Announcing the new IHR MA History Place and Community 

Announcing the new IHR MA History Place and Community 

We’re hugely excited to be launching our new MA History Place and Community from the Institute of Historical Research, with applications now open for autumn 2023.  All histories are grounded in place. Communities shape our identities, whether through local...
New Books from the Victoria County History

New Books from the Victoria County History

By Adam Chapman May is Local History Month and as such we are delighted to introduce two new volumes in the Victoria County History (VCH) series of big Red Books from Staffordshire and from the East Riding of Yorkshire. To celebrate, in collaboration with our...
Professor Derek Keene (1942-2021) by Matthew Davies

Professor Derek Keene (1942-2021) by Matthew Davies

Remembering Professor Derek Keene Derek Keene, who died recently of Alzheimer’s at the age of 78, was one of the leading figures in medieval and urban history over the past forty years. He was the founding director of the Centre for Metropolitan History at the IHR,...