The 1641 Depositions (Trinity College, Dublin, MSS 809-841), a much-cited source of Irish history, are witness testimonies concerning experiences of the 1641 rebellion. The testimonies, from mainly Protestants but some Catholics, document military activity, alleged...
Last week saw the first meeting of a new advisory group, brokered by the IHR, to provide a forum for issues of common concern between historians and the web archiving team at the British Library. Composed of historians of contemporary Britain, and scholars interested...
A panel session organised by Tim Hitchcock and Jason Kelly at the North American Conference on British Studies on 13 November demonstrated that the digital humanities, and digital history in particular, are thriving in the field of British studies. The panel brought...
…is the title of an exhaustive survey of the Burney newspaper collection in The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, 104:1 2010 p. 5-52. The original collection, purchased from the library of the Rev. Dr. Charles Burney (1757-1817), actually begins...
British History Online (BHO) has been generously funded by the American Friends of the IHR to digitise more of the Alumni Oxonienses, a listing of members of the University of Oxford compiled by Joseph Foster.Last year, also with funding from the American Friends, we...
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