Call for Section Editors: Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) 

Aug 1, 2022

The Bibliography of British and Irish History seeks to appoint three new Section Editors with research and/or teaching expertise in the following areas:  Scotland Britain, 1914-1960 Britain, 1961-present  Section Editors play a vital role in the Bibliography’s...

Get ready for the new academic year with the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) 

Jul 27, 2022

This post was written by Jenny Lelkes-Rarugal, Editor for the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is an essential tool for the study, research, and teaching of British and Irish history. It is the...

The Bibliography of British and Irish History goes online: 20-year anniversary 

Jul 26, 2022

This post was written by Jenny Lelkes-Rarugal, Editor for the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). July 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) being published as an online database. This article will...

The spatial dimension in historical narratives

Jul 22, 2022

This post was written by Jeremy Haslam, Senior Fellow at the IHR. This might seem an odd conjunction of ideas.  But in some of the historical work I have conducted over the last 40 years or so, the relationship this blog explores is important. This short...

Migration Histories in the IHR Library

Jul 11, 2022

This post was written by Michael Townsend, Collections and Metadata Librarian at the Institute of Historical Research Library. The IHR Library has growing collections on migration history. Recent titles added to the collections include a published edition of...

Why not Narrate History Backwards?

Jun 30, 2022

By Daniel Snowman, Senior Fellow, IHR This is the second in a series of three blog pieces by IHR Senior Fellow, Daniel Snowman, raising provocative issues about how we regard and memorialise what we think of as ‘history’. These will be published monthly....