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The Radical North; Guest Editor: Simon Morgan. Volume 63, Issue 1 of Northern History

Taking their seat in the Commons can be a nervous moment for new MPs, but for the Quaker Joseph Pease in 1833, tensions were heightened because he feared that his refusal to take oaths would preven…

A digital mapping project created by The National Archives and The Open University

The Radical Histories series encourages innovative and field-defining research in the history of individuals, groups, movements and ideas which challenged the political, social and cultural status quo...

Published in Northern History (Vol. 62, No. 1-2, 2025)

In 2006, Historical Studies in Industrial Relations (HSIR) 21 published ‘The General Strike and Mining Lockout of 1926: A Select Bibliography’, compiled by John McIlroy, Alan Campbell, …

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This blog, which explains some of the key features of our constituency articles, and how they might be of use to those interested in the history of a particular locality, originally appeared on the…

Following on from Dr Helen Dampier’s blog on the human side of Richard Cobden, we are delighted to host another guest blog from the Letters of Richard Cobden Online resource. Professor Simon Morgan…

Published in Northern History (Vol. 62, No. 1-2, 2025)

Volume 62, Issue 1-2 of Northern History

This article re-examines the Grelley family, during the reigns of King John and Henry III, focusing on the careers of Robert Grelley II (d. 1230) and his son Thomas Grelley I (d. 1262). It argues t...

Published in Northern History (Ahead of Print, 2026)

A roundtable and discussion sponsored by History UK.

Excursions into the otherwise. Interviews, reviews and discussion of our strange and estranged relationship to landscape.

Thomas Water led a seemingly uneventful life as an ecclesiastical lawyer in early sixteenth century York. What is extraordinary about him is the Latin will which he composed on 5 September 1539 fou...

In 2018 a detailed article was published in this journal that sought to reassess the context, dating and significance of the Malham Pipe: a bone flute made from the tibia of a sheep or goat, found ...

Published in Northern History (Ahead of Print, 2026)

A presentation by local historian James Chisem.

Senate House Library is seeking to appoint a Printer in Residence, to produce a contemporary response to the Caxton and Beyond exhibition.

Writer and historian Jill Liddington is to talk at an event on ‘Votes for Women in Halifax and West Yorkshire’. The event takes place in the Albany Club, Hope Hall, Halifax, on the evening of Frida…

FREE event. Book a spot to watch live. No pre-booking required to view the recording which will be available in the SoG Member area and on YouTube.