Francis Slingsby (1611–1642) and the Jesuits: introducing the Society’s latest Camden volume

by rhsadministration | 20 Sep 2026 | Camden Series, General, Guest Posts, RHS Publications

    In this post, Brian Mac Cuarta introduces his new book, Francis Slingsby (1611–1642) and the Jesuits, the latest volume in the Society’s Camden series of scholarly primary editions. This new Camden volume highlights Jesuit involvement in conversion...

Finding Early Modern Rights of Way in the National Records of Scotland

by rhsadministration | 18 Sep 2026 | Guest Posts

By Dr Zoë Jackson How did early modern people remember and define rights of way in and beyond their communities? This is the question guiding a postdoctoral project I am developing on how and why people in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England and Scotland...

Going ‘Beyond the Country House’

by rhsadministration | 17 Sep 2026 | General, Guest Posts

    The country house has been a major focus of research for academics and heritage professionals alike in recent years. But what about the houses that do not quite fit under the traditional country house umbrella, such as villas, townhouses, seaside...

Re-interpreting Florence Nightingale in Derbyshire: Collaboration, Teaching and Public History

by rhsadministration | 16 Sep 2026 | General, Guest Posts

    Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) is a celebrated figure in British history, yet her connections to Derbyshire are less widely understood. The Nightingale family’s wealth was rooted in the industrial economy of Derbyshire, particularly around Cromford and...

Reflections on London’s Watery Heritage: New Directions for the Charterhouse Water Maps

by rhsadministration | 04 Sep 2026 | Guest Posts

    Dating from c.1431-c.1624, the Charterhouse Water Maps are four large manuscript rolls illustrating the water system built in 1430 to serve the monks of the London Charterhouse in Clerkenwell, when it was a Carthusian monastery just outside the city...

Sound And Speaking Back To Colonial History: A Participatory Workshop

by rhsadministration | 02 Sep 2026 | Guest Posts

    In this post, Iqbal Singh (The National Archives) and Eleanor Newbigin (SOAS, University of London) detail their recent one-day participatory workshop on colonial history for those working in higher education, the GLAM and creative sector and...