Institute of Historical Research
@ihr.bsky.social
The Institute of Historical Research is the UK’s national home for history. Supporting historians with digital resources, library, seminars & training
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The @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool 2026 is now booking on the theme of 'Sickness & Health'. From the Black Death to Covid-19. Use code HEALTH10 before 24th Jan to get 10% discount! Bursaries available www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Dec. 3rd round table (also online) with Simone Brioni, Amy King (@amycking.bsky.social), and John Foot (@footymac.bsky.social): Neofascism and the Memory of Italy’s Years of Lead (@ihr.bsky.social, #skystorians) www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Roundtable: Neofascism and the Memory of Italy’s Years of Lead
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November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Dec. 3rd round table (also online) with Simone Brioni, Amy King (@amycking.bsky.social), and John Foot (@footymac.bsky.social): Neofascism and the Memory of Italy’s Years of Lead (@ihr.bsky.social, #skystorians) www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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THIS COMING MONDAY! The fab @araujohistorian.bsky.social presents on "Dahomey: A West African Kingdom in the Centre of the World During the #EighteenthCentury" with comment by Toby Green.
All welcome, in person @ihr.bsky.social or via zoom -- register for link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
All welcome, in person @ihr.bsky.social or via zoom -- register for link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
NEW PROGRAMME! What an exciting one it is!
We're looking forward to thinking with @eicathomefinn.bsky.social, Sari Nauman, @rogerleejesus.bsky.social & @araujohistorian.bsky.social
Mondays, 17:30 @ihr.bsky.social & zoom. All very welcome! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #EarlyModern #SkyStorians
We're looking forward to thinking with @eicathomefinn.bsky.social, Sari Nauman, @rogerleejesus.bsky.social & @araujohistorian.bsky.social
Mondays, 17:30 @ihr.bsky.social & zoom. All very welcome! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #EarlyModern #SkyStorians
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
THIS COMING MONDAY! The fab @araujohistorian.bsky.social presents on "Dahomey: A West African Kingdom in the Centre of the World During the #EighteenthCentury" with comment by Toby Green.
All welcome, in person @ihr.bsky.social or via zoom -- register for link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
All welcome, in person @ihr.bsky.social or via zoom -- register for link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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A great blog from @ihr.bsky.social director, @clairelanghamer.bsky.social advocating 'History by Doing', bridging the gaps between the histories of people and places where we live, and work and those universities teach/research and delve into: they're all one. 🗃️
You want examples? A short 🧵
You want examples? A short 🧵
Advocating for History by Doing History - On History
This blog was written by Claire Langhamer, Director of the IHR Historians are very good at crafting arguments and in recent times very many people have advanced very many arguments about why history m...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A great blog from @ihr.bsky.social director, @clairelanghamer.bsky.social advocating 'History by Doing', bridging the gaps between the histories of people and places where we live, and work and those universities teach/research and delve into: they're all one. 🗃️
You want examples? A short 🧵
You want examples? A short 🧵
Maybe one for the @vch-home.bsky.social. Can you help @adamchapman.bsky.social?
A question for the #Genealogy #HiveMind. I’m trying to identify parishes (England) within a certain distance of a place. The new FamilySearch jurisdictions map doesn’t do this yet and the old parish finder no longer works. Any other tools to do this quickly? Or do I need a pen and paper approach… ☹️
a kermit the frog is holding a piece of paper
ALT: a kermit the frog is holding a piece of paper
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November 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Maybe one for the @vch-home.bsky.social. Can you help @adamchapman.bsky.social?
New blog from IHR Director @[email protected] reflecting on how historians can advocate for history through our practice, and defend the important historical work that goes on within universities as well as beyond them. blog.history.ac.uk/2025/11/advo...
Advocating for History by Doing History - On History
This blog was written by Claire Langhamer, Director of the IHR Historians are very good at crafting arguments and in recent times very many people have advanced very many arguments about why history…
blog.history.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
New blog from IHR Director @[email protected] reflecting on how historians can advocate for history through our practice, and defend the important historical work that goes on within universities as well as beyond them. blog.history.ac.uk/2025/11/advo...
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Great paper at the @ihr.bsky.social Migration and Mobility Seminar yesterday by Ben Braber on media depictions of migrants in 19th & 20thC British media. We'll be back in 2026 with...
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Great paper at the @ihr.bsky.social Migration and Mobility Seminar yesterday by Ben Braber on media depictions of migrants in 19th & 20thC British media. We'll be back in 2026 with...
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📚 Whether you're an undergraduate, postgraduate, academic, or independent researcher, our research grants and By-Fellowships are designed to support work using our collections here at Churchill Archives Centre.
🔗 Click the link to find out more & apply: buff.ly/JGsTtHK
🔗 Click the link to find out more & apply: buff.ly/JGsTtHK
September 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
📚 Whether you're an undergraduate, postgraduate, academic, or independent researcher, our research grants and By-Fellowships are designed to support work using our collections here at Churchill Archives Centre.
🔗 Click the link to find out more & apply: buff.ly/JGsTtHK
🔗 Click the link to find out more & apply: buff.ly/JGsTtHK
Are you studying, researching or teaching histories of the British Empire or Commonwealth? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH), it contains 670,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net
Using BBIH online: a help pack for students and lecturers
For the academic year, we've a help pack offering guides to BBIH in undergraduate and graduate teaching and research. With embeddable content for VLEs.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Are you studying, researching or teaching histories of the British Empire or Commonwealth? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH), it contains 670,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net
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IALS is inviting applications for a practitioner in residence for the academic year 2025-26.
We would be especially interested in proposals that respond to the building, its past and potential futures.
Full details here 👇
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#LawAndCreativity
We would be especially interested in proposals that respond to the building, its past and potential futures.
Full details here 👇
ials.sas.ac.uk/news/call-pr...
#LawAndCreativity
Call for Practitioner in Residence 2026
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November 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
IALS is inviting applications for a practitioner in residence for the academic year 2025-26.
We would be especially interested in proposals that respond to the building, its past and potential futures.
Full details here 👇
ials.sas.ac.uk/news/call-pr...
#LawAndCreativity
We would be especially interested in proposals that respond to the building, its past and potential futures.
Full details here 👇
ials.sas.ac.uk/news/call-pr...
#LawAndCreativity
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I'm delighted to say that the recording my Historical Research lecture for @ihr.bsky.social (4 November, 2025) is now available to view online. I reflect on my own experience of writing a 'trade' book, and conclude with a manifesto for #radical #popular #history.
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Historical Research Lecture 2025 | Can popular history be radical? Historical research and writing for the public
Historical Research Lecture 2025
www.history.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I'm delighted to say that the recording my Historical Research lecture for @ihr.bsky.social (4 November, 2025) is now available to view online. I reflect on my own experience of writing a 'trade' book, and conclude with a manifesto for #radical #popular #history.
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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The organisers of a recent witness seminar @ihr.bsky.social on Conservatism and Unionism reflect in this new opinion article on the tensions that emerged in the final third of the twentieth century and their implications for the present. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...
Conservatism and Unionism in the UK - History & Policy
The team of historians behind an AHRC-funded research project reflect on the fracturing of Conservatism and Unionism in the the UK in the final third of the twentieth century, and the insights into th...
historyandpolicy.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The organisers of a recent witness seminar @ihr.bsky.social on Conservatism and Unionism reflect in this new opinion article on the tensions that emerged in the final third of the twentieth century and their implications for the present. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...
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There is still time to sign up for tonight’s seminar - join us at the @ihr.bsky.social or on zoom at 17.30 GMT!!
#MedievalSky #Skystorians #Manuscripts
#MedievalSky #Skystorians #Manuscripts
Looking forward to Olivia Baskerville‘s @ies-sas.bsky.social seminar on the early 20C #manuscript trade and local a national claims made on Bede‘s Life of St Cuthbert & Carrow Psalter!
Be sure to book here 👉 bit.ly/londonmedieval
Be sure to book here 👉 bit.ly/londonmedieval
November 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
There is still time to sign up for tonight’s seminar - join us at the @ihr.bsky.social or on zoom at 17.30 GMT!!
#MedievalSky #Skystorians #Manuscripts
#MedievalSky #Skystorians #Manuscripts
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A rather different blog from us, hosted by @ihr.bsky.social, & written by Dr Christopher Tinmouth.
Christopher reflects on his involvement with the VCH in Cumbria and the benefits that supporting neurodivergent people can bring to a broad-based community history project like the VCH. #Skystorians
Christopher reflects on his involvement with the VCH in Cumbria and the benefits that supporting neurodivergent people can bring to a broad-based community history project like the VCH. #Skystorians
The Value of Encouraging Neurodivergent Participation in Community Research Initiatives for the Victoria County History of England - On History
Dr Christopher Tinmouth addresses the value of encouraging neurodivergent participation in community research initiatives.
blog.history.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A rather different blog from us, hosted by @ihr.bsky.social, & written by Dr Christopher Tinmouth.
Christopher reflects on his involvement with the VCH in Cumbria and the benefits that supporting neurodivergent people can bring to a broad-based community history project like the VCH. #Skystorians
Christopher reflects on his involvement with the VCH in Cumbria and the benefits that supporting neurodivergent people can bring to a broad-based community history project like the VCH. #Skystorians
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Had a brilliant time sharing my work at the @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social seminar last week at @ihr.bsky.social. Really great discussion as well, facilitated by @colmpm.bsky.social, with lots of interesting questions. Thanks for having me!
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Had a brilliant time sharing my work at the @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social seminar last week at @ihr.bsky.social. Really great discussion as well, facilitated by @colmpm.bsky.social, with lots of interesting questions. Thanks for having me!
Listen to @historyandpolicy.bsky.social's Izzy Conn talking to Matt Forde on his Political Party podcast about her brilliant series Leading Labour
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November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Listen to @historyandpolicy.bsky.social's Izzy Conn talking to Matt Forde on his Political Party podcast about her brilliant series Leading Labour
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The @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool 2026 is now booking on the theme of 'Sickness & Health'. From the Black Death to Covid-19. Use code HEALTH10 before 24th Jan to get 10% discount! Bursaries available www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool 2026 is now booking on the theme of 'Sickness & Health'. From the Black Death to Covid-19. Use code HEALTH10 before 24th Jan to get 10% discount! Bursaries available www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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TOMORROW!! Come & hear the excellent Olivia Baskerville (@ies-sas.bsky.social) about the book trade in London & the national & local claims to #medieval material culture
TUES 25 NOV 17:30, @ihr.bsky.social & on zoom (register for link): bit.ly/londonmedieval
#MedievalSky #Manuscripts #Skystorians
TUES 25 NOV 17:30, @ihr.bsky.social & on zoom (register for link): bit.ly/londonmedieval
#MedievalSky #Manuscripts #Skystorians
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
TOMORROW!! Come & hear the excellent Olivia Baskerville (@ies-sas.bsky.social) about the book trade in London & the national & local claims to #medieval material culture
TUES 25 NOV 17:30, @ihr.bsky.social & on zoom (register for link): bit.ly/londonmedieval
#MedievalSky #Manuscripts #Skystorians
TUES 25 NOV 17:30, @ihr.bsky.social & on zoom (register for link): bit.ly/londonmedieval
#MedievalSky #Manuscripts #Skystorians
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THIS FRIDAY! Come and hear the fabulous @ebenbow.bsky.social about #LowCountries Merchants in and around London: Specialising in the Trade of Everyday Goods
FRI 28 Nov, 17:30, @ihr.bsky.social & on zoom (register for link): www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #MedievalSky #EarlyModern #Skystorians
FRI 28 Nov, 17:30, @ihr.bsky.social & on zoom (register for link): www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #MedievalSky #EarlyModern #Skystorians
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THIS FRIDAY! Come and hear the fabulous @ebenbow.bsky.social about #LowCountries Merchants in and around London: Specialising in the Trade of Everyday Goods
FRI 28 Nov, 17:30, @ihr.bsky.social & on zoom (register for link): www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #MedievalSky #EarlyModern #Skystorians
FRI 28 Nov, 17:30, @ihr.bsky.social & on zoom (register for link): www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #MedievalSky #EarlyModern #Skystorians
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The organisers of a recent witness seminar @ihr.bsky.social on Conservatism and Unionism reflect in this new opinion article on the tensions that emerged in the final third of the twentieth century and their implications for the present. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...
Conservatism and Unionism in the UK - History & Policy
The team of historians behind an AHRC-funded research project reflect on the fracturing of Conservatism and Unionism in the the UK in the final third of the twentieth century, and the insights into th...
historyandpolicy.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The organisers of a recent witness seminar @ihr.bsky.social on Conservatism and Unionism reflect in this new opinion article on the tensions that emerged in the final third of the twentieth century and their implications for the present. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...
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Come along to the @ihr.bsky.social on Thursday to hear @nailyas.bsky.social talk about her 'Global Libraries' project!
Our final event of term is happening this Thursday (27 November) Dr Nailya Shamgunova @nailyas.bsky.social on 'English and Scottish Scholars at the Global Library, c. 1500-1700'. ✨📚 This talk will be in-person only at the IHR. You can sign up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
English and Scottish Scholars at the Global Library, c. 1500-1700
This talk introduces the UKRI-funded Future Leaders project, The Global Library project.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Come along to the @ihr.bsky.social on Thursday to hear @nailyas.bsky.social talk about her 'Global Libraries' project!
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Our final seminar of the autumn term, on 4 December, will be Deborah Chambers's paper, 'A Gift to the Community? Public Art, Land Restoration and Public Relations'. Our seminars are free and open to all, please register via link below:
@ihr.bsky.social
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
@ihr.bsky.social
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A Gift to the Community? Public Art, Land Restoration and Public Relations
This paper considers the role of public art in regenerating former mining regions.
www.history.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Our final seminar of the autumn term, on 4 December, will be Deborah Chambers's paper, 'A Gift to the Community? Public Art, Land Restoration and Public Relations'. Our seminars are free and open to all, please register via link below:
@ihr.bsky.social
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
@ihr.bsky.social
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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We are back at @ihr.bsky.social this week on Wednesday, 26 Nov, 5.30pm, in Wolfson Room NB02, where we welcome Ella Kirsh (Cambridge) to speak on "Ipsissima verba? The limits of shorthand under the Roman empire". All welcome, but please register in advance here! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Ipsissima verba? The limits of shorthand under the Roman empire
Earlier Middle Ages Seminar- Session 4
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November 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We are back at @ihr.bsky.social this week on Wednesday, 26 Nov, 5.30pm, in Wolfson Room NB02, where we welcome Ella Kirsh (Cambridge) to speak on "Ipsissima verba? The limits of shorthand under the Roman empire". All welcome, but please register in advance here! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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I’m booked for three days of studying maps with @ihr.bsky.social in January.
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Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place
Discovery Course 1
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November 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I’m booked for three days of studying maps with @ihr.bsky.social in January.
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
To mark World Philosophy Day, why not delve into the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). Using the search term 'Philosophy', you can find over 6,000 results! buff.ly/3L7a33B
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
To mark World Philosophy Day, why not delve into the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). Using the search term 'Philosophy', you can find over 6,000 results! buff.ly/3L7a33B
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Last chance to register for a special online seminar at 5.00pm this evening @ihr.bsky.social when an expert panel will discuss the life and legacy of Professor Hugh Clegg (1920-95) a key figure in the study of post-war British Industrial Relations. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Professor Hugh Clegg - His Life and Legacy
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November 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Last chance to register for a special online seminar at 5.00pm this evening @ihr.bsky.social when an expert panel will discuss the life and legacy of Professor Hugh Clegg (1920-95) a key figure in the study of post-war British Industrial Relations. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...