Who controls the past? Herbert Butterfield and official history, then and now
Ahead of his new book The Control of the Past: Herbert Butterfield and the Pitfalls of Official History, senior Whitehall historian Patrick Salmon talks us through the dangers of government-mandated history and asks- can history ever be truly objective? ‘I do not...
Queer Codes: Gay Men in the Civil Service
In this fascinating blog, Dr. James Southern, a writer and researcher for the UK government, provides some startling insight into discriminatory policies which served as the basis of an official bar on gay men working as British diplomats that lasted until 1991. The...
Bibliography of British and Irish History: June and November 2021 updates
What’s new in BBIH? The June and November 2021 updates to the Bibliography of British and Irish History combined add 5490 new publications. The new content includes books, journal articles, book chapters and edited collections covering all areas of British and Irish...