Cultures of Memory in Early Modern England: Round Table and Discussion

Conversations and Disputations: Discussions among Historians17 June 2011Kate Chedgzoy (Newcastle), Andrew Hiscock (Bangor), Alexandra Walsham (Cambridge), Andy Wood (East Anglia)Cultures of Memory in Early Modern England: Round Table and DiscussionChair: Kate Hodgkin...

Advocacy for the archive sector

Archives & SocietyAdvocacy for the archive sectorMarie Owens (Archives and Records Association)8 May 2012Marie Owens has a long standing knowledge of publicity, communications and PR related to libraries and archives.  Owens strongly believes that the archive...

Legacies and history of the London 2012 Olympic Games

From time to time the IHR research seminars not only provide up-to-the-minute research in the History profession, but also find a relevance that goes beyond the profession and focuses on events that are happening in the world right now.  One such occasion is the...

The Olympics archival Legacy

The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch“Legacy”.  This word has been thrown about constantly in the lead up to the London Olympics.  At times it feels like any kind of meaningful legacy will be lost and squandered due to the down turn of the economy and recession, at other...

Digital History: The Future of the Past roundtable

Digital History 20 March 2012 Melissa Terras (UCL); Adam Farquhar (British Library); and Torsten Reimer (JISC)The Future of the Past roundtable  The first roundtable event of the Digital History seminar had some teething problems behind the scenes.  One of the...