150 years of Transactions of the Royal Historical Society (1872-2022)

by royalhistsoc | 17 Nov 2022 | General, RHS Publications, Transactions

  November 2022 marks the 150th anniversary of the first volume of Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, our academic journal. A century and a half on, the 2022 volume of Transactions — published this month — also sees significant changes to the content,...

The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy: Quantifying Caribbean Slavery’s Historic Connections and Modern Legacies in Scotland

by royalhistsoc | 11 Nov 2022 | General, New Historical Perspectives, RHS Publications

  In his new book, The Glasgow Sugar Aristocracy: Scotland and Caribbean Slavery, 1775-1838, Stephen Mullen provides the first comprehensive study of Scotland’s West India merchant elites and the economic legacy of Caribbean slavery on Scottish, and wider...

The Partition of British India: 75 Years On

by royalhistsoc | 05 Nov 2022 | General, Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Writing Race Two

  On 1 November, the Society hosted its annual Public History Lecture, in association with Gresham College. We were delighted to welcome the BBC journalist and broadcaster, Kavita Puri, to give this year’s lecture on the subject of ‘The Partition of...

Studying history in a secure environment: legacies, challenges, opportunities

by royalhistsoc | 10 Oct 2022 | Teaching Portal: For Students, Teaching Portal: For Teachers, Teaching Portal: Innovative Modules

  In July, Rosalind Crone was awarded this year’s Royal Historical Society’s Innovation in Teaching Prize, for the creation of Exploring the History of Prisoner Education, an open online course for the Open University which launched in October 2022....

New to Teaching History 2022: An Interactive Workshop, Part 8 – ‘Assessment and Feedback in History’

by royalhistsoc | 09 Oct 2022 | New to Teaching, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: For Teachers, Teaching Portal: Main Blog

In September 2022 the Royal Historical Society, in partnership with History UK, organised an interactive workshop hosted by Professor Jamie Wood (Lincoln). This workshop aimed to open discussions on the challenges and opportunities of teaching History at UK...