Hands On Learning – Emma Vickers

by royalhistsoc | 28 Sep 2020 | LGBT+ Project: Personal Reflections

Dr Emma Vickers is Senior Lecturer in History at Liverpool John Moores University. Her first book, Queen and Country: Same Sex Desire in the British Armed Forces, 1939-1945 (Manchester, 2013) explores the intersection between same-sex desire and service in the British...

Integrating Histories – Craig Griffiths

by royalhistsoc | 28 Sep 2020 | LGBT+ Project: Personal Reflections

Dr Craig Griffiths is Lecturer in Modern History at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is a historian of twentieth-century Europe, specialising in modern German history, queer history and the history of sexuality. He is a co-founder and convenor of the History of...

Beginning with Unfamiliarity – Justin Bengry

by royalhistsoc | 28 Sep 2020 | LGBT+ Project: Personal Reflections, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: Innovative Modules

Dr Justin Bengry is a cultural historian specialising in history of sexualities and the queer past. Lecturer in Queer History at Goldsmiths, University of London, he convenes the MA in Queer History,  the first masters course of its kind. He was the lead researcher on...

Curriculum Conference Report

by royalhistsoc | 07 Jul 2020 | General

From 23-30 April 2020, the RHS hosted its first Virtual Curriculum conference. The event had originally been designed as a one-day workshop to be held in the RHS offices on 23 April. Instead, registered participants were invited to read, watch and listen to a range of...

The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH): A Guide for Teachers and Students

by royalhistsoc | 29 Jun 2020 | RHS Publications, Teaching Portal, Teaching Portal: For Students, Teaching Portal: For Teachers, Teaching Portal: Online Resources

The Bibliography of British and Irish History (known as ‘BBIH’) is the most comprehensive and up-to-date record of what’s been published in British and Irish history.  It currently includes records of 620,000 books, journal articles, edited collections, book chapters...