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

This article examines letters of pardon for what they can reveal about loyalty during political regime change. The ability to pardon was a royal privilege, particularly important for establishing a...

From apprentices in the street to princes at court, fencing was widespread in late medieval and early modern England. This course explores the fascinating careers and martial arts of those who…

Lordship, for all its recent popularity among medieval historians, has been under-theorised, as Erika Graham-Goering, Jim van der Meulen and Frederik Buyla

Looking for new research on the Middle Ages without hitting a paywall? Here are ten open-access articles published in February and March 2026, covering everything from Beowulf to "finding" a…

The fascinating find was announced today - April Fool’s Day

Dame Sarah Mullally, the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in the 1,400-year history of the job, has begun her new role.

Abstract. Over the last few years, a number of articles have featured in Past and Present on the subject of late medieval lordship. Three were accepted wit

Exclusive: finding out who owns land will become simpler under plans to make the best use of green spaces and hit net zero targets

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.

SFF authors are the front-line practitioners who put the fruits of history’s craft into daily practice, sharing it in doses the public can consume, combining, treating, administering, customizing, …

French History is an international forum for major new articles covering all aspects of the histories of France and the Francophone world, from the early M

Abstract. Starting in the fifteenth century, European city governments began to respond to the threat of plague by introducing quarantine measures, which p

Royal Historical Society Lecture, 6 February 2026

Have you ever wanted to share your research with a wide audience? Would you like to gain experience in public speaking, and be supported to develop imaginative ways to communicate your research to the...

‘In our said service he was and is mutilated in one of his arms’ (‘en notre dit service il a este et est mutile dun de ses bras’), is the text justifying the pardon by the council of the King of Engla...

We created the database in order to challenge assumptions about the lack of professionalism of everyday soldiers.

Abstract. People in Britain are lonely; Britain is also one of the most age-segregated countries in the world. These realities create generational antagoni