This post was written by Adam Chapman, the General Editor of the Victoria County History, and Lecturer in Medieval History at the Institute of Historical Research. [Working for the VCH] sparked my long-forgotten childhood curiosity around the history of place, what...
By Janette Bright In 2020, as the world around us changed dramatically, IHR students (past and present) decided that as their contribution to the IHR Centenary celebrations they would look back at their predecessors from the very beginnings of the Institute. This...
By Mark McCarthy Through the months of lockdown, our Student Group Zoom meetings often discussed how historical research intersects with contemporary life. A broad historical ‘turn’, the rethinking of our European colonial heritage, was foregrounded in...
By Catherine Clarke, Director of the Centre for the History of People, Place and Community at the IHR We are delighted to announce that the Centre for the History of People, Place and Community is seeking to recruit to three paid early-career research internships, for...
Are you an early-career researcher / practitioner who would like to help shape the CHPPC at the Institute of Historical Research, and help us include more diverse voices and perspectives? We’re looking for two early-career representatives to join the Advisory Board...