Domesday at the IHR

Domesday at the IHR

In this blog, IHR Fellow Chris Lewis writes about a new publication Domesday Book is justly famous as England’s oldest public record, the source of a teeming mass of information about every aspect of English government and society around the time of the Norman...
Bibliography of British and Irish History October 2025 update 

Bibliography of British and Irish History October 2025 update 

What’s new in BBIH?   The October 2025 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds over 5,000 new publications. The new update includes books, journal articles, book chapters and edited collections covering all areas of British and Irish history,...
A History of England in 25 Poems

A History of England in 25 Poems

This new book from IHR Professor Catherine Clarke explores the history of England in new ways—drawing on her work here in the Institute. It’s been quite a journey. From hours in the archive to writing and revisions, from my desk at work and home to sitting behind the...
The Victoria County History at 125: Now and the Future

The Victoria County History at 125: Now and the Future

2024 marks 125 years of the Victoria County History (VCH). In this second VCH at 125 blog post, Ruth Slatter (VCH General Editor – Architecture) sets out our ambitions for the project’s future. If you have not read the first post you can find it here. 2024 marks 125...