July photo competition

Here are the results of our photo competition for July are now in. We have two runners-up this month, and they are (as ever) in no particular order:Exeter Cathedral by richardr:This Exeter angel strikes me as a melancholy one. Presumably leaning back in awe and...

June photo competition

Somewhat delayed by the advent of summer holidays, here are the results of the BHO photo competition for June.We had two runners-up, in no particular order. The first was this beautifully composed shot of the ceiling of Peterborough Cathedral by Richardr:The shot...

HEFCE open access consultation, July 2013

On 24 July 2013, the Higher Education Funding Council for England launched a major consultation exercise in relation to the post-2014 REF open access proposals. The full document is available at https://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/newsarchive/2013/name,82784,en.html, and...

Debating open access

On 1 July 2013, the British Academy published a fascinating collection of essays on ‘Debating open access’ (the book itself is, of course, freely available to download). The volume is a laudable attempt to address a variety of opinions and perspectives. As...

May photo competition

It’s time to let you know our shortlist for the BHO photography competition in May.This month there was a shortlist of three for the judges to ponder and argue over. Eventually we chose a winner, but the two runners-up (in no particular order) were Castle...

Trial Browse Feature

We are trialling a new feature on the browse page of British History Online and would be grateful for any comments from our users on what they think of it. At present the feature does not work with Internet Explorer.If you select any of the checkboxes under Regions,...