The newest Friends Committee Member: Kelly Spring

A less well-known, but integral part of the Institute of Historical Research is its Friends programme. Founded to support the aims of the Institute, the Friends bring together individuals from the academic community and beyond to foster the growth and development of...

New reviews: Britishness, chaplains, the occult and the black market

‘Never been to Oxford?! Where have you been living your life?’ Safely back from my trip to the dreaming spires, where I had a very receptive / indulgent audience at  the Oxford e-Research Centre. Maybe I’ve already bored regular readers with this before, but wandering...

Historical Research – new Early View articles published

 The other boys of Kilmichael’: No. 2 Section, ‘C’ Company, Auxiliary Division Royal Irish Constabulary, 28 November 1920 by Andrew Nelson Female barrenness, bodily access and aromatic treatments in seventeenth-century England by Jennifer Evans The harassment of Isaac...
How do you read a series like the Victoria County History?

How do you read a series like the Victoria County History?

The benefits of a digitised volume. “In the mid 18th century the vicar [of Hayes] complained his parishioners attended cock-fights, swore, & rioted in the churchyard during Shrove Tuesday services. At about the same date he was having trouble both with his choir,...