"Latvian definitely “wins” in terms of the number of diacritical marks, Lithuanian probably “wins” in terms of the smaller number of international borrowings"

The Society’s 2026 Prothero Lecture will be given by Rebecca Earle FBA, Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Warwick. Rebecca's lecture, which takes place at 6.00pm on Wednesday 1 Ju...

A mission to find kind Kirstys and show support for children with brain tumours

The EHR is hosting a one-day symposium in St John's College, Oxford, to celebrate the recent publication of the journal's 600th issue.

On the first day of Christmas (well, December) the SMLC gave to me… reflections on the Spanish influences on Christmas in Britain, by Kirsty Hooper. A piece likely to make readers rather peck…

On the first day of Christmas (well, December) the SMLC gave to me… reflections on the Spanish influences on Christmas in Britain, by Kirsty Hooper. A piece likely to make readers rather peck…

Explore Spain through British travellers

Alt: Troy from Community sitting at a library table and smugly closing up a folder

Can it really be two years since I bit the bullet and registered my one-place study of Oldnall End with the Society for One-Place Studies? It’s been a great adventure discovering all sorts of…

In his essay ‘Inventories and Undoings’, the short-story writer Charles Baxter argues that ‘something in the nature of fiction loves inventories and lists’