New reviews: Queens, migration, public opinion and Moscow

Many apologies for bragging about having overcome our technical problems, then not being able to send the email, then sending two emails…as Julian Cope used to say halfway through some shambolic concert: ‘My inner soundtrack is telling me – be more...

Professor Richard Hoyle appointed as VCH Director & General Editor

The IHR is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Richard Hoyle to the position of Director and General Editor of the Victoria County History. He will join the University as Professor of English Local and Regional History from 1 October. Joining us from the...

Historical Research – new virtual issue

The new virtual issue of Historical Research (Spring 2014)  draws together past and present articles and podcasts on the theme of Charity and Philanthropy. Articles: The Medieval Leper-house at ‘Lamford’, Cornwall. Nicholas Orme and Oliver Padel ‘Inky Blots and Rotten...

Historical Research – online early articles

Various early view articles now available from Historical Research, including ‘For the freedom of captive European nations’: east European exiles in the Cold War by Martin Nekola. This article looks at the activities of political exiles from the countries of...

New reviews: Black Detroit, guano, predestinarians and Stalinism

Just occasionally the monastic silence that prevails in the IHR Digital office is broken by the gentle chiming of hushed conversation (work-related of course). In one such interlude this morning I mentioned today’s reviews, and expressed my concern that perhaps a...