The National Archives User Advisory Group – An Opportunity to Feed Into Its Work
This blog post was written by Gary Willis, IHR alumni and Academic & Environmental Representative of The National Archives’ User Advisory Group. This is an opportunity for historians associated with IHR to feed their experience and expertise into the work of The...
Another Ghost Story: Revd Dr Stapleton and Mr Thring
In October 2024, we shared a Victoria County History Ghost Story here on the IHR On History blog, in homage to the 120th anniversary of the publication of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M.R. James and the early history of the VCH. We invited you to share your own...
Using Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) Data to Stimulate Classroom Discussion: The Case of the Peasants’ Revolt
This blog post was written by BBIH user Gordon McKelvie. History lecturers need to see the BBIH as more than a convenient tool for updating reading lists. Using the example of revolts through English history, this blog uses BBIH to produce data that can frame...
VCH Ghost Story
With the nights drawing in, it’s the season for storytelling. This curious and disconcerting letter was found recently in the archive of the Victoria County History of England (addressed to then-General Editor, William Page) and is published here for the first time....