Literary criticism is a supremely occasional skill, where you have to be bold enough to operate where there aren’t any...

The study of history at UK universities appears to be under existential threat. Should anyone care?

How did the daughters of Plantagenet Kings of England deal with the tumults of the late Middle Ages? Sharon Bennett Connolly, historian and author, explains how they responded to the challenges of pla...

This is a guide to researching your Edinburgh home, intended to meet interest generated by David Olusoga's BBC series, A House Through Time.

Examine a range of films from different periods and places, and discover how they tap into sight, sounds, touch, smell and taste.

More students from disadvantaged backgrounds are entering higher education and succeeding in their studies, SFC figures show.

The Society's academic journal, Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, publishes a wide range of content from historians of all disciplinary backgrounds and career stages, worldwide. This inclu...

No 10 North is historic – but not unprecedented. Medieval York shows England has governed from more than one centre before.

History and Archaeology short courses.

This summer’s football World Cup has prompted lots of talk of ‘historic’ matches and rivalries that have played out over decades, but the game’s history – and its conn…

Promoting the study of the Renaissance since 1967

A new exhibition at the Museum of Edinburgh is uncovering the story of Trinity Collegiate Church, a medieval landmark demolished to make way for…

By Irina Dumitrescu. A talk given at the Creative Critical launch event at UCL's Institute for Advanced Studies in September 2022.

Take a look at Shakespeare's section of the play, Sir Thomas More, with fresh perspective provided by the history of Evil May Day

Adolescence happens once.

The Carnegie Education Fund is launching a new grant scheme to help more people in Scotland access postgraduate study. Carnegie Masters Grants will support students living in low‑income households in ...

Buy The Language of the Badger: A year of personal encounters with the wildlife on our doorstep (In Search of a Simple Life) by Houlton, Mary-Jane (ISBN: 9798341478008) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Pedro de Ayala served as a diplomat for King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile at the courts of Henry VII, King of England, and James IV, King of Scots. In July 1498, he wrote a ....

One Latin household books survives from the reign of James IV, (National Records of Scotland, E32/1). It covers dates from 1511 to 1512, giving daily expenses of food for the households of James IV…

The Yorkist claim to the English throne was based, in large part, on a hereditary argument that the children of Anne Mortimer and Richard, e...

Change and Continuity in English Armies, 1453–1513

The Trust On…A Road Map of the Yorkist Age In a slight departure from our normal blogposts, here we present a guest post: Dr David Harrison discussing his fascinating new publication, Histori…

The British philosopher Nigel Warburton recommends the best philosophy books published in 2016.