Giving Birth in Eighteenth-Century England

by | 13 Apr 2022 | General, Guest Posts, RHS Publications

    To coincide with the release of her new monograph, Dr Sarah Fox introduces us to the multiple stages and community focus of Giving Birth in Eighteenth-Century England. As Sarah argues, the cycle of eighteenth-century birthing began and concluded much...

Sir John Elliott (1930-2022): a personal recollection by Alistair Malcolm

by | 11 Apr 2022 | General, Guest Posts

  What’s it like to be supervised by one of the leading and most highly regarded historians of the day? In this post Dr Alistair Malcolm recalls supervisions, advice and his long-term friendship with the historian of early modern Spain, Sir John Elliott...

Sir Tony Wrigley: A Memoir by John Landers

by | 06 Apr 2022 | General, Guest Posts

  The historical demographer, Dr John Landers, was a doctoral student of Sir Tony Wrigley FBA, whose death in February 2022 has prompted many tributes. Here John describes his experience of studying with Tony Wrigley as a postgraduate member of the Cambridge...

UKRI Open Access Policy for the Arts and Humanities: FAQs

by | 28 Mar 2022 | General, Guest Posts, RHS Publications, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: For Teachers, Teaching Portal: Online Resources, Teaching Portal: Transitions in HE

    In August 2021  UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) announced its future policy regarding Open Access publishing. UKRI is the overarching body responsible for government research strategy and funding for universities in the UK. It brings together the...

Sir Tony Wrigley (1931-2022), Remembered by Simon Szreter

by | 22 Mar 2022 | General, Guest Posts

  In this post, Professor Simon Szreter (University of Cambridge) considers the career and work of the historian Sir Tony Wrigley FBA who sadly died in February 2022. One of Britain’s most important and influential social and economic historians, Tony...

History for Ukraine: 48+ historians, 24 hours

by | 21 Mar 2022 | General, Guest Posts

  History for Ukraine takes place on Saturday and Sunday 26th and 27th March. Over 24 hours — starting at 12 noon on Saturday 26th — more than 48 historians and genealogists from the UK, Europe, Australasia and North America will each speak for...