Place-Based Public and Community History  

Place-Based Public and Community History  

In this blog post, Ruth Slatter (from the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community) and Iain Robertson (from the University of Highlands and Islands’ Centre for History) reflect on the Place-Based Public and Community History Workshop they organised...
Four New Victoria County History Projects 

Four New Victoria County History Projects 

This blog post was written by Ruth Slatter and Adam Chapman, Co-General Editors of the VCH. The Victoria County History (VCH), is delighted to announce that its national network of place-based history is growing! 125 years after the VCH was founded, over the last few...
VCH Ghost Story

VCH Ghost Story

With the nights drawing in, it’s the season for storytelling. This curious and disconcerting letter was found recently in the archive of the Victoria County History of England (addressed to then-General Editor, William Page) and is published here for the first time....