What happened to them? There’s (another) research project for anyone at school or college in/around Cambridge on the old youth clubs and youth centres for town children in our city. Back in J…

National Youth Strategy: One year on written evidence

The Radar Key is a small but crucial part of the history of disabled people demanding rights and independence in modern Britain. Kirstie Stage explores the little-known history of this radical object.

In this inquiry, the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is looking at the action needed to revitalise England’s high streets. Our inquiry will exami...

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King Charles III’s coronation in 2023 brought hundreds of Indigenous leaders from the Commonwealth to Britain, showcasing some of the Crown’s oldest diplomatic ties outside of Europe. It wasn’t the fi...

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The once inexorable rise in retiree living standards since the second world war has broken down. Can we keep the dream alive for future generations, asks historian Helen McCarthy

Using handmade needles and thread, Lucie Kamusekera has recorded the decades of conflict she has lived through in the Congo

Protecting what matters: A joint statement by the Historical Association, History UK, Royal Historical Society and the IHR

Speakers share different historical viewpoints and experiences in relation to homelessness as a subject of history.

The University of Exeter (UoE) alongside University of Cambridge Libraries and Archives (CULA) are pleased to announce a fully-funded Collaborative doctoral studentship, from 1 October 2026, under the...

We are delighted to announce that the WHN has teamed up with the Women’s History Association of Ireland to offer a joint annual book prize which awards £500 for an author’s first single-autho…

Members of the Education and Work and Pensions Select Committees have decided to undertake an inquiry that will consider how the Government can ensure it will deliver a successful Child Poverty Strate...

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