The Mediterranean – a flourishing historical concept

Focusing on the Mediterranean as a historical concept (as opposed to a strictly geographical one) was was the brainchild of one of the pioneers of ‘total’ history, Fernand Braudel, French historian and one of the most prominent members of the second...

Virtual issues from Historical Research

Historical Research is pleased to present its first Virtual Issue – a selection of papers exploring the History of India. The issue will be freely available for the first thirty days and then will be available to subscribers in the usual way. The intention is to...

Reviews in History publishes its 1,000th review

Reviews in History, IHR Digital’s online journal, publishes its 1,000th review today – its special issue can be found here. Launched in 1996, Reviews covers books and digital resources across every area of historical interest, with all reviews being...

Celebrity – a modern phenomenon?

Many people would see our current celebrity-obsessed age as standing in stark contrast to the past, when renown was based on solid achievements. Fred Inglis, in his Short History of Celebrity (reviewed here this week in Reviews in History), demonstrates that the...

London Transport Museum Film Collection Online

This week on Reviews in History we’re covering a selection of transport films recently made available by the London Transport Museum. However, besides these there is a wealth of other great stuff on the LTM site – including fantastic collections of...

Guidelines for producing digital editions

Porta Historica is a European network of research institutes which, in one way or another, are responsible for producing editions of historical texts. It currently has five members, the École Nationale des Chartes, the Institute of Netherlands History, the Commission...