The August 2012 issue of Historical Research is now available. Contents include articles on ‘John Cabot and his Italian financiers’ by Francesco Guidi-Bruscoli; ‘The medicalization of poverty in colonial India’ by David Arnold; ‘The...
During June 2012, we undertook a survey of British History Online’s registered user base looking at their opinions towards the issue of sustainability. This is the first in a series of blog posts in which we explore the results and deals specifically with the...
When you embark on historical research do you think much about backing up your data? Do you have files scattered all over the place with random names that make it very difficult to figure out what is what? Have you considered how you might make your data available...
When you embark on historical research do you think much about backing up your data? Do you have files scattered all over the place with random names that make it very difficult to figure out what is what? Have you considered how you might make your data available...
We have just published four new volumes of the Journal of House of Lords on British History Online. These are volumes 31-34, which cover the period 1765-76, and thus are a useful source for, among other things, the British reaction to increasing tension and hostility...
So who has been the best prime minster of Britain since 1945? A 2010 survey in The Political Quarterly [1] lists the following order:-AttleeThatcherBlairMacmillanWilsonChurchillCallaghanMajorHeathBrownDouglas-HomeEdenBased on a survey of academics, the list echoes a...
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