Seeing and understanding fascism: historical lessons from mid-century Spain
By Matthew Kerry In this post Dr Matthew Kerry introduces his new book, Unite, Proletarian Brothers! Radicalism and Revolution in the Spanish Second Republic, published by University of London Press on 30 September. Matthew’s book explores the dramatic left-wing...
IHR resources for research and teaching in Black History
As the UK’s national centre for history, the Institute of Historical Research facilitates and helps communicate the research of historians, of all kinds, across a wide range of subject areas and geographies. This post—published at the start of the...
The Hidden Shelter: local and national histories of the Second World War
By Henry Irving This guest post comes from Henry Irving, a member of the advisory board for the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community. Here Henry outlines his current research on the home front in Leeds and his forthcoming 3D tour of one of the...
Individuals and Institutions in Medieval Scholasticism: new collection from the IHR and Royal Historical Society
By John Sabapathy In July 2020, University of London press published Individuals and Institutions in Medieval Scholasticism, the latest title in New Historical Perspectives, an Open Access series for early career historians from the IHR and the Royal Historical...