History and the Public: the Legacy of David Cesarani

May 3, 2016

  Tuesday 31 May 2016 18:00-19:30  Beveridge Hall | Senate House | Malet Street | WC1E 7HU David Cesarani’s death in 2015 deprived the historical profession of a noted and highly respected public historian. Focusing throughout his enormously productive career on...

BGEAH Postgraduate and Early Career Workshop in Early American History

Feb 17, 2016

BGEAH Postgraduate and Early Career Workshop in Early American History 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of BGEAH, the British Group of Early American Historians. This day-long workshop for postgraduate researchers and early career academics working on...

Is Britain a part of Europe? An Anglo-French Historical Perspective

Feb 9, 2016

Is Britain part of Europe? An Anglo-French Historical Perspective 17-18 March 2016 10:00-18:00 IHR | Wolfson Conference Suite | Senate House | Malet Street | WC1E 7HU Is British History to be understood in isolation from the history of Europe more generally? Is...

Revealing local history: a follow up

Dec 4, 2015

On 21 November, we held two simultaneous Wikipedia edit-a-thons in London and Leicester as part of the Being Human Festival. We did a lot of promotion of these events beforehand so we thought we should tell you how they went.  An edit-a-thon is an event where editors...

American collections in the IHR and beyond

Nov 25, 2015

We’ve recently produced a detailed guide to the Institute of Historical Research United States collections. Coverage includes early American colonial history, the Revolution and establishment of the United States, and special themes such as slavery. The core of...

Revealing local history

Nov 13, 2015

There is still time to sign up for one of our Being Human edit-a-thons in London and Leicester on 21 November. As part of the Being Human Festival, British History Online (BHO), Senate House Library (SHL) and Victoria County History (VCH) will be leading...