Hear From Our 2022/23 Interns

Dec 13, 2023

A number of interns were able to join the Institute this year, thanks to generous support from the IHR Trust. Interns worked alongside IHR Fellows on varying research projects, from transcribing oral history interviews on Windrush, to working on the history of...

IHR Paid Internships: Summer 2021

Jun 25, 2021

Opportunities for research experience and career development, thanks to the generosity of donors to the IHR.   We are delighted to announce three paid internships for early-career historians, to be held between late July and the end of September 2021. Apply by...

Professor Derek Keene (1942-2021) by Matthew Davies

Apr 26, 2021

Remembering Professor Derek Keene Derek Keene, who died recently of Alzheimer’s at the age of 78, was one of the leading figures in medieval and urban history over the past forty years. He was the founding director of the Centre for Metropolitan History at the IHR,...

Discounted subscriptions to the online Bibliography of British and Irish History

Nov 16, 2016

Discounted subscriptions to the online Bibliography of British and Irish History are available to Friends of the IHR who may not have access to the Bibliography through a university or other institution.     The Bibliography is a joint project of the IHR,...

The IHR Library Conservation Fund

Aug 19, 2016

One of the most important and unique aspects of the IHR Library is the quantity and range of works available on open access. Over the course of the last year, the IHR Library has been able to have forty books specially repaired and conserved due to generous donations...

IHR Friends Summer Outing: Tower of London

Jul 29, 2016

On 4 July, a group of 24 Friends of the IHR and interested members of the public gathered for a guided tour of the Tower of London. Every summer the Friends organise a visit to some place of historical interest and this year proved an exceptional outing. Once...