Reading, Gender and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England

by royalhistsoc | 10 Apr 2025 | Guest Posts, New Historical Perspectives, RHS Publications

    In this post Hannah Jeans introduces her new book—Reading, Gender and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England—which is published in the Society’s ‘New Historical Perspectives’ series with University of London Press. Hannah’s book...

Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle: The Shadow of a Young Woman

by royalhistsoc | 19 Mar 2025 | General, New Historical Perspectives, RHS Publications, Writing Race Two

    In this post, Rachel E. Johnson introduces her new book—Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle. The Shadow of a Young Woman—which is published in the Society’s ‘New Historical Perspectives’ series with...

Rediscovering Hitavadi: A Forgotten Chapter in Telugu Print Culture

by royalhistsoc | 12 Mar 2025 | General, RHS Publications, Transactions, Writing Race Two

    In this post Chakali Chandra Sekhar introduces his new article,  ‘Rediscovering Hitavadi: A Forgotten Pioneer of Telugu Vernacular Print and Missionary Journalism’, recently published in Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. Hitavadi was the...

The Household Accounts of Robert and Katherine Greville

by royalhistsoc | 13 Jan 2025 | Camden Series, General, RHS Publications

    In this post, co-editors Stewart Beale, Andrew Hopper and Ann Hughes introduce their new volume in the Royal Historical Society’s Camden Series: The Household Accounts of Robert and Katherine Greville, Lord and Lady Brooke, at Holborn and Warwick,...

Rethinking Transnational Activism – and Rethinking Article-Writing for History Journals

by royalhistsoc | 12 Dec 2024 | RHS Publications, Transactions

    This post outlines the genesis of ‘Rethinking Transnational Activism through Regional Perspectives: Reflections, Literatures and Cases’, an article in the 2024 volume of Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. As a coming together of scholars in...

New Historical Perspectives book series publishes its 20th title

by royalhistsoc | 05 Dec 2024 | General, New Historical Perspectives, RHS Publications

  New Historical Perspectives (NHP) is the Royal Historical Society’s book series for early career historians. In late November, the series published its 20th title, the edited collection, Adulthood in Britain and the United States from 1350 to Generation...