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The Institute of Historical Research is the UK’s national home for history. Supporting historians with digital resources, library, seminars & training
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🎉We are pleased to announce new Applied History Fellowships in partnership with @royalhistsoc.org & @findmypast.bsky.social.

Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply:

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Applied History Fellowship launch Event- 19 November 2025: 2.30pm - 4.00pm. Register to join us online: https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/applied-history-fellowships
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One for book, print, and manuscripts historians: Kilian Laclavetine ‘Study of the Manufacture of 15th Century Italian Tarot Cards with a Non-Invasive Methodology’ 12 Nov 5pm on Zoom.
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Color Studies | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
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November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Are you studying, researching or teaching military histories? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). It contains 670,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net
Using BBIH online: a help pack for students and lecturers
For the academic year, we've a help pack offering guides to BBIH in undergraduate and graduate teaching and research. With embeddable content for VLEs.
www.history.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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New #OnHistory blog, IHR Fellow Chris Lewis writes about new publication, "Making Domesday: Intelligent Power in Conquered England" by Stephen Baxter, Julia Crick, and C. P. Lewis, and Domesday scholarship in the IHR.
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Domesday at the IHR - On History
IHR Fellow, Chris Lewis, writes about new publication, 'Making Domesday'.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Join us online at 5.00pm on Thursday 20 November @ihr.bsky.social when an expert panel will discuss the life and legacy of Professor Hugh Clegg (1920-95) a key figure in the study of post-war British Industrial Relations. Register below. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Professor Hugh Clegg - His Life and Legacy
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November 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Join us on Weds 19 November for the launch of our new co-hosted Applied History Fellowships for postdoc historians, with
@ihr.bsky.social and DC Thomson bit.ly/4ofWArN

Fellowships will develop historical skills for use in workplaces beyond higher education: 2.30pm, 19 November, online #Skystorians
New programme of 'Applied History Fellowships': launch and introductory event - RHS
In 2025-26 the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), Royal Historical Society and DC Thomson will launch a new Applied History Fellowship partnership. Join us at this online session -- 2.30pm on Wed...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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#ICYMI

The next in the @ihr.bsky.social Transport & Mobility History seminar series - Thursday 20 November, 5.30pm.

Free to attend (online or in person) - follow the link below to register!

#Railway200 #TransportHistory #RailwayHistory
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NEW SEMINAR! 'The Station Master’s Railway: Self-Representation & the Moral Life of Infrastructure' Nirali Joshi (Åbo Akademi University) 20 November 2025, 17.30 UK; hybrid Part of the…
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November 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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TOMORROW Joanna Tucker of @uofglasgow.bsky.social presents on ‘Multi-scribe manuscripts: reflections on cartularies & chronicles from medieval #Scotland’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Join us online 💻 or at the Senate House @ihr.bsky.social 🏢

Register via bit.ly/londonmedieval

Looking forward to seeing you there!
London Society for Medieval Studies
Founded in 1970/1, the London Society for Medieval Studies seeks to foster knowledge of, and dialogue about, the Middle Ages (c.500–c.1500 CE).
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November 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Our next @ihr.bsky.social Migration and Mobility Seminar will be on 25th November. We will be welcoming Ben Braber to present on depictions of immigrants in British media between 1841 and 2021 - sign up link here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Depictions of immigrants in British newspapers between 1841 and 2021
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November 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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A difficult thought for us to stay with

On 13 Nov, 17.30 GMT, join a session of the @ihr.bsky.social Planetary Histories with Jennifer Pitts on Dipesh Chakrabarty, planetary indifference, and the history of political thought 👉 loom.ly/4hv072g

Co-organised by our own Glenda Sluga and Giorgio Riello
A difficult thought for us to stay with: Dipesh Chakrabarty, planetary indifference, and the history of political thought
Planetary Histories seminar- session 2
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November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Just ONE WEEK remaining until this fantastic seminar at @ihr.bsky.social!!

Sign up by THIS SUNDAY at 6pm to join us in-person or online!m via the link in the OP below ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Monday 17 November, 17.30, @ihr.bsky.social History of Liturgy Seminar will be in Balliol College, *Oxford* to hear papers from Cosima Gillhammer & Molly Bray. Do join us! @oxmedstud.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Join us in person on 18 November for an Introduction to Responsible AI (RAI): www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
Taster Session: Introduction to Responsible AI
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November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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A big thank you to everyone who joined us for History Day 2025! 🎉

We hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did and we look forward to seeing you again next year!

@senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social

#HistDay25
November 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Are you studying, researching or teaching digital histories? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). It contains 670,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net
Using BBIH online: a help pack for students and lecturers
For the academic year, we've a help pack offering guides to BBIH in undergraduate and graduate teaching and research. With embeddable content for VLEs.
www.history.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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The Curriers' Prize is now open! Submit your best unpublished essay on any aspect of London's history, and you could get a £1,000 award!

Full details: 👇 w ww.history.ac.uk/funding/awards-bursaries-prizes/curriers-prize
The Curriers’ Prize
The Worshipful Company of Curriers, has established an essay prize on the history of London, in association with The London Journal Trust and the IHR.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Congratulations to @berrypillot.bsky.social for winning the #PollardPrize 2025! Berry's paper 'No Place to be a Child? The Persistence and Peculiarities of Children’s Play during the Second World War in London and Liverpool' will be published in Historical Research @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
Berry (left) with Claire Langhamer (IHR) and Cyan Turin (OUP), celebrating winning the Pollard Prize 2025 at the Historical Research Annual Lecture
November 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Reposting some spooky goings on from @vch-london.bsky.social.
October 31, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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HISTORY EVENT. There's good institution-building work happening at London's IHR. History Day, 4th November
ihr.bsky.social Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · Sep 25
What can you expect to find at #HistDay25 our celebration of history collections with @senatehouselib.bsky.social? Come along and find out on 4 Nov. Book your free space here www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
October 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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The concluding round table panel of what has been a really fascinating conference @ihr.bsky.social today on the history of Employment Tribunals organised by our Trades Union & Employment Forum.
October 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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🚨Only 2 days left to apply to participate in the History and Archives in Practice 2026 conference #HAP26! 🚨 Applications close on 31st Oct

Held at @sheffielduni.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social in partnership with @ihr.bsky.social @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @royalhistsoc.org
uoscollections.bsky.social Uni of Sheffield Special Collections, Heritage and Archives @uoscollections.bsky.social · Sep 29
🚨The call for papers for the History and Archives in Practice 2026 conference #HAP26 is now live! 🚨

Along with @ihr.bsky.social @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @royalhistsoc.org we invite you to explore 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives and Historical Research' ⬇️
Call for Participation | History and Archives in Practice 2026
Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: the Impact of Archives and Historical Research
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October 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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📢CFP: Annual Olivette Otele Prize 2025/26!

Our annual prize for Black UK-based history PhD students is now open for submissions!

📆Key dates:

- Abstracts due on 28th November
- Notifications on 19th December
- 8000 word essay due on 27th Feb

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Olivette Otele Prize 2025/26 Open for Submissions! The Institute of Historical Research’s History Lab is excited to announce the call for papers for the Olivette Otele Prize for the 2025/26 academic year. The prize offers the chance for fast-tracked publication of an article and a cash prize of £250 and is open to Black UK-based PhD students working in history or related disciplines, exploring any place or period. Olivette Otele Prize 2025/26 Open for Submissions! We invite you to submit an abstract of no more than 400 words for a 40 minute paper by Friday 28th November 2025 to ihrhistorylab@gmail.com. Timeline: Abstract deadline of no more than 400 words due by 28th November 2025 Shortlisted scholars will be notified by Friday 19th December 2025 and asked to submit a full paper of no more than 8000 words by Friday 27th February The winner will be announced by the end of March 2026 Prize and Recognition The winner will receive a £250 cash prize, will be invited to speak at History Lab’s annual conference in summer 2026, and to submit their paper to Historical Research, the leading generalist historical journal and flagship publication of the Institute of Historical Research. Shortlisted scholars will receive a £30 book voucher and the opportunity to present their research at a History Lab seminar. About the Prize The Olivette Otele Prize was created in 2020 in response to the Royal Historical Society’s ‘Race, Ethnicity and Equality Report’ which highlighted racial inequality in the field of history. The prize was named after the UK’s first Black woman history professor and was designed to both raise participants’ profiles as well as financially reward labour involved in academic research. We look forward to reading your applications!
October 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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1 week to go until History Day - don't forget to sign up! Read about why History Day is such a fantastic event in this blog by Claire Langhamer: buff.ly/ySfBuWR

#HistDay25 @senatehouselib.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Are you studying, researching or teaching the histories of race and ethnicity? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). It contains 670,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net
Using BBIH online: a help pack for students and lecturers
For the academic year, we've a help pack offering guides to BBIH in undergraduate and graduate teaching and research. With embeddable content for VLEs.
www.history.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
ihr.bsky.social
🎉We are pleased to announce new Applied History Fellowships in partnership with @royalhistsoc.org & @findmypast.bsky.social.

Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply:

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Applied History Fellowship launch Event- 19 November 2025: 2.30pm - 4.00pm. Register to join us online: https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/applied-history-fellowships
October 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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In this On History blog, Gaverne Bennett and Jenny Lelkes-Rarugal discuss how the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) can be used to research and teach the histories of race and ethnicity
Researching the histories of race and ethnicity in the Bibliography of British and Irish History  - On History
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October 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM