Researching the histories of race and ethnicity in the Bibliography of British and Irish History
In this blog post, Gaverne Bennett (PhD student at the University of Leicester) and Jenny Lelkes-Rarugal (BBIH editor) discuss how the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) can be used to research and teach the histories of race and ethnicity. What is BBIH?...
From Heritage Trail to History Book: The Story of Langley Burrell
In this blogpost, Dr Louise Ryland-Epton describes the gestation of her Victoria County History (VCH), Partnership Publication, which illuminates how VCH research engages with local communities and, in partnership, can expand our mutual understanding of past places....
Bibliography of British and Irish History October 2025 update
What’s new in BBIH? The October 2025 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds over 5,000 new publications. The new update includes books, journal articles, book chapters and edited collections covering all areas of British and Irish history,...
‘The holiday resort of the people’: Exploring the History of the ‘Community at the Crossroads’
In this blogpost, Dr Pamela Fisher, County Editor of the Victoria County History (VCH) project in Leicestershire, describes a project on a tiny midland settlement and shows how VCH research engages with local communities and, in partnership, can expand their,...