The Future of (Teaching) the Past

by royalhistsoc | 28 May 2021 | General, Guest Posts

What happens when a university lab-based Digital History module goes online due to lockdown? You might think the imposed digital switch would be straightforward for ‘born digital’ digital history students. But as Dr Jessica van Horssen of Leeds Beckett...

Teaching the Tudors on a two-way street

by royalhistsoc | 25 May 2021 | General

Dr John Cooper was runner-up in the 2020 RHS Jinty Nelson Award for Inspirational Teaching and Supervision in History. Here, he reflects on the importance of open dialogue in teaching: between undergraduate year groups, who’ve much to teach one another, and...

RHS Gladstone Book Prize – the 2021 Shortlist

by royalhistsoc | 19 May 2021 | General

The Shortlist for the 2021 RHS Gladstone Prize is announced   This year, as in past competitions, the Gladstone Prize has attracted an outstanding range of submissions on the Atlantic World, British imperial, and trans-national contexts. The field was so strong...

RHS Whitfield Book Prize – the 2021 Shortlist

by royalhistsoc | 17 May 2021 | General

Shortlist for 2021 RHS Whitfield Book Prize announced   “Once again, the Whitfield Prize competition attracted a large number of excellent entries, presenting the judges with something of an embarrassment of riches. Engagingly written, compellingly argued...

Creating an Online Community: A Pre-Pandemic Initiative

by Katherine Foxhall | 22 Apr 2021 | General, Guest Posts

Professor Marjory Harper won the 2020 RHS Jinty Nelson Award for Inspirational Teaching and Supervision in History. Here, she reflects on the process of planning an online Master’s Programme in Scottish Heritage in 2017. Launching in July 2023, the Jinty Nelson...

Meet the RHS President – Professor Emma Griffin

by Katherine Foxhall | 01 Feb 2021 | General

On 27 November 2020, Professor Emma Griffin formally began her term as the new President of the Royal Historical Society. Here, Emma reflects on taking up this position in a period of great uncertainty for the historical profession. It was just over thirteen months...