Christmas reading)

Dec 12, 2017

As Christmas approaches, we thought we’d provide you with some yuletide reading as you sit by the fireside with a mince pie or two. Once again we have collated a top ten of our favourite, most interesting, most surprising articles that we index at the BBIH. 1....

British History Online and the Bibliography of British and Irish History – not just British

Nov 8, 2017

From the titles of some of the IHR’s digital resources, you might think that they have limited geographical reach: British History Online…the Bibliography of British and Irish History. But the real world overspills geographical boundaries and the digital...

BBIH and the occult

Oct 24, 2017

As 31 October looms we all know what that means, no not Halloween, but History Day. And of course the theme this year is the occult and all things that go bump in the night. BBIH is a big supporter of History Day –  it’s well organised with lots of participants...

Bibliography of British and Irish History updated – October 2017 – Sleep, dreams and colours

Oct 5, 2017

An update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History was published on 4th October. 5,233 new records have been added. Some 513 new records relate to Irish history while 267 deal with the history of London, 451 with the history of Scotland and 189 with the...