The Household Accounts of Robert and Katherine Greville

by royalhistsoc | 13 Jan 2025 | Camden Series, General, RHS Publications

    In this post, co-editors Stewart Beale, Andrew Hopper and Ann Hughes introduce their new volume in the Royal Historical Society’s Camden Series: The Household Accounts of Robert and Katherine Greville, Lord and Lady Brooke, at Holborn and Warwick,...

Accepted applicants to study History in UK Universities: UCAS end-of-cycle data 2019-2024

by royalhistsoc | 19 Dec 2024 | General

    Last week UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, released its end of cycle data for the 2024 applications round to UK higher education. The UCAS release provides information on numbers of applications, offers and accepted applicants for...

REF2029 and Open Access – what’s in, what’s out, and what comes next

by royalhistsoc | 16 Dec 2024 | Advocacy and Policy, General, REF2029

    On 11 December 2024, the steering group for REF2029 published its final Open Access policy relating to research outputs submitted for assessment. The policy follows an initial set of proposals and an accompanying consultation phase over the summer....

New Historical Perspectives book series publishes its 20th title

by royalhistsoc | 05 Dec 2024 | General, New Historical Perspectives, RHS Publications

  New Historical Perspectives (NHP) is the Royal Historical Society’s book series for early career historians. In late November, the series published its 20th title, the edited collection, Adulthood in Britain and the United States from 1350 to Generation...

Histories of Adulthood in Britain and the United States

by royalhistsoc | 28 Nov 2024 | General, Guest Posts, New Historical Perspectives, RHS Publications

    Adulthood has a history. In this post, Maria Cannon and Laura Tisdall introduce their new edited collection Adulthood in Britain and the United States from 1350 to Generation Z which explores how concepts of adulthood have changed over time in Britain...

A Workshop in Ruins

by royalhistsoc | 14 Nov 2024 | General

    Last month, academic historians and heritage professions gathered at Scotney Castle, Kent, for ‘A Workshop in Ruins’. Funded by the Royal Historical Society and hosted by The National Trust, this two-day event brought together museum and heritage site...