The Value of History: a new briefing from the Royal Historical Society

by royalhistsoc | 30 Oct 2024 | Advocacy and Policy, General

  This month the Royal Historical Society publishes ‘The Value of History in Higher Education and Society’. This briefing offers views on the state, and value, of history in the UK university sector. A vibrant discipline has traditionally indicated a flourishing...

Jinty Nelson – a memoir

by royalhistsoc | 25 Oct 2024 | General

    The Royal Historical Society was deeply saddened to learn last week of the death of the historian and former RHS President, Dame Jinty Nelson FBA. In this post, her close friend, colleague and fellow RHS Councillor, Professor Pauline Stafford, offers a...

Mapping the State: English Boundaries and the 1832 Reform Act

by royalhistsoc | 19 Sep 2024 | General, New Historical Perspectives, RHS Publications

    The 1832 Reform Act was a landmark moment in the development of modern British politics. In his new book — Mapping the State: English Boundaries and the 1832 Reform Act — Martin Spychal rethinks the Act by demonstrating how boundary reform, and the...

Present and Precedent in the Church Councils of Late Antique Iberia

by royalhistsoc | 13 Sep 2024 | General, Guest Posts

  Present and Precedent in the Church Councils of Late Antique Iberia University of Kent, 12-13 July 2024 RHS Workshop Grant Recipient for 2024 Graham Barrett and Jamie Wood   In this post, Graham Barrett and Jamie Wood outline their recent workshop on the...

The Royal Historical Society’s new Members’ Directory: a guide to use

by royalhistsoc | 11 Sep 2024 | General

    In September 2024 the Royal Historical Society (RHS) launched its Members’ Directory. This is a new online resource for current Fellows and Members of the Society, enabling them to search for other historians who belong to the RHS by a range of...

Literary Cricket, Intellectual Culture and Edwardian In-Groups

by royalhistsoc | 09 Sep 2024 | General, RHS Publications, Transactions

    How can studies of group activities inform our understanding of historical figures? In this post, Ollie Randall introduces his new article,’Cricket, Literary Culture and In-Groups in Early Twentieth-Century Britain’, published this month in...