From Margins to Centre?: An Undergraduate Conference on Marginalised Histories

by royalhistsoc | 09 Jul 2020 | Guest Posts, LGBT+, Race, Ethnicity and Equality

On 28 February the University of York hosted a one-day conference to explore marginalised histories and the intersectionality between them, with a particular focus on LGBT+ history, women’s history, BME history, and history of disability. The event was aimed...

Beyond LGBT+ History Month – an update on the RHS survey.

by | 28 Feb 2020 | LGBT+, RHS Work

As many of you will remember, last year the RHS ran their LGBT+ Histories and Historians survey. Professor Frances Andrews provides an update on the working group’s progress. Between July and September 2019, the Royal Historical Society’s LGBT+ survey...

RHS LGBT+ Survey 2019

by | 01 Jul 2019 | LGBT+, RHS Work

The Royal Historical Society Working Group on LGBT+ histories and historians  has launched its survey of historians, including students. We want to find out more about the research, teaching and dissemination of LGBT+ histories, as well as the experience of LGBT+...

An Update from the RHS LGBT+ Working Group

by | 24 Jun 2019 | LGBT+, RHS Work

The RHS values the diversity of the historical community in all its forms and over the past several years has invested serious resources in projects that promote equality and inclusion. We believe that valuing diversity means listening to the voices, and respecting...

LGBT+ and History in the UK

by | 25 Mar 2019 | LGBT+, RHS Work

In the middle of February 2019, as many historians were marking LGBT+ History month, a small team of historians under the aegis of the Royal Historical Society started work on a new investigation, focussing on the experience of LGBT+ historians and on the teaching of...