The Royal Historical Society runs a varied programme of events, including lectures panel discussions, conferences and training workshops. Below you’ll find details of our next events. We also make available video and audio recordings of many previous events. A selection of our events are reserved for Fellows and Members of the Society.
In addition, the Society provides a listing of history-focused events across the UK. Regular updates of new events are emailed to Fellows and Members of the Society.
Royal Historical Society Events Programme: 2026
Forthcoming events: from October 2026
‘Visualizing Difference: Amelia Newsham and the Art of Race-Making’
RHS Lecture, with Dr Meleisa Ono-George (University of Oxford). At the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Part of the Society’s visit to historians at Strathclyde on 7 October.
6.00pm, Wednesday 7 October 2026. Booking for this lecture is now available for in-person attendance.
‘What History is NOT’
RHS 2026 Public History Lecture, with author and broadcaster Sathnam Sanghera. In association with Gresham College London.
6.00pm, Tuesday 3 November 2026. Booking for this lecture is now available for online attendance. Booking for in-person attendance, at Gresham College, London, will open from 3 October.
‘From Cabaret Star to Gaullist Spy: Josephine Baker’s Secret War’
RHS 2026 Anniversary Lecture, with Professor Hanna Diamond (Cardiff University). At the Institute of Historical Research, Wolfson Suite, Senate House, London, WC1E 7HU
6.00pm, Friday 27 November 2026. Booking for this lecture is now available for in-person and online attendance.
‘The Charitable Corporation Scandal of 1732 and the Female Shareholders who stood up to Financial Fraud’
RHS 2026 International Fellows Lecture, with Professor Amy Froide (University of Maryland, Baltimore County). Online only
4.00pm, Friday 4 December 2026. Booking for this lecture is now available for online attendance.
Amy’s lecture recommences the Society’s International Fellows’ Lecture programme, with an opportunity to hear about the latest research of an RHS Fellow working outside the UK. This year’s lecture is co-hosted with the Economic History Society to mark the centenary of its foundation (July 1926).
‘A World Remade by Decolonisation?’
RHS Lecture, with Professor Martin Thomas (University of Exeter). At the University of the West of England, Bristol. Part of the Society’s visit to historians at UWE on 8 December.
6.00pm, Tuesday 8 December 2026. Booking for this lecture is now available for in-person and online attendance.
Recent RHS Events: February to July 2026
These and previous RHS Lectures and events are available to watch or listen to again via the RHS Events Archive.
