IHR London Summer School 2023: Secret London

IHR London Summer School 2023: Secret London

This blog post was written by Justin Colson, Senior Lecturer in Urban and Digital History in the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community. The IHR’s second annual summer school ran for the full week of 10 to 14 July 2023. Participants came...
IHR London Summer School 2022: Renewal

IHR London Summer School 2022: Renewal

By Catherine Clarke, Director of the Centre for the History of People, Place and Community at the Institute of Historical Research The summer has flown by and now, as we continue our planning for the IHR London Summer School 2023, is a great opportunity to look back...
Diary of a creative practitioner in residence….

Diary of a creative practitioner in residence….

Sue Horth, BAFTA-winning Executive Producer, has made some of the most exciting history-based and factual drama on television in recent years, from ‘Damilola, Our Loved Boy’ to ’37 Days’, exploring the lead-up to the First World War. As the holder of the IHR’s very...
IHR at the Becket Pageant for London

IHR at the Becket Pageant for London

In June 2022 the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community will participate in the Becket Pageant for London – part of our renewed focus on London history, which also includes the exciting IHR London Summer School. IHR resources and interpretation at...