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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.

Are you studying, researching or teaching the histories of gender? 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

06.03.2026 13:02 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The programme supports mid-career historians, currently working on a 2nd or 3rd project which will lead to publication of a monograph.

Workshops enable an author to bring together 6 fellow scholars to discuss and develop the MS of a monograph. The next call for this RHS scheme opens on 4 May 2/2

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Funded Book Workshops: The Society’s Funded Book Workshops awards support historians, currently working on a second or third major research project, and which will lead to publication of a monograph. The Book Workshops enable an author to bring together fellow scholars to discuss and develop the manuscript of a scholarly monograph.

Funded Book Workshops: The Society’s Funded Book Workshops awards support historians, currently working on a second or third major research project, and which will lead to publication of a monograph. The Book Workshops enable an author to bring together fellow scholars to discuss and develop the manuscript of a scholarly monograph.

We are very pleased to be hosting - today, at the RHS Office - a workshop for Mark Williams' forthcoming book, 'The Uneasy World: A Cultural History of the East India Company, 1600-1757'.

Mark is recipient of a 2025-26 'Funded Book Grant' which supports writing a 2nd or 3rd book bit.ly/4sziaJL 1/2

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Guide for Members - RHS In November 2025, the Society released its new Guide for Members to highlight the benefits available to current Fellows and Members. The Guide provides information relating to the following areas of m...

The benefits of RHS Fellowship and Membership are set out in our 'Guide for Members' bit.ly/4l0HVQp.

We welcome applications from historians at all career stages, of all subject areas, and from those - researching or studying - in the UK and worldwide. 2/2

06.03.2026 11:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screen shot from the RHS website from the Join Us page. Text reads: 

Join the Royal Historical Society

Closing dates for next applications:
Mondays 9 March and 11 May 2026

Screen shot from the RHS website from the Join Us page. Text reads: Join the Royal Historical Society Closing dates for next applications: Mondays 9 March and 11 May 2026

Monday (9th March) is the next closing date for applications to join the Society as a Fellow, Associate Fellow, Member or Postgraduate Member.

Applications are welcome at any time, with future deadlines on 11 May & 27 July. Further details of Fellowship / Membership bit.ly/4rM2H9h #Skystorians 1/2

06.03.2026 11:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Forthcoming Society events in Warwick, Aberystwyth and Sheffield - RHS We are pleased to announce that the Society's next three public events take place at venues across the UK. Booking is now open for in-person attendance at our forthcoming lectures: Β  Β  'The Haunting a...

The Society's next public events - including lectures by Profs Sasha Handley and Miri Rubin - will be taking place in Sheffield, Warwick and Aberystwyth.

Further details are available here bit.ly/40OGrPY. We look forward to welcoming you to these events #Skystorians

06.03.2026 10:08 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Author Prof Richard Toye has many years experience studying the career and speeches of Winston Churchill. This is the value of historical training, scholarship, judgement and expertise - and it's seen daily from historians working in higher education. @richardtoye.bsky.social #Skystorians

05.03.2026 07:19 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Join us on 10 March at 5:30pm for a GHIL Lecture by Karin Friedrich (University of Aberdeen) on 'Between Republic and Dynasty: Transnational Governors and Noble Agents between Poland-Lithuania and the Duchy of Prussia' taking place at the Warburg Institute (online participation possible)! πŸ“…
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New calls for research funding from the Royal Historical Society: opening in March 2026 - RHS The Society currently invites applications for the followingΒ two schemes β€” open to postgraduate researchers and early career historians β€” with closing dates of 5 June 2026. For further information on ...

In March, the Society opens the following four calls for research funding - for historians in HE and related professional sectors across all career stages.

Further details on dates and eligibility are available here: bit.ly/46IGRuH #Skystorians

05.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just to confirm, this session by History UK takes place on MONDAY 16th March: our apologies: full details of timing and booking for this valuable discussion via the link below. #Skystorians

05.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Second Projects – A roundtable and discussion sponsored by History UK - ROUNDTABLE - RHS Second projects should be, and can be, an exciting stage in an academic career. However, they can also be daunting, challenging and confusing, particularly in the context of a higher education climate...

Very pleased to promote this forthcoming event - on 'Second Projects for Historians' - organised and hosted by History UK.

Now booking for Tuesday 16 March at 2pm bit.ly/47saS26 #Skystorians

05.03.2026 07:25 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4

Author Prof Richard Toye has many years experience studying the career and speeches of Winston Churchill. This is the value of historical training, scholarship, judgement and expertise - and it's seen daily from historians working in higher education. @richardtoye.bsky.social #Skystorians

05.03.2026 07:19 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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What would Winston Churchill make of war with Iran? Donald Trump has said Keir Starmer is β€˜no Churchill’, but his dismissal is based on a simplified version of history.

Donald Trump has said Keir Starmer is β€˜no Churchill’, but his dismissal is based on a simplified version of history.

04.03.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
Front cover of 'Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain. The Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire', by Rowan Thompson.

Front cover of 'Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain. The Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire', by Rowan Thompson.

Coming soon: the next in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' book series is 'Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain. The Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire', by Rowan Thompson: bit.ly/474AbHq

Published free OA & in p/back @uolpress.bsky.social on 9 April #Skystorians 1/2

03.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
Image of women with speech bubble with question mark. Caption states IHR Library Survey. Open now, closes 10 April. Give your thoughts and help us secure future funding! More details in caption.

Image of women with speech bubble with question mark. Caption states IHR Library Survey. Open now, closes 10 April. Give your thoughts and help us secure future funding! More details in caption.

The IHR Library 2026 survey is now open and closes Friday 10 April! 😊

Do you have any feedback, comments or suggestions about the IHR Library? If so, please fill out our annual survey here: forms.office.com/e/BjwVZYhsc5.

03.03.2026 10:26 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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'The Silences of Christopher Hill', Mike Braddick (University of Oxford) Talk about Christopher Hill's work

This coming Thursday! Join us for β€˜The Silences of Christopher Hill’ with Mike Braddick (University of Oxford)
5th March, 4.30pm, Birkbeck, London
Followed by a reception.
Book here SilencesChristopherHill.eventbrite.co.uk

@bbkhistorical.bsky.social
@qmul.bsky.social

03.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The 49th Latin and Palaeography Summer School, 27-31 July 2026 The School, formerly the Keele Latin and Palaeography Summer School, returns for its 49th year. In 2025 The Ranulf Higden Society took over the organisation of the Latin and Palaeography Summer Sch…

Many medievalists and early modernists have fond memories of the Keele Palaeography Summer School - it lives on! Now in the convenient location of central Birmingham, organised with help from @ies-sas.bsky.social and @ihr.bsky.social Booking open now!

palaeography.uk/study/short-...

02.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Covers of the 5 new titles in the New Historical Perspectives book series, published in 2025.

Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society, Rachael Harkes
Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940, Gareth Roddy
Waterscapes: Reservoirs, Environment and Identity in Modern England and Wales, Andrew McTominey
Reading, Gender and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England, Hannah Jeans
Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle, Rachel E. Johnson

Covers of the 5 new titles in the New Historical Perspectives book series, published in 2025. Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society, Rachael Harkes Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940, Gareth Roddy Waterscapes: Reservoirs, Environment and Identity in Modern England and Wales, Andrew McTominey Reading, Gender and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England, Hannah Jeans Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle, Rachel E. Johnson

Rowan's is the 26th in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' book series for early career historians, published with @uolpress.bsky.social and support from @ihr.bsky.social and @echistsoc.bsky.social

All titles are available free Open Access and in paperback: bit.ly/3OW1GN3 2/2

03.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Front cover of 'Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain. The Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire', by Rowan Thompson.

Front cover of 'Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain. The Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire', by Rowan Thompson.

Coming soon: the next in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' book series is 'Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain. The Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire', by Rowan Thompson: bit.ly/474AbHq

Published free OA & in p/back @uolpress.bsky.social on 9 April #Skystorians 1/2

03.03.2026 09:14 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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2026 AUAC Conference: Who is Responsible for the Archives? Who is Responsible for the Archives? An Interdisciplinary Approach to Ethics in a Digital AgeΒ When: Friday 26Β June 2026, 9:00–5:00 pmΒ Where: Aston University campus in Birmingham, UK, and online (hybr...

Consider submitting a proposal for this upcoming hybrid conference on Archives and Ethics! Experts from all fields are welcome! padlet.com/dturner2_23/... @astonuniversity.bsky.social @astonpress.bsky.social

02.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Gilded effigy of crowned couple on tomb chest with elaborate heraldry

Gilded effigy of crowned couple on tomb chest with elaborate heraldry

Still spaces available for the first lecture in our FREE Spring series - Sophie Oosterwijk on precious-metal effigies, 14 March 5 pm. Details at churchmonumentssociety.org/events/gilde... - and the whole series is at churchmonumentssociety.org/events

02.03.2026 10:44 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
An image of Sedber Lane, which includes green grass and stone walls synonymous with the Yorkshire Dales. It is a clear winter's day in the image, with grey stone buildings in the background.

An image of Sedber Lane, which includes green grass and stone walls synonymous with the Yorkshire Dales. It is a clear winter's day in the image, with grey stone buildings in the background.

Always wanted to learn about the local history of the Yorkshire Dales? Join us for a one-day conference on Saturday 2 May to find out more!

Book your place: www.balh.org.uk/yorkshire26

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

02.03.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A selection of books form the Fagel Collection

A selection of books form the Fagel Collection

TCD Library is recruiting a Senior Bibliographer to help catalogue the Fagel Collection! This is a fabulous professional opportunity to work on one of Europe's great early modern private libraries. Closing 10 March at noon. Full details available at www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies

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Calls for research funding from the Royal Historical Society: current programmes to March 2026 - RHS The Society currently invites applications for the following three schemes β€” open to historians across a range of career stages and backgrounds β€” with closing dates ofΒ 6 March 2026. For further inform...

Fellow / Membership brings access to RHS research funding. The following programmes, for current members, close this Friday bit.ly/3MY1Q67:

> David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland
> Early Career Fellowships Grants, for post docs
> Research Grants, for mid & later career historians

02.03.2026 10:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Guide for Members - RHS In November 2025, the Society released its new Guide for Members to highlight the benefits available to current Fellows and Members. The Guide provides information relating to the following areas of m...

The benefits of RHS Fellowship and Membership are set out in our 'Guide for Members' bit.ly/4l0HVQp.

We welcome applications from historians at all career stages, of all subject areas, and from those - researching or studying - in the UK and worldwide. 2/2

02.03.2026 10:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screen shot from the RHS website from the Join Us page. Text reads: 

Join the Royal Historical Society

Closing dates for next applications:
Mondays 9 March and 11 May 2026
 
The Royal Historical Society represents the interests of historical researchers in universities, libraries, archives, museums, heritage and broadcasting, as well as those engaged in public, community and family history research.

Screen shot from the RHS website from the Join Us page. Text reads: Join the Royal Historical Society Closing dates for next applications: Mondays 9 March and 11 May 2026 The Royal Historical Society represents the interests of historical researchers in universities, libraries, archives, museums, heritage and broadcasting, as well as those engaged in public, community and family history research.

The next closing date for applications to join the Royal Historical Society - as a Fellow, Associate Fellow, Member or Postgraduate Member - is Monday 9 March.

We invite applications for each of our membership categories about which you'll find more here: bit.ly/4rM2H9h #Skystorians 1/2

02.03.2026 10:20 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
WHS Research Bursary – Women's History Scotland

πŸ“’ March is #Women’sHistoryMonth – a fitting time to support new research in women’s and gender history!

Women’s History Scotland invites applications for one Β£500 Research Bursary for 2026. For conditions and how to apply visit πŸ”—

womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...

Please share widely!

01.03.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A New Theory Of The Origins Of Capitalism - History & Policy Craig Muldrew discusses his new book which reframes capitalism’s origins as social and moral, rooted in local credit and trust, and offers new insights into capitalism's role today.

In a policy paper published today, Craig Muldrew discusses his new book β€˜The Capitalist Self’ and explores what it can contribute to policy debates about the role of capital in contemporary society. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

27.02.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“£ Programme & Registration for the 2026 BSHP Conference

We are delighted to share the programme for the Annual Conference 2026, to take place at KCL on 23-25 April: bshp.org.uk/site/assets/...

Mandatory registration πŸ‘‡
www.tickettailor.com/events/briti...

#philsky

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IHR Internships IHR Internships support new researchers to develop their skills and broaden their experience within and beyond the historical research community.

We have just launched our IHR 2026 internship with the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH), focusing on environmental histories. For more information and to apply visit: buff.ly/Vzpz6G3 (application deadline 15 April 2026, 11:59 pm BST).

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