by royalhistsoc | 27 Jul 2020 | Guest Posts, RHS Work
In the academic year 2017-18, Brooks Marmon received the Society’s Martin Lynn Scholarship to support his doctoral research on the impact of African decolonisation on the politics of Southern Rhodesia (colonial Zimbabwe) in the 1950s and 60s. Here, Brook reflects on...
by royalhistsoc | 22 Jul 2020 | Online Events, RHS Work
In a virtual ceremony which went live this afternoon, the Royal Historical Society has announced its Publication, Teaching and Fellowship Awards for 2020. The ceremony also included its joint awards with the Institute of Historical Research, and the IHR Prizes....
by royalhistsoc | 22 Jul 2020 | Online Events, RHS Work
Welcome to the RHS Book Prizes 2020! Ahead of the full Virtual RHS Publication, Fellowship and Teaching Awards for 2020, which will be presented later today, Wednesday 22 July, at 16.30 BST, we are delighted to present all twelve of the shortlisted authors for...
by royalhistsoc | 18 Jun 2020 | Online Events, RHS Work
“Responding to Violence: Liturgy, Authority and Sacred Places c.900-c.1100” Professor Sarah Hamilton was due to give her lecture in the Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre at UCL, London on Friday 1 May. As COVID-19 made this impossible, she agreed to...
by royalhistsoc | 19 May 2020 | RHS Work
The 2020 Shortlist for the RHS Whitfield Prize is announced today. “This year’s Whitfield Prize shortlist is exceptionally strong. Every one of these titles displays British or Irish History at its best: innovative in approach, extensively researched, critically...
by royalhistsoc | 12 May 2020 | RHS Work
The 2020 Shortlist for the RHS Gladstone Prize is announced today. “Selecting a shortlist from the very strong field of monographs submitted was no easy task. The titles shortlisted were chosen because they either pushed the boundaries of their own areas of...