Re-interpreting Florence Nightingale in Derbyshire: Collaboration, Teaching and Public History

by rhsadministration | 16 Sep 2026 | General, Guest Posts

    Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) is a celebrated figure in British history, yet her connections to Derbyshire are less widely understood. The Nightingale family’s wealth was rooted in the industrial economy of Derbyshire, particularly around Cromford and...

Reflections on London’s Watery Heritage: New Directions for the Charterhouse Water Maps

by rhsadministration | 04 Sep 2026 | Guest Posts

    Dating from c.1431-c.1624, the Charterhouse Water Maps are four large manuscript rolls illustrating the water system built in 1430 to serve the monks of the London Charterhouse in Clerkenwell, when it was a Carthusian monastery just outside the city...

Sound And Speaking Back To Colonial History: A Participatory Workshop

by rhsadministration | 02 Sep 2026 | Guest Posts

    In this post, Iqbal Singh (The National Archives) and Eleanor Newbigin (SOAS, University of London) detail their recent one-day participatory workshop on colonial history for those working in higher education, the GLAM and creative sector and...

The Partition of British India: 75 Years On

by | 05 Nov 2022 | General, Race, Ethnicity and Equality, Writing Race Two

  On 1 November, the Society hosted its annual Public History Lecture, in association with Gresham College. We were delighted to welcome the BBC journalist and broadcaster, Kavita Puri, to give this year’s lecture on the subject of ‘The Partition of...

What is History For? 1. Openings

by | 16 Jun 2022 | General, Guest Posts, What is History For?

  What is History For? is a new series of posts in which historians reflect on the value, purpose and potential of their craft. Each of the series contributors took part in a day-conference — What is History For?’ — held at the University of...