“Depositories of local knowledge”: Using trade directories in the 19th-century town

Dec 11, 2018

By Cristina Sasse Nowadays, when we are new to a town or need to find information about a doctor or a certain type of shop, we use internet search engines, web mapping services, and mobile navigation apps to find what we want. We use social media, online...

Pacifying the past: British historical culture, 1745-1776

Feb 14, 2013

Pacifying the past: British historical culture, 1745-1776 British History in the Long 18th Century Seminar Paul Davis (Princeton) 25 January 2012 Pacifying the past: British historical culture, 1745-1776 This is a guest post by Paul McMenemy, one of IHR Digital’s...

Chancery Lane: politics, space and the built environment, c. 1760-1815

Feb 12, 2013

British History in the Long 18th Century Chancery Lane: politics, space and the built environment, c. 1760-1815 Francis Boorman (IHR) 19 October 2011   Sandwiched between the west and east ends of London, Chancery Lane was a focus point in England’s capital city and...

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

Aug 10, 2012

Conversations and Disputations: Discussions among Historians 17 June 2011 Kate Chedgzoy (Newcastle), Andrew Hiscock (Bangor), Alexandra Walsham (Cambridge), Andy Wood (East Anglia) Cultures of Memory in Early Modern England: Round Table and Discussion Chair: Kate...

City Rivalries and the making of modern London, 1720-1770

Mar 5, 2012

Metropolitan History and British History in the Long 18th Century 16 March 2011 Jerry White (Birkbeck) City Rivalries and the making of modern London, 1720-1770 In March 2011 the IHR attempted its first two live streamed seminars.  The idea for the live stream is to...