Cataloguing the RHS Archive 2: The Quest for the 1583 High Commission

by Eilish Gregory | 25 Sep 2019 | Guest Posts, Library and Archive, RHS Work

The Royal Historical Society is currently revamping its archive and updating its accompanying catalogue, a project that includes the digitisation of the academic and personal papers of George Walter Prothero, the first RHS President. In their second blog post on the...

RHS Update – Autumn 2019

by | 16 Sep 2019 | RHS Publications, RHS Work

It’s been a busy few months at the RHS. As we put the summer behind us, here is an update on the projects that we are working on at the moment, and how you can get involved with our work. LGBT+ Survey  We launched our LGBT+ Survey of historians at the beginning of...

The Economist and History: Economical with the Facts?

by | 19 Aug 2019 | RHS Work

On 25 July 2019,  Professor Jo Fox, IHR Director, and Professor Margot Finn, RHS President, sent the following letter to The Economist. It drew attention to both the factual errors and the problematic interpretation of a ‘Bagehot’ column published on 18...

A Cultural History of Irish Identity on Display

by shahmimaakhtar | 31 Jul 2019 | Guest Posts, Race, Ethnicity and Equality, RHS Work

Shahmima Akhtar joined the Royal Historical Society in July 2019 as Past and Present Fellow: Race, Ethnicity & Equality in History. Over the next two years Shahmima will work with the Royal Historical Society and the Institute for Historical Research to advance...

Cataloguing the RHS Archive, 1: George Prothero’s Papers

by Administrator | 03 Jul 2019 | Guest Posts, Library and Archive, RHS Work

As part of the Society’s 150th anniversary celebrations (2018), the RHS embarked on a project to revamp its archive and update its accompanying catalogue, in order to improve the accessibility of the collections and to increase awareness of Society’s past. The project...

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+...