As the UK’s national centre for history, the Institute of Historical Research facilitates and helps communicate the research of historians, of all kinds, across a wide range of subject areas and geographies. This post—published at the start of the...
By Hannah Elias and Sundeep Lidher In August 2020 the IHR and Runnymede Trust launch Teaching British Histories of Race, Migration and Empire: a resource for teachers and learners. The crowdsourced online guide, created by the IHR’s Library team, brings together...
By Philip Carter The Bibliography of British and Irish History (known as BBIH) is a research and publishing project of the IHR, the Royal Historical Society and the academic publisher, Brepols. The Bibliography is the most comprehensive and up-to-date record of what’s...
By Philip Carter In late summer a history lecturer’s fancy wearily turns to thoughts of reading lists. But what to add to last year’s carefully constructed selection, and where to start? The IHR’s Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is designed to help...
In November 2011 the History in Education project organisers held a conference aimed to disseminate the findings of their research, to publicise the new book and website and to enable discussion about the future of history teaching in state schools. Amongst the many...
