This series includes transcriptions of petitions (written requests) submitted to a range of local and national authorities in England from the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Join Historians without Borders and the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy for a seminar on European history, international relations and history dialogue in London on 26 October 2026.

The Society is pleased to launch a new programme for researchers, in partnership with The Social History Archive, published by DC Thomson. The Social History Archive is a comprehensive online archive ...

IHR Modern French History

History and Archives in Practice (HAP) is an annual partnership event, co-hosted by the Royal Historical Society, The National Archives, and the Institute of Historical Research. Now in its fifth year...

The Society is pleased to launch a new programme for researchers, in partnership with The Social History Archive, published by DC Thomson. The Social History Archive is a comprehensive online archive ...

Join us to discover the latest research on Chartism and get the chance to meet fellow Chartist scholars and enthusiasts. All welcome.

Stop redundancies at the University of Birmingham

Closing dates for next applications: Mondays 5 October and 14 December 2026   The Society's Postgraduate Membership is for those studying History, or a cognate subject, at a higher level (from Masters...

Fully-funded and jointly supervised studentships across four developing research areas.

History and Archives in Practice (HAP) is an annual partnership event, co-hosted by the Royal Historical Society, The National Archives, and the Institute of Historical Research. Now in its fifth year...

Abstract. The idea that there was a ratio of people of colour to white people that, if exceeded, would prompt a white backlash was a tenet of folk sociolog

This project examines how the landscape of SHAPE academic staff has changed over time

Abstract. There is a world of imperial connections and consequences of the revolutions of 1830 that historians hardly ever mention. The relationship betwee

English universities face ‘unstable hybrid’ future as funding model collapses faster than predicted, warns new report. English higher education is heading into a future nobody planned, according to a ...

History Workshop is seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow in 2026, with specialism in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe.

The National Archives and RLUK Professional Fellowship Scheme enables staff from both organisations to gain experience and insight from one another, strengthen and diversify the relationship between t...

Few British prime ministers besides Winston Churchill or Margaret Thatcher have wide public recognition in the United States. Benjamin Disraeli (1804-81) is an important exception.

The Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW) invites proposals for its upcoming 2026-27 seminar series, showcasing innovative research on the histories of women, gender, and sexuality…

Philip Salmon examines who could vote following the changes made by the ‘Great’ Reform Act of 1832. This article covers the system which was in operation until the next major Reform Act in 1867.

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...

UNHCR's archives are a test case for humanitarians struggling to preserve institutional memory in an era of retrenchment.

Journal of Historical Geography

Editorial: Literature, the arts and social sciences must not be sacrificed as higher education funding is squeezed