The new centre in Staffordshire explores UK-German history and post-war reconciliation

Special issue: Bodies on the Move: Post-Conflict Exhumations and the Movement of the War Dead. Volume 45, Issue 4 of War & Society

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Disability charities say the practice makes streets harder to navigate for wheelchair users and people with limited sight.

By drawing on press coverage, archival material, and early post-war accounts, this article examines ‘war grave diplomacy’ in Britain connected to the First World War-era American Expeditionary Forc...

The walls of the medieval chapel in the Agricola Tower at Chester Castle were richly painted around 1240 with scenes including miracles of the Virgin Mary and St Edward the Confessor. From the fragmen...

Shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2018 This book is the first to offer a full account of the varied contributions of German Jews to Imperial Germany&...

As ANZAC Day approaches, the esteemed Australian military historian Peter Stanley asks whether Australia's remembrance of war reflects the complexion of our modern society.  In Stanley's view, we need...

Call for Papers: international conference held at POLIN Museum on World War I, 23-25 November 2026 Deadline for submissions: 22 June 2026 Apply through the POLIN website: https://polin.pl/en/event/war...

The following is a joint statement from the Historical Association, History UK, Institute of Historical Research, and the Royal Historical Society following the most recent meeting of this quartet of ...

Relatives of London pupils and German villagers mark anniversary of ‘English misfortune’ that Nazis turned into propaganda coup

The LBI is accepting proposals for papers to be presented at its 2026 conference Between Revolution and Reaction: German-Speaking Jews and the Ideas, Politics, and Cultures of the Right

Throughout Europe, thousands of national cemeteries contain the bodies of soldiers killed in the two world wars, each carefully divided according to nationality. Yet, as this article argues, determ...

On 22 October, members of the Society’s Council visited historians at the University of Suffolk: to learn more about the department, and historical studies across the institution; to discuss shared pr...

A public lecture as part of the Royal Historical Society's visit to historians at the University of Suffolk, with Professor Tim Grady

A thoughtful book about unfortunate men and what their treatment says about British-German relations

A fascinating exploration of why Hitler’s death was only confirmed in 2018   Adolf Hitler has taken a long time to die, despite the lethal efficie...

AI isn’t just taking away entry-levels jobs, it’s helping thousands apply for the same job with almost the same CV

This reading list brings you our History books of the year so far, as chosen by critics. You can shop this selection with a 30% discount.

A fascinating and moving history of the British and German war dead buried on enemy soil in the two world wars   Why do societies only remember their ow...