Studying History and Politics at the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus: a student perspective

by royalhistsoc | 16 Jun 2025 | General, Guest Posts

    In May 2025, members of the Royal Historical Society’s Council visited the University of Exeter’s Cornwall Campus, Penryn, as part of the Society’s annual programme of visits to departments across the UK. Visits are a chance to meet not just...

Royal Historical Society First Book Prize, 2025 – Shortlisted Titles

by royalhistsoc | 28 May 2025 | General

    The Royal Historical Society’s First Book Prize 2025 recognises the scholarly contribution and quality of history monographs published in 2024. This year’s shortlist of eight titles is now available and follows an open call for early career...

Royal Historical Society Early Career Article Prize, 2025 – Shortlisted Titles

by royalhistsoc | 28 May 2025 | General

    The Royal Historical Society’s Early Career Article Prize 2025 recognises the scholarly contribution and quality of journal articles published in 2024. This year’s shortlist of eight articles is now available. It follows an open call for...

Making the Case for History: A View from the Royal Historical Society

by royalhistsoc | 12 May 2025 | Advocacy and Policy, General, Guest Posts

  In April 2025, the Society’s President Lucy Noakes published the following article in History Workshop. The article is part of an occasional HW series exploring the scale, form and implications of cuts to history departments and courses in UK higher...

Finding Women’s History in Schools – challenges for the curriculum review

by royalhistsoc | 30 Mar 2025 | General, Guest Posts, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: For Students, Teaching Portal: For Teachers, Teaching Portal: Main Blog

    Women’s and gender history are well-established and vibrant fields of research. In schools, by contrast, the presence of women is far more limited, especially for those teaching and studying the pre-modern period. In this post, Natasha Hodgson...

Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle: The Shadow of a Young Woman

by royalhistsoc | 19 Mar 2025 | General, New Historical Perspectives, RHS Publications, Writing Race Two

    In this post, Rachel E. Johnson introduces her new book—Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle. The Shadow of a Young Woman—which is published in the Society’s ‘New Historical Perspectives’ series with...