The Bayeux Tapestry is now on display in England’s British Museum, and the hottest ticket in London right now is a chance to peek at a nearly century old piece of fabric art. Whether you’ve gotten …

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Nearly 600 medieval manuscripts from the German monasteries of Heilsbronn and Sankt Jobst have been digitised and made available to explore online.

Parton's niece Jada Star and Welsh singer Bronwen Lewis say the country artist was proud to sing in Welsh.

Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) Intern in Environmental Histories Zoë Jackson uses two petitions as a starting point to reflect on environmental history as a field, and the…

The Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) invites applications for its annual Spring Academy on American Culture, Economics, Geography, History, Literature, Politics, and Religion to be held…

Explore five centuries of English witchcraft and magic with records from leading archives, tracing trials, folklore, belief, and cultural change.

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SHAW invites expressions of interest to join its steering committee. The vacancies are for Chair and Membership Secretary.

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The Bayeux tapestry is back after a thousand years. Made in England at the end of the 11th century, the 70-metre masterpiece has returned for the first time in a blockbuster exhibition at the British…

The deadline for submitting an application to the BAAS Development Fund is approaching on 1st October 2026.: BAAS invites scholars in any field of American Studies to apply for grants of up to two…

Robert Gould Shaw (1837-1863) is best known as the heroic colonel who led the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment--one of the first regiments of Black soldiers in the Civil War--in its famous ill-fat...

David Olusoga reveals the new research that uncovers how the slave trade was driven by the monarchy, beginning with Elizabeth I, and how a royal monopoly was established.

Outgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’

Outgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’

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