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In this blogpost, Dr Louise Ryland-Epton describes the gestation of her Victoria County History (VCH), Partnership Publication, which illuminates how VCH research engages with local communities and, in partnership, can expand our mutual understanding of past places. For an example of similar work in Leicestershire, you might also like to read Pamela Fisher’s earlier blog […]
The post From Heritage Trail to History Book: The Story of Langley Burrell appeared first on On History.
What’s new in BBIH? The October 2025 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds over 5,000 new publications. The new update includes books, journal articles, book chapters and edited collections covering all areas of British and Irish history, from 55 BCE to the present day. This now means that BBIH contains 676,551 records. […]
The post Bibliography of British and Irish History October 2025 update appeared first on On History.
Rachel Peacock recently completed a summer internship at the IHR, where she focused on medical history and health in the Bibliography of British and Irish History. In this blog, she explores Victorian understandings of mental illness through the example of intruders on Queen Victoria’s privacy. Intruders on Royal Privacy Between 1837 and 1901, Queen Victoria […]
The post Medical History and the Bibliography of British and Irish History appeared first on On History.
In this blogpost, Dr Pamela Fisher, County Editor of the Victoria County History (VCH) project in Leicestershire, describes a project on a tiny midland settlement and shows how VCH research engages with local communities and, in partnership, can expand their, and our understanding of past places. In 2025, the VCH celebrates the publication of its […]
The post ‘The holiday resort of the people’: Exploring the History of the ‘Community at the Crossroads’ appeared first on On History.
This new book from IHR Professor Catherine Clarke explores the history of England in new ways—drawing on her work here in the Institute. It’s been quite a journey. From hours in the archive to writing and revisions, from my desk at work and home to sitting behind the microphone in a recording studio and at […]
The post A History of England in 25 Poems appeared first on On History.
This blog post presents an overview of the opportunities and challenges artificial intelligence (AI) presents for those engaging with history in a novel technological age. Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries worldwide, and the historical profession is no exception. Ever since the times of Herodotus and Thucydides, we historians have generally relied on tried and […]
The post Histor(AI): Doing History in an AI World appeared first on On History.
This blog was written by Lara Short and Sarah Admans, Graduate Trainee Librarians at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) Wohl Library 2024/25. It was curated in celebration of South Asian Heritage Month 2025. This year, the theme of South Asian Heritage Month was ‘Roots to Routes’, highlighting South Asian journeys in terms of both […]
The post South Asian Heritage in the IHR Collections appeared first on On History.
In this blog post, Dr Ruth Slatter (Co-General Editor of the Victoria County History and the VCH Digitisation Project Manager) celebrates the publication of new digitised VCH material on British History Online. With the generous support of the Marc Fitch Fund and the IHR, the Victoria County History (VCH) central office and IHR Library and […]
The post Digitising the Victoria County History: first new volume added to British History Online appeared first on On History.
The BBIH is an excellent way to discover new fields of historical research. It’s therefore an ideal resource for students writing dissertations, providing comprehensive coverage of academic publications for a literature review. Here Tom Keidan, a BA History Student from Leicester University (2017), discusses his use of BBIH in writing his undergraduate thesis on Kindertransport […]
The post Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) research case study: Kindertransport and the Holocaust appeared first on On History.
This blog post was written by Hélène Maloigne, archaeologist, historian, cultural heritage professional, and IHR Fellow. As a historian, you meet a lot of people. Or at least, that is how I like to think about my research on the history of archaeology in the Middle East: as meetings across time and space. Like many […]
The post Precarity and Independence appeared first on On History.
In this blog post, Ruth Slatter (from the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community) and Iain Robertson (from the University of Highlands and Islands’ Centre for History) reflect on the Place-Based Public and Community History Workshop they organised for historians of various backgrounds in April 2025. Since 2023, the IHR’s Centre […]
The post Place-Based Public and Community History appeared first on On History.
This blog is written by IHR Fellow Lisa Pine, host of A Historian’s Life. Podcasts are ubiquitous—so many hosts, fascinating guests and stories, on topics ranging from sports to astronomy, and everything in between. And there are many excellent history podcasts, including The Rest is History, We Have Ways and BBC History Extra to name […]
The post IHR Podcast: A Historian’s Life appeared first on On History.
Digital archives have transformed how history is taught. Among the most impressive and accessible resources is Old Bailey Online, a searchable collection of nearly 200,000 trial reports from London’s Central Criminal Court. It offers an unparalleled window into the lived realities of crime, justice, and society from 1674 to 1913. Old Bailey Online is a […]
The post Tips for Teaching and Assessing with Old Bailey Online appeared first on On History.
In this blog piece new Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) section editor for Ireland since 1800, Dr Deborah Wilson, shares her use of BBIH when working with students and researchers at Queen’s University Belfast. I am delighted to introduce myself as the new editor for the Ireland since 1800 section of the Bibliography […]
The post Introducing Dr Deborah Wilson: New Editor for “Ireland since 1800” appeared first on On History.
Many historians have thought that U.S. Navy funding of oceanography paved the way for plate tectonic theory. By funding extensive investigations of the deep ocean, Navy support enabled scientists to discover and understand sea-floor magnetic stripes, the association of the deep trenches with deep-focus earthquakes, and other key features. At a lecture at the Royal […]
The post History of Science: Rethinking the Origins of Plate Tectonics appeared first on On History.
This blog post was written by Ruth Slatter and Adam Chapman, Co-General Editors of the VCH. The Victoria County History (VCH), is delighted to announce that its national network of place-based history is growing! 125 years after the VCH was founded, over the last few months it has welcomed four new and evolving VCH projects […]
The post Four New Victoria County History Projects appeared first on On History.
This blog post was written by Lara Short, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at the Institute of Historical Research, in March 2025, in connection with LGBTQ+ History Month. These recent additions to the IHR Library uncover hidden stories, challenge narratives, and celebrate the resilience of queer communities throughout history. These books offer fresh perspectives on LGBTQ+ […]
The post New Books in the IHR Library: Queer History appeared first on On History.
This blog was written by Sarah Admans, graduate trainee librarian at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) Wohl Library 2024/25. It has been curated in celebration of Women’s History Month 2025. The IHR has a large collection of primary material focusing on women and their lived experience. This blog showcases a small selection of this […]
The post Women’s History Month 2025: Celebrating Women’s Voices in the IHR Collections appeared first on On History.
In this blog post, Ken Crowe, Chairman of the Essex Victoria County History Trust and editor of the newest VCH Short ‘Southend, Victorian Town and Resort’, reflects on the collaborative volunteer-led process of researching and writing this book. How did it all start? Soon after being invited to join the Essex Victoria County History (VCH) […]
The post The collaborative and volunteer-led process of researching and writing the VCH short Southend, Victorian Town and Resort appeared first on On History.
This post first appeared on the blog of the Royal Historical Society, a partner in the New Historical Perspectives publishing series. Adulthood has a history. In this post, Maria Cannon and Laura Tisdall introduce their new edited collection Adulthood in Britain and the United States from 1350 to Generation Z which explores how concepts of adulthood have changed over time in Britain […]
The post Adulthood in Britain and the United States from 1350 to Generation Z appeared first on On History.
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