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...

Roadmap for Change Update: The RHS Race, Ethnicity and Equality Report one year on.

by shahmimaakhtar | 11 Dec 2019 | Race, Ethnicity and Equality, RHS Publications, RHS Work

If you have been following the RHS, you will know that we have been involved in pressing to make History a more equal, inclusive and welcoming space. Our 2018 Race, Ethnicity and Equality Report committed the RHS to reporting on its progress a year on, and today we...

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...

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+...