The book in the Low Countries: New perspectives, hidden collections

21-22 June 2017, Wolfson Conference Suite, IHR Great Britain and the Low Countries share a large part of their histories. There are countless stories of political and economic rivalries and wars, stories of religious and political exile in both directions, but also of...

Thomas Frederick Tout: Refashioning History in the 20th Century

9-10 June 2017, IHR, Wolfson Conference Suite Thomas Frederick Tout was a remarkable medieval historian who forged the distinctive and distinguished history school at Manchester University in the early years of the twentieth century. His own research made extensive...

Eric Hobsbawm Memorial Lecture 2017

Russia’s Revolution and the Destruction of the Past Speaker: Catherine Merridale Annual lecture in memory of Professor Eric Hobsbawm. Catherine Merridale is the author of numerous award-winning books on Russian history. Her latest work, Lenin on the Train...

Future Past: researching archives in the digital age

Thursday 18 May 2017, Wolfson Conference Suite, IHR The IHR and British Records Association (BRA) invite you to attend this one day conference on Thursday 18 May 2017. This conference aims to promote the understanding and collaboration between archivists and...

Inaugural George Weidenfeld Lecture in Jewish History 2017

  Towards a History of Jewish Emancipation Politics 16 March 2017, Beveridge Hall, Senate House 18:00-20:30 Speaker: Professor David Sorkin (Yale University) In this lecture, David Sorkin, Professor of Jewish History at Yale University, will examine the...

The Gerald Aylmer Seminar 2017

The Gerald Aylmer Seminar 2017 Strongroom to Seminar: archives and teaching in higher education 24 February 2017, Wolfson Conference Suite, IHR 09:00-17:00 The Gerald Aylmer Seminar 2017 will consider the role of archives in higher education teaching. It will focus on...