Medical History and the Bibliography of British and Irish History  

Medical History and the Bibliography of British and Irish History  

Rachel Peacock recently completed a summer internship at the IHR, where she focused on medical history and health in the Bibliography of British and Irish History. In this blog, she explores Victorian understandings of mental illness through the example of intruders...
BBIH June 2023 update 

BBIH June 2023 update 

What’s new in BBIH?   The June 2023 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds 2524 new publications. The new update includes books, journal articles, book chapters and edited collections covering all areas of British and Irish history, from 55...
The monarchy, mythmaking, and VE Day

The monarchy, mythmaking, and VE Day

By Ed Owens On the 75th anniversary of VE Day, Ed Owens — author of The Family Firm. Monarchy, Mass Media and the British Public, 1932-53 — reflects on the royal family’s careful cultivation of a media image in wartime, culminating with the events of...