Homefront Food Production, England, 1940s

English Regional History and Record Societies

** This Society’s publications can be found in the Royal Historical Society collections in the UCL History Library

BANBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Banbury History Society Publications

Enquiries to: Secretary, email: membership@banburyhistoricalsociety.org; https://banburyhistoricalsociety.org/

BEDFORDSHIRE HISTORICAL RECORD SOCIETY **

Bedfordshire Historical Record Society Publications

The Bedfordshire Historical Record Society has been publishing material on the history of Bedfordshire since 1912. Our annual volumes include both well researcher articles and monographs and also a wide variety of records relating to the county, each with a helpful introduction and detailed notes. A complete list of titles is available on the website.

Enquiries to: Margaret Evans, Secretary; email: secretary@bedfordshirehrs.org.uk; http://www.bedfordshirehrs.org.uk

BERKSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY **

Berkshire Record Society Publications

Enquiries to: Dr Peter Durrant, General Editor, Berkshire Record Society, c/o Berkshire Record Office, 9 Coley Avenue, Reading. RG1 6AF; email: editor@berkshirerecordsociety.org.uk; http://www.berkshirerecordsociety.org.uk

BRISTOL AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY **

Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Publications

Enquiries to: Honorary General Secretary; email: secretary@bgas.org.uk; http://www.bgas.org.uk

BRISTOL RECORD SOCIETY **

Bristol Record Society Publications

Bristol Record Society aims to conserve the historic records of the City and County of Bristol and to make them available worldwide. In addition to more than 70 published volumes, the Society has digitised versions of all but its most recent publications on its website.  Digitised copies of other works on the history of Bristol may also be found on the website.

Enquiries to: Dr Kathleen Thompson, Honorary Secretary, Bristol Record Society; Email: bristolrecordsociety@gmail.com; https://bristolrecordsociety.org/ 

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY **

Buckinghamshire Record Society Publications

Enquiries to: The Honorary Secretary, Buckinghamshire Record Society; tel: 01296 382 587; email: BucksRecSoc@gmail.com; https://www.bucksrecsoc.org.uk/

CAMDEN HISTORY SOCIETY

Camden History Society Publications

Camden’s local history society aims to research and describe the history of institutions, houses, people and social movements within what is now the London Borough of Camden, which includes the old boroughs of Hampstead, St Pancras and Holborn and the districts of Highgate, Kentish Town and Camden Town.

Enquiries to: Daniel Croughton, Secretary of the Camden History Society, via online contact form; http://www.camdenhistorysociety.org/

CAMBRIDGESHIRE RECORDS SOCIETY **

Cambridgeshire Record Society Publications

Enquiries to: Dr S. Bendall, The Secretary, Cambridgeshire Records Society, Cambridgeshire Archives, The Dock, Ely. CB7 4GS; tel: 01223 330 476; email: info@cambsrecordsociety.co.uk; http://www.cambsrecordsociety.co.uk

CANTERBURY AND YORK SOCIETY **

Canturbury & York Society Publications

The Canterbury and York Society exists to publish medieval bishops’ registers and other ecclesiastical records. It has published 100 volumes and more than fifty complete registers to date. Membership is open to all and at its AGM, a paper is given on some aspect of late medieval church history.

Enquiries to: Dr Charles Fonge, Honorary Secretary, Canterbury and York Society, Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York, Heslington, York. YO10 5DD; charles.fonge@york.ac.uk; https://www-users.york.ac.uk/~cf13/

CHETHAM SOCIETY **

Chetham Society Publications

The Chetham Society (founded 1843) publishes monographs and editions of documents relating to the historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire, covering the period from the 13th to the 19th centuries and with a thematic scope embracing any aspect of the history of the region.

Enquiries to: Dr S. J. Harris, The Secretary, via online contact form; http://www.chethamsociety.org.uk

CHIPPING CAMPDEN HISTORY SOCIETY (CCHS)

CCHS Publications

CCHS was founded in 1984 with the object as stated in its constitution, of advancing “the education of the general public in particular in the history and archaeology of Chipping Campden and surrounding villages.”

Enquiries to: The Chairman, CCHS, The Old Police Station, High Street, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. GL55 6HB; tel: 01386 848 840; email via online contact form; http://www.chippingcampdenhistory.org.uk

CLARENDON HISTORICAL SOCIETY (1882-1888)

Clarendon Historical Society Publications

CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND ANTIQUARIAN AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY (CWAAS) **

CWAAS Publications

Enquiries to: Marion McClintock, Honorary Secretary, Westlands, Westbourne Drive, Lancaster. LA1 5EE; tel: 01524 67523; email via online contact form; www.cumbriapast.com

DERBYSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY **

Derbyshire Archaeological Society Publications

Enquiries to: Susan Peberdy, Honorary Secretary, Derbyshire Archaeological Society, 147 Havenbaulk Lane, Littleover, Derby. DE23 7AF; email via online contact form; http://www.derbyshireas.org.uk

DERBYSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY **

Derbyshire Record Society Publications

The Derbyshire Record Society was established in 1977 to publish edited texts, monographs and pamphlets relating to the history of the county. The publishing progarmme seeks to strike a balance between different aspects of the county’s history, different parts of the country, and different periods. The society has also sought to publish material of national as well as local interest, and as well as traditional record texts, and has issued several monographs based on original research.

Enquiries to: Philip Riden, General Editor, Derbyshire Record Society, 9 Owen Falls Avenue, Chesterfield. S41 0FR; tel: 01246 554 026; email: Philip.Riden@nottingham.ac.uk; http://www.derbyshirerecordsociety.org

DEVON AND CORNWALL RECORD SOCIETY **

Devon and Cornwall Record Society Publications

The Society was founded in 1904 to transcribe records relating to Devon and /or Cornwall. The Society publishes annual volumes covering many aspects of Westcountry history, which members receive. A full list is viewable on the website. Past volumes are available: contact the Administrator. Pre-war parish register transcriptions are housed in the Westcountry Studies Library, Exeter, for members’ use.

Enquiries to: the Hon. Secretary, Devon & Cornwall Record Society, Devon Heritage Centre, Great Moor House, Bittern Road, Exeter. EX2 7NL; email: admin@devonandcornwallrecordsociety.co.uk; http://www.devonandcornwallrecordsociety.co.uk

DORSET RECORD SOCIETY **

Dorset Record Society Publications

Dorset Record Society was founded in 1962, ‘to seek out and publish original manuscripts material and rare published printed material relating to the County of Dorset.’ Dorset Record Society does not operate by subscription, but relies on sales of stock to fund future publications.

Enquiries to: Hon. General Secretary, Dorset Record Society, c/o Dorset History Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset. DT1 1RP; http://www.palmyra.me.uk/DNHAS/drs.html

ESSEX ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY (1899-1964) **

Essex Archaeological Society Publications

Enquiries to: Howard Brooks, Honorary Secretary, 13 Greenacres, Mile End, Colchester, Essex. CO4 5DX; email: howard000brooks@gmail.comhttp://esah1852.org.uk

GLOUCESTERSHIRE RECORD SERIES **

Gloucestershire Record Series Publications

Enquiries to: Honorary General Secretary; email: secretary@bgas.org.uk; https://www.bgas.org.uk/publications/gloucester-record-series

HALIFAX ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY (1906-1917)

Halifax Antiquarian Society Publications

Enquiries to: Janet Ashton, Hon. Secretary; email via online contact form; https://www.halifaxhistory.org.uk/

HAMPSHIRE RECORD SERIES **

Hampshire Record Series Publications

Enquiries to: Hampshire Record Series, Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester. SO23 8TH; tel: 01962 846154; email via online contact formhttps://www.hants.gov.uk/librariesandarchives/archives

HAMPSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY (1889-1897)

Hampshire Record Society Publications

HENRY BRADSHAW SOCIETY **

Henry Bradshaw Society Publications

Enquiries to: Dr Nicolas Bell, General Secretary, Trinity College, Cambridge. CB2 1TQ; http://www.henrybradshawsociety.org

HERTFORDSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY **

Hertfordshire Record Society Publications

Hertfordshire is fortunate in possessing a vast number of historically important documents, dating from the early Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. Many are housed at Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, others in the National Archives, in various local institutions, or in private ownership. The Society, founded in 1985, aims to make Hertfordshire’s written heritage more accessible.

Enquiries to: Hertfordshire Record Society, 119 Winton Drive, Croxley Green, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. WD3 3QS; email: info@hrsociety.org.uk; http://www.hrsociety.org.uk

ISLE OF WIGHT RECORDS

Isle of Wight Records Publications

Enquiries to: Isle of Wight County Record Office, 26 Hillside, Newport, Isle of Wight. PO30 2EB; tel: 01983 823820; email: record.office@iow.gov.uk; https://www.iwight.com/Residents/Libraries-Cultural-and-Heritage/Records-Office/

KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY **

Kent Archaeological Society Publications

Enquiries to: Clive Drew, General Secretary; email: secretary@kentarchaeology.org.uk; http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk

LINCOLN RECORD SOCIETY **

Lincoln Record Society Publications

Enquiries via online contact form; http://www.lincoln-record-society.org.uk

LONDON RECORD SOCIETY **

London Record Society Publications

The London Record Society publishes London records in an accessible and scholarly format, and seeks to stimulate public interest in London archives. It organises an annual public lecture, hosts a web site, and publishes volumes of translations, abstracts and lists of primary sources. Many volumes are now available online.

Enquiries to: Dr Helen Bradley, Hon. Secretary; http://www.londonrecordsociety.org.uk

LONDON TOPOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY **

London Topographical Society Publications

Enquiries to: Mike Wicksteed, Hon. Secretary and Website Editor, London Topographical Society; tel: 01883 337813; email: mike.wicksteed@btinternet.com; https://londontopsoc.org/

MANX SOCIETY (1859-1893)

Manx Society Publications

Although the society is no longer active, Frances Coakly has advertised her willingness to assist researchers with her own extensive collection of the volumes.

Enquiries to: Frances Coakly, email: editor@manxnotebook.comhttp://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxsoc/index.htm

MIDDLESEX COUNTY RECORD SOCIETY (1886-1892)

Middlesex Record Society Publications

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE RECORDS COMMITTEE (1920-1934)

Newcastle Records Committee Publications

NORFOLK RECORD SOCIETY **

Norfolk Record Society Publications

The Norfolk Record Society, an unincorporated charity, exists to encourage the study and preservation of Norfolk records and to publish editions of documents relating to the history of the county. Since its formation it has published annually a transcript of a significant and sometimes unusual manuscript or collection of manuscripts. The series now covers a time-span ranging from the twelfth to the twentieth century. All volumes are carefully edited, comprehensively indexed and include introductions explaining the background to the documents they present.

Enquiries to: Dr G. Alan Metters, Honorary Secretary, Norfolk Record Society, c/o 29 Cintra Road, Norwich. NR1 4AE; email: secretary@norfolkrecordsociety.org.uk; http://www.norfolkrecordsociety.org.uk

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY**

Northamptonshire Record Society Publications

Enquiries to: Mr D. Harries, Secretary, Northamptonshire Record Society, Northamptonshire Record Office, Wootton Hall Park, Northampton. NN4 8BQ; tel. 01604 762297; email: enquiries@northamptonshirerecordsociety.org.ukhttp://www.northamptonshirerecordsociety.org.uk

NORTH RIDING RECORD SOCIETY (1884-1897)

North Riding Record Society Publications

OXFORDSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY **

Oxford Historical Society Publications

The Society exists to publish archives, historical texts, bibliographical tools and studies (from all periods) relating to Oxford – the City as much as the University, its Halls and Colleges – and the neighbouring villages and towns in pre-1972 Oxfordshire.

Enquiries to: Dr Elizabeth Wells, Secretary; email: Elizabeth.Wells@bodleian.ox.ac.uk; http://www.oxhistsoc.org.uk

OXFORDSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY **

Oxfordshire Record Society Publications

The Oxfordshire Record Society was founded in 1919. In 2019, it celebrated 100 years of publishing primary sources for the history of the county of Oxfordshire, and raising awareness and understanding of this vital evidence of the historic county.

Enquiries to: Secretary, secretary@oxrecsoc.org

PORTSMOUTH RECORD SERIES **

Portsmouth Record Series Publications

Portsmouth Record Series exists to make the written sources for the city’s history widely available. It seeks especially to publish records sufficiently unusual to be of wider than local interest or records of types found elsewhere but not published. The series consists of calendars, catalogues and indexes.

Enquiries to: Portsmouth History Centre and Records Office, Central Library, Guidlhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2DX; tel: 023 9268 8046; email: portsmouthhistorycentre@portsmouthcc.gov.uk; https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/libraries/portsmouth-history-centre-and-records-office/

RECORD SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE **

Record Society of Lancashire & Cheshire Publications

Enquiries to: Dr Dorothy Clayton, Council Secretary; email: enquiries@rslc.org.uk; http://rslc.org.uk/home/

RUTLAND LOCAL HISTORY AND RECORD SOCIETY

Rutland Local History and Record Society Publications

The Rutland Local History and Record Society originated in the 1930s. Its main aims are to promote all aspects of the history and archaeology of the historical county of Rutland and its immediate area. It does this by holding regular meetings and lectures (arranged jointly with the Friends of the Rutland County Museum), and special events. These include an annual full-day meeting in a Rutland village, history walks and visits to other places of interest. It has a small library of local history material, houses at the Rutland County Museum in Oakham, which complements the holdings of the museum and can be consulted by arrangement.

Enquiries to: Jill Kimber, Secretary, Rutland Local History and Record Society, c/o Rutland County Museum, Catmose Street, Oakham, Rutland. LE15 6HW; email: secretary@rutlandhistory.org; http://www.rutlandhistory.org

SHROPSHIRE RECORD SERIES **

Shropshire Record Series Publications

Enquiries to: Dr Fran Bumpus, General Editor, Shropshire Records Series, Room CBA1.017, Chancellor’s Building, Keele University, Staffordshire. ST5 5BG; tel: 01782 733700; email: srs.editor@keele.ac.uk; https://www.keele.ac.uk/hss/research/journals/theshropshirerecordseries/

SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON **

Society of Antiquaries (London) Publications

The Society of Antiquaries of London was founded in by Royal Charter in 1751. Its remit is the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries.

Enquiries to: The Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BE; tel. 020 7479 7080; admin@sal.org.ukhttp://www.sal.org.uk

SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE

Newcastle Society of Antiquaries Publications

Enquiries to: Society of Antiquaries, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Great North Museum: Hancock, Barras Bridge, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. NE2 4PT; email: admin@newcastle-antiquaries.org.uk; http://www.newcastle-antiquaries.org.uk

SOCIÉTÉ JERSIAISE **

Société Jersiaise Publications

Enquiries to: Société Jersiaise, 7 Pier Road, St Helier, Jersey. JE2 4YW; tel: 01534 758 314; email: info@societe-jersiaise.org; http://www.societe-jersiaise.org

SOMERSET RECORD SOCIETY **

Somerset Record Society Publications

Enquiries to: William Hancock, Honorary Secretary, Somerset RecordSociety, c/o Somerset Heritage Centre, Brunel Way, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton. TA2 6SF; tel: 01823 680197; please send emails to: secretary@somersetrecordsociety.org.uk;      https://somersetrecordsociety.org.uk

SOUTHAMPTON RECORDS SERIES **

Southampton Records Series Publications

Enquiries to: Southampton Records Series, Department of History, Building 65, University of Southampton, Avenue Campus, Southampton SO17 1BF; email:  hums-studentoffice@southampton.ac.uk; https://www.southampton.ac.uk/history/research/projects/southampton_records_series.page

STAFFORDSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY **

Staffordshire Record Society Publications

Enquiries to: Matthew Blake, Honorary Secretary, Staffordshire Record Society, c/o  The William Salt Library, Eastgate Street, Stafford. ST16 2LZ;  email: matthew.blake@btinternet.com; http://www.s-h-c.org.uk/

SUFFOLK RECORDS SOCIETY **

Suffolk Records Society Publications

Enquiries to: Claire Baker, Secretary, Suffolk Records Society, Westhorpe Lodge, Westhorpe, Stowmarket. IP14 4TA; tel: 01449 781078;  email via contact form; http://www.suffolkrecordssociety.com

SURREY RECORD SOCIETY **

Surrey Record Society Publications

Enquiries to: Honorary Secretary, Surrey Record Society, c/o Surrey History Centre, 130 Goldsworth Road, Woking, Surrey. GU21 1ND; tel: 01483 518737; email: shs@surreycc.gov.uk; https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/culture-and-leisure/history-centre/record-society/publications

SURTEES SOCIETY **

Surtees Society Publications

The Surtees Society is dedicated to the publication of manuscripts illustrative of the history of the area of the former kingdom of Northumbria north east England, principally of County Durham and Northumberland. The Society was founded in 1834 in honour of Robert Surtees of Mainsforth (1779-1834), the author of The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham (1816-1840). Volumes continue to be published regularly, and new contributors are invited to contact the Secretary.

Enquiries to: The Honorary Secretary, The Surtees Society, Department of History, 43 North Bailey, Durham. DH1 3EX; email: surtees.society@durham.ac.uk; http://www.surteessociety.org.uk

SUSSEX RECORD SOCIETY **

Sussex Record Society Publications

The Sussex Record Society was founded in 1901 with the aim of increasing the accessibility of the historical records of the county of Sussex by publishing original records found in national and local archive repositories, as well as privately owned sources.

Enquiries to: Jennifer Mason, Secretary, c/o West Sussex Record Office, County Hall, Chichester. PO19 1RN; email: Jennifer.Mason@westsussex.gov.uk; http://www.sussexrecordsociety.org

THORESBY SOCIETY

Thoresby Society Publications

The Thoresby Society’s aims are to promote interest and research into the history of Leeds and its neighbourhood, and to collect, preserve and make available books, documents and other materials relating to the history of Leeds. The Society publishes annually articles, research papers and documents relating to the history of Leeds.

Enquiries to: Secretary, The Thoresby Society, The Leeds Library, 18 Commercial Street, Leeds. LS1 6AL; email: secretary@thoresby.org.uk; http://www.thoresby.org.uk

THOROTON SOCIETY **

Thoroton Society Publications

Enquiries to: Barbara Cast, Honorary Secretary, Thoroton Society, Little Dower House, Station Road, Bleasby, Nottinghamshire. NG14 7FX; barbaracast@btinternet.comhttp://www.thorotonsociety.org.uk

WILTSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY **

Wlitshire Record Society Publications

Enquiries to: Honorary Secretary, Wiltshire Record Society, c/o Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire. SN15 3QN; email via contact formhttp://www.wiltshirerecordsociety.org.uk

THE WOOLHOPE CLUB

Woolhope Club Publications

The county archaeological, antiquarian and natural history society of Herefordshire. Founded in 1851.

Enquiries to: Secretary; email via contact form; http://www.woolhopeclub.org.uk

WORCESTERSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY **

Worcestershire Historical Society Publications

Enquiries to: Vicky Fletcher, Hon. Secretary, Worcestershire Historical Society, Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service (Archives), The Hive, Sawmill Walk, The Butts, Worcester. WR1 3PD; email: vfletcher@worcestershire.gov.uk; https://www.worcestershirehistoricalsociety.co.uk/

YORKSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY **

Yorkshire Archeological & Historical Society Publications

The Society publishes an annual journal, monographs and reports and two record series, Wakefield Court Rolls and the YAS Record Series.

Enquiries to: General Secretary, Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society, Stringer House, 34 Lupton Street, Hunslet, Leeds. LS10 2QW; tel: 01132 457910; email: yas.secretary@gmail.com; http://www.yahs.org.uk

 

Map of the British Isles, Zannoni, 1771

National History and Record Societies

** This Society’s publications can be found in the Royal Historical Society collections in the UCL History Library

AIR HISTORICAL BRANCH

Air Historical Branch Publications

The AHB is a small department within the RAF with the responsibility of providing the Air Staff, the wider RAF and MOD, and other government departments with RAF related historical support on operational and other matters. It has a specialist staff of historians and researchers who use material held within AHB or other official repositories as sources through which to provide this support.

Enquiries to: Air Historical Branch, Building 824, RAF Northolt, West End Road, Ruislip, Middlesex. HA4 6NG; tel: 020 8833 8175; email: ahb.raf@btconnect.com; https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/units/air-historical-branch/

ANGLO-NORMAN TEXT SOCIETY

Anglo Norman Text Society Publications

Learned society with the aim of promoting the study of Anglo-Norman by publishing a series of texts of literary, linguistic, historical and legal value and interest.

Enquiries to: Dr Daron Burrows (ANTS Secretary), St Peter’s College, Oxford. OX1 2DL; email: daron.burrows@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk; http://www.anglo-norman-texts.net

ANGLO-SAXON CHARTERS – BRITISH ACADEMY

Anglo-Saxon Charters Publications

The term ‘Anglo-Saxon charter’ covers a multitude of documents ranging in kind from the Royal diplomas issued in the names of Anglo-Saxon kings between the last quarter of the seventh century and the Norman conquest, which are generally in Latin, to the wills of prominent churchmen, laymen and women which are generally in the vernacular.

Enquiries to: The Publications Officer, The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London. SW1Y 5AH; tel: 020 7969 5200; email: pubs@thebritishacademy.ac.uk; https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/projects/academy-research-projects-anglo-saxon-charters/

ANTIQUARIAN HOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

Antiquarian Horological Society Publications

Enquiries to: The Secretary, 4 Lovat Lane, London. EC3R 8DT; tel: 07733 481 595; email: secretary@ahsoc.org; http://www.ahsoc.org/

ARMY RECORDS SOCIETY **

Army Records Society Publications

Enquiries to: Honorary Secretary, Dr Timothy Bowman, School of History, Rutherford College, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent. CT2 7NX; email: t.bowman@kent.ac.uk; http://www.armyrecordssociety.org.uk

AUCTORES BRITANNICI MEDII AEVI – BRITISH ACADEMY

Auctores Britannici Publications

This is a series of definitive Latin texts which are essential for the study of medieval British thought.

Enquiries to: The Publications Officer, The British Academy, 10 Carlton House Terrace, London. SW1Y 5AH; tel: 020 7969 5200; email: pubs@thebritishacademy.ac.uk; http://www.britac.ac.uk/pubs/cat/Medieval_British_Authors.cfm

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY

Bibliographical Society Publications

Enquiries to: The Honorary Secretary, The Bibliographical Society, c/o Institute of English Studies, University of London, Senate House, Mallet Street, London. WC1E 7HU; email: admin@bibsoc.org.uk; http://www.bibsoc.org.uk

BEVIS MARKS RECORDS / SPANISH & PORTUGUESE JEWS’ CONGREGATION

Bevis Marks Record Publications

Enquiries via: Spanish & Portuguese Jews’ Congregation and Bevis Marks Synagogue, https://www.sephardi.org.uk/bevis-marks/bm-contact/

BORTHWICK INSTITUTE FOR ARCHIVES

Borthwick Institute Publications

Enquiries to: Publications Team, Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York, Heslington, York. YO10 5DD; tel. 01904 321 166; borthwick-institute@york.ac.uk; http://www.york.ac.uk/borthwick

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR LOCAL HISTORY **

BALH Publications

Enquiries to: BALH Head Office, Chester House, 68 Chestergate, Macclesfield. SK11 6DY; tel: 01625 664 524; email: admin@nalh.co.uk; https://www.balh.org.uk/

BRITISH RECORD SOCIETY **

British Record Society Publications

Enquiries to: Prof. Patrick Wallis, Honorary Secretary, Department of Economic History, LSE, Houghton Street, London. WC2A 2AE; email: secretary@britishrecordsociety.org; http://www.britishrecordsociety.org

BRITISH SOCIETY OF FRANCISCAN STUDIES (1908-1937)

British Society of Franciscan Studies Publications

CANTERBURY AND YORK SOCIETY **

Canterbury & York Society Publications

The Canterbury and York Society exists to publish medieval bishops’ registers and other ecclesiastical records. It has published 100 volumes and more than fifty complete registers to date. Membership is open to all and at its AGM, a paper is given on some aspect of late medieval church history.

Enquiries to: Dr Charles Fonge, Honorary Secretary, Canterbury and York Society, Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York, Heslington, York. YO10 5DD; email: charles.fonge@york.ac.uk; https://www-users.york.ac.uk/~cf13/

CANTILUPE SOCIETY (1908-1925)

Cantilupe Society Publications

CATHOLIC RECORD SOCIETY **

Catholic Record Society Publications

The Catholic Record Society was founded in 1904, and has so far published over ninety records volumes, which form a unique and broad collection of primary source material indispensable to anyone working on any aspect the history of the Catholic Church in the British Isles. It has also published a number of monographs dealing with particular topics or with Catholic individuals prominent in public life.

Enquiries to: Honorary Secretary, Dr Serenhedd James; email: secretary@crs.org.uk; https://www.crs.org.uk/

CAXTON SOCIETY (1844-1854)

Caxton Society Publications

CHRONICLES AND MEMORIALS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (1965)

Chronicles and Memorials Publications

CHURCH OF ENGLAND RECORD SOCIETY**

Church of England Record Society Publications

The Society was founded with the object of promoting interest in and knowledge of the history of the Church of England from the sixteenth century onwards. The Society aims to do this by publishing primary material of significance for the history of the Church of England, whether in the form of letters, diaries, treatises, visitation articles, or other documents. Since the intention is to publish material of national, as distinct from purely local interest, the Society is not in competition with local or county record societies.

Enquiries to: Honorary General Editor, Dr. Grant Tapsell, Lady Margaret Hall, Norham Gardens, Oxford. OX2 6QA; grant.tapsell@history.ox.ac.uk; http://www.coers.org/index.html

CLARENDON HISTORICAL SOCIETY (1882-1888)

Clarendon Historical Society Publications

COUNCIL FOR THE PRESERVATION OF BUSINESS ARCHIVES (1950-1951)

Business Archives Publications

DUGDALE SOCIETY **

Dugdale Society Publications

Enquiries to: Dr Robert Bearman, General Editor, The Dugdale Society, The Shakespeare Centre, Henley Street, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire. CV37 6QW; email: dugdale-society@hotmail.co.uk; http://dugdale-society.org.uk

EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY **

Early English Text Society Publications

EETS was founded in 1864 by Frederick James Furnivall, with the help of Richard Morris, Walter Skeat and others, to bring the mass of unprinted Early English literature within the reach of students. It was also intended to provide accurate texts from which the New (later Oxford) English Dictionary could quote; the ongoing work on the revision of that Dictionary is still heavily dependent on the Society’s editions, as are the Middle English Dictionary and the Toronto Dictionary of Old English. Without EETS editions, study of medieval English texts would hardly be possible.

Enquiries to: Executive Secretary, Prof. Daniel Wakelin, Faculty of English Language and Literature, St Cross Building, Manor Rd., Oxford. OX1 3UL; email: daniel.wakelin@ell.ox.ac.uk; http://users.ox.ac.uk/~eets/

ENGLISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY (1838-1856)

English Historical Society Publications

ENGLISH EPISCOPAL ACTA – BRITISH ACADEMY **

English Episcopal Acta Publications

The British Academy is the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences. It publishes a wide range of scholarly monographs, editions and catalogues.

Enquiries to: The Publications Officer, The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London. SW1Y 5AH; tel: 020 7969 5200; email: pubs@thebritishacademy.ac.uk; http://www.britac.ac.uk/pubs/cat/eea.cfm

ENGLISH PLACE-NAME SOCIETY **

English Place Name Society Publications

Enquiries to: Mrs Christine Hickling, English Place Name Society, School of English, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham. NG7 2RD; email: name-studies@nottingham.ac.uk; http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~aezins/epns/

GERMAN HISTORICAL INSTITUTE LONDON **

German Historical Institute Publications

The German Historical Institute London is an academically independent institution and part of the foundation German Humanities Institutes Abroad. It promotes research on medieval and modern history in particular on the comparative history of Britain and Germany, on the British Empire and the Commonwealth and on Anglo-German relations. Its public library specializes in German history.

Enquiries to: Anita Bellamy, Secretary, German Historical Institute, 17 Bloomsbury Square, London. WC1A 2NJ; tel: 020 7309 2050; email: ghil@ghil.ac.uk; https://www.ghil.ac.uk/

HAKLUYT SOCIETY **

Hakluyt Society Publications

Since its foundation in 1846, the Hakluyt Society has been centrally concerned with the publication of scholarly editions of primary records of voyages and travels. With some 370 volumes published, this remains our principal activity. The volumes, which are distributed to current members, are illustrated with maps and plates and are widely prized for their standards of scholarship and book production.

Enquiries to: Hakluyt Society Administrative Office; tel: 07568 468 066; email: office@hakluyt.com; http://www.hakluyt.com

HANSERD KNOLLYS SOCIETY (1846-1854)

Hanserd Knollys Society Publications

HARLEIAN SOCIETY **

Harleian Society Publications

The principal activity of the Society is the transcribing, printing and publishing of the heraldic visitations of counties, parish registers or any manuscripts relating to genealogy, family history and heraldry.

Enquiries to: Timothy H. S. Duke (The Honorary Secretary and Treasurer), Harleian Society, College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street, London. EC4V 4BT; email: info@harleian.co.uk; http://harleian.org.uk

HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION (HMC)

HMC Publications

Enquiries to: Historical Manuscripts Commission, The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey. TW9 4DU; https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/our-archives-sector-role/historical-manuscripts-commission/

HISTORY OF PARLIAMENT

History of Parliament Publications

The History of Parliament is a research project creating a comprehensive account of parliamentary politics in England, then Britain, from their origins in the thirteenth century. Unparalleled in the comprehensiveness of its treatment, the History is generally regarded as one of the most ambitious, authoritative and well-researched projects in British History. It consists of detailed studies of elections and electoral politics in each constituency, and of closely researched accounts of the lives of everyone who was elected to Parliament in the period, together with surveys drawing out the themes and discoveries of the research and adding information on the operation of Parliament as an institution.

Enquiries to: The History of Parliament, 18 Bloomsbury Square, London. WC1A 2NS; tel: 020 7636 9269; email: website@histparl.ac.uk; http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/

HUGUENOT SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND**

Huguenot Society Publications

In 1885, the directors of the French Hospital, established to serve the Huguenot community in 1718, created a Society to promote the publication and interchange of knowledge about Huguenot history. The Society publishes an annual Huguenot Society Journal (formerly Proceedings) and, since 1887, has brought out many volumes of Huguenot records. Originally known as ‘Publications of the Huguenot Society of London’, these volumes became the ‘Huguenot Society Quarto Series’ in 1969. In 1990, the Society started a New Series of monographs editing personal reflections by Huguenot refugees and their descendants.

Enquiries to: The Hon. Secretary, Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland; secretary@huguenotsociety.org.uk; http://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk

JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND **

Jewish Historical Society Publications

Is the oldest historical and learned society of its kind in Europe, founded in 1893 by the foremost Anglo-Jewish scholars and communal leaders of the day. The Jewish Historical Society of England publishes lectures, book reviews and occasional papers in its annual transactions known as Jewish Historical Studies.

Enquiries to: Honorary Secretary, Jewish Historical Society of England; tel: 01553 849 849; email: info@jhse.org; http://www.jhse.org

LIST AND INDEX SOCIETY **

List and Index Society Publications

The List and Index Society is a not-for-profit society that publishes editions and calendars of historical records. It has also published monographs from time to time. Its publications can be found in the major British and American public and university libraries: they are also available for purchase by individuals. The society is managed by its officers and a council representing the British historical community.

Enquiries to: Honorary Secretary, List and Index Society; listandindexsociety@nationalarchives.gov.uk ; http://www.listandindexsociety.org.uk

MALONE SOCIETY

Malone Society Publications

Enquiries to: Prof. Lucy Munro, Publicity Officer; email: lucy.munro@kcl.ac.uk; http://www.malonesociety.com

NATIONAL ARCHIVES (formerly Public Record Office)

Public Record Office Publications

Enquiries to: The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey. TW9 4DU; http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

NAVY RECORDS SOCIETY **

Navy Records Society Publications

The Navy Records Society was founded in 1893 by a small group of historians, naval officers, publicists and statesmen led by Professor Sir John Knox Laughton and Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, to publish original materials on the history of the Royal Navy. The Navy Records Society publishes an annual volume in print and online. Each work presents previously unpublished documents on naval history, edited, introduced and given an analytical commentary by an acknowledged expert in the field.

Enquiries to: Andy Plumbly, Hon. Secretary; email: honsec@navyrecords.org.uk; http://www.navyrecords.org.uk

PARKER SOCIETY (1841-1855)

Parker Society Publications

PARLIAMENTARY HISTORY RECORD SERIES

Parliamentary History Record Series Publications

The Record Series has been replaced by a new series, Parliamentary History: Text and Studies.

Enquiries to: Editor Linda Clark (History of Parliament). For more information see the Wiley Online Library site for the Parliamentary History Journal.

PIPE ROLL SOCIETY **

Pipe Roll Society Publications

Enquiries to: The Pipe Roll Society, c/o The National Archives, Ruskin Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey. TW9 4DU; email: prs@nationalarchives.gov.uk; https://piperollsociety.co.uk/

RECORD COMMISSIONERS (1802-1832)

Record Commissioners Publications

RECORDS OF EARLY ENGLISH DRAMA (REED)

Records of Early English Drama Publications

Enquiries to: Prof. Sally-Beth MacLean, Director of Research and General Editor, Records of Early English Drama, Jackman Humanities Building, University of Toronto, 170 St George Street, Suite 810, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. M5R 2M8; email: smaclean@utoronto.ca; http://www.reed.utoronto.ca/

RECORDS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY (RSEH) – BRITISH ACADEMY **

RSEH Publications

The British Academy is the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences. It publishes a wide range of scholarly monographs, editions and catalogues.

Enquiries to: The Publications Officer, The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London. SW1Y 5AH; tel: 020 7969 5200; email: pubs@thebritishacademy.ac.uk; http://www.britac.ac.uk/pubs/cat/rseh.cfm

ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND CONSTRUCTIONS OF ENGLAND (1908-1999)

AHMC Commission for England Publications

ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS AND CONSTRUCTIONS IN WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE | Comisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru

AHMC Commission Wales Publications

Enquiries via: https://rcahmw.gov.uk/

SELDEN SOCIETY **

Selden Society Publications

The Selden Society’s motto is ‘to encourage the study and advance the knowledge of the history of English law’. It has published some 150 volumes of original legal records and source-materials, translated and edited, and continues to do so at the rate of one or more volumes each year.

Enquiries to: The Selden Society, School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London. E1 4NS; tel: 020 7882 3968; email: selden-society@qmul.ac.uk; https://www.seldensociety.ac.uk/

SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON **

Society of Antiquaries (London) Publications

The Society of Antiquaries of London was founded in by Royal Charter in 1751. Its remit is the encouragement, advancement and furtherance of the study and knowledge of the antiquities and history of this and other countries.

Enquiries to: The Society of Antiquaries of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London. W1J 0BE; tel: 020 7479 7080; email: admin@sal.org.ukhttp://www.sal.org.uk

ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL, WINDSOR

St George’s Chapel Publications

The series of Historical Monographs relating to St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, commenced in 1939. It aims to make more accessible the principal historical collections in the custody of the Dean and Canons of Windsor and to examine and publicize aspects of the Chapel’s rich history.

Enquiries to: Archives, tel: 01753 848 888 (please leave a message and your call will be returned); email: chapteroffice@stgeorges-windsor.org; https://www.stgeorges-windsor.org/archives/resources/historical-monographs/

WESTMINSTER ABBEY RECORD SERIES

Westminster Abbey Record Series Publications

Enquiries to: Westminster Abbey Library, East Cloister, Westminster Abbey, London. SW1P 3PA; tel: 020 7654 4830; email: library@westminster-abbey.org; https://www.westminster-abbey.org/about-the-abbey/library-research/record-series

 

RHS Events programme, 2023

New events will be added to this programme as the year progresses; please check back for updates which will also be announced via social media


Thursday 12 January 2023 at 5.30 pm

Vanessa Harding (Birkbeck)
‘Plague and Poverty in Early Modern London’
RHS Sponsored Lecture, at the University of Roehampton


Friday 3 February 2023 at 5.00 pm

Sarah Badcock (Nottingham)
‘Waiting to Die? Life for Elderly People in Late Imperial Russian Villages’
RHS Lecture, Online


Friday 21 February 2023 at 2.00 pm

‘Mid-Career Conversations for Historians’ (1 of 5): ‘Being a Mid-Career Historian in Non-History Department’
With Julian Wright (RHS Secretary for Professional Engagement and Northumbria)
RHS Online Series (reserved for mid-career Fellows and members of the Royal Historical Society)

This is a set of five mid-career ‘Conversations’, covering different subject areas, taking place during 2023.


Wednesday 29 March 2023, 10.00 am – 5.00 pm

‘Collecting Communities: Working Together and with Collections’
History and Archives in Practice, 2023

New annual event, in association with The National Archives and Institute of Historical Research
Conference, at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London


Thursday 20 April 2023 at 11.00 am

‘Mid-Career Conversations for Historians’ (2 of 5): ‘Embarking on a New Research project at Mid-Career’
With Julian Wright (RHS Secretary for Professional Engagement and Northumbria)
RHS Online Series (reserved for mid-career Fellows and members of the Royal Historical Society)


Thursday 27 April 2023 at 12.45 pm

‘History and Archives in Practice, 2: Video Presenters’ Panel’
Panellists: Sarah Aitchison (UCL), Holly Brewer (Maryland), Michelle Crowther (Canterbury Christ Church), Nick Evans (Hull), Helen Newell (Edge Hill) and Andrew Smith (Queen Mary, London)
Online Panel Discussion, with The National Archives and Institute of Historical Research


Friday 5 May 2023 at 5.00 pm

Joanna Story (Leicester)
‘Script, Scribes and Scholars: Anglo-Saxon Influence in Charlemagne’s Francia’
RHS Lecture, at University College London and Online


Tuesday 16 May 2023 at 6.30 pm

Serhii Plokhy (Harvard), in conversation with Richard J. Evans
‘The Russo-Ukrainian War’
Online Event on publication of Serhii Plokhy’s new book


Wednesday 17 May 2023 at 5.00 pm

Rosemary Sweet (Leicester)
‘British encounters with Spain’s Muslim past, c.1760-1820’
RHS Sponsored Lecture, at the University of Northampton and Online. Part of the Society’s visit to historians at Northampton


Tuesday 23 May 2023 at 5.00 pm

‘Digital History and Collaborative Research: a Practitioners’ Roundtable’
Panellists: Daniel Edelstein (Stanford University), Maryanne Kowaleski (Fordham), Jon Lawrence (Exeter), Katrina Navickas (Hertfordshire) and Ruth Ahnert (Queen Mary London, chair)
Online Panel Discussion


Tuesday 13 June 2023 at 5.00 pm

‘Eric Williams’ Capitalism and Slavery: Debates, Legacies and New Directions for Research’
Panellists: Heather Cateau (University of the West Indies), Stephen Mullen (Glasgow), Harvey Neptune (Temple PA), Meleisa Ono-George (Oxford) and Matthew J. Smith (UCL, chair)
Online Panel Discussion


Friday 16 June 2023 at 11.00 am

‘Mid-Career Conversations for Historians’ (3 of 5): ‘Becoming a mentor for departmental colleagues’
With Julian Wright (RHS Secretary for Professional Engagement and Northumbria)
RHS Online Series (reserved for mid-career Fellows and members of the Royal Historical Society)


Wednesday 21 June 2023 at 2.00 pm

Tom Almeroth-Williams (Cambridge)
‘Your Research and the Media: An Introduction and Guide for Historians’
RHS Training Workshop, Online (reserved for members of the Royal Historical Society)


Wednesday 5 July 2023 at 5.00 pm

The RHS Prothero Lecture: Brenda Stevenson (Oxford)
‘To Do and Be Undone: Enslaved Black Life, Courtship, and Marriage in the Antebellum South’
At University College London and Online


Tuesday 18 July 2023 at 2.00 pm

‘Scholarly Editing for Historians: an Introduction and Guide to Working with Primary Texts’
Speakers: Richard Gaunt (Nottingham, and Editor for the RHS Camden Series), Siobhan Talbott (Keele, and Editor for the RHS Camden Series), Jayne Gifford (UEA and recent Camden editor) and Daniel Patterson (Independent Scholar and recent Camden editor)
 Online Workshop


Monday 11 September 2023 at 5.00 pm

William Pettigrew (Lancaster)
‘The Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved African People and the Emergence of New Relationships between State and Commerce in Restoration in England’
RHS Sponsored Lecture, at the Universities of Canterbury Christ Church and Kent. Part of the Society’s visit to historians at Kent and Canterbury Christ Church


Friday 15 September 2023 at 5.00 pm

John Gallagher (Leeds)
‘Migrant Voices in the Multilingual City’
RHS Lecture, at University College London and Online


Monday 18 September 2023 at 5.00 pm

Lucy Noakes (Essex)
‘In memory of my Great Grandfather and his infant son’: Histories, Communities and Feelings in the Centenary of the First World War’
RHS Sponsored Lecture, at the University of the Highlands and Islands. Part of the Society’s visit to historians at the University of Highlands and Islands


Friday 22 September 2023 at 3.00 pm

‘Mid-Career Conversations for Historians’ (4 of 5): ‘Engaging with other disciplines in your research and teaching’
With Julian Wright (RHS Secretary for Professional Engagement and Northumbria)
RHS Online Series (reserved for mid-career Fellows and members of the Royal Historical Society)


Friday 22 September 2023 at 3.00 pm

‘Applying for an Academic Job: Workshop for ECR Historians of Colour
Online Workshop


Wednesday 11 October 2023 at 11.00 am

History and Archives in Practice: Archivists of History
Online event with The National Archives and Institute of Historical Research


Monday 16 October 2023 at 5.00 pm

Elaine Farrell (Queen’s University Belfast) and Leanne McCormick (Ulster University)
‘Naming and Shaming? Telling Bad Bridget Stories’
RHS Sponsored Lecture, at the University of Hertfordshire. Part of the Society’s visit to historians at the University of Hertfordshire.


Tuesday 24 October 2023 at 5.00 pm

‘Black British History. Where Now, Why Next?’
Speakers: Hannah Elias (Goldsmiths, University of London), Kesewa John (Goldsmiths, University of London), Liam Liburd (Durham), Bill Schwarz (Queen Mary, University of London) and Emma Griffin (RHS and Queen Mary, London, chair) 

Online Panel


Tuesday 7 November 2023 at 6.00 pm

The RHS Public History Lecture: Tom Holland
‘“There is always another one walking beside you”: Pilgrimages, Pandemics and the Past’
In association with Gresham College, London


Friday 17 November 2023 at 2.00 pm

‘Mid-Career Conversations for Historians’ (5 of 5): ‘Undertaking and Understanding Public History and Impact’
With Olwen Purdue (Professor of History and Director of the Centre for Public History, Queen’s University, Belfast)
RHS Online Series (reserved for mid-career Fellows and members of the Royal Historical Society)


Friday 24 November 2023 at 6.00pm

RHS Presidential Address: Emma Griffin
European Exploration, Empires, and the Making of the Modern World’

Preceded by the Society’s Anniversary Meeting (AGM)
Mary Ward House, Bloomsbury, London, and Online

 

RHS Events Programme 2024

New events will be added to this programme as the year progresses; please check back for updates which will also be announced via social media


Tuesday 23 January 2024 at 5.30 pm

Clare Anderson (Leicester)
‘Convicts, Creolization and Cosmopolitanism: Aftermaths of Penal Transportation in the British Empire’
Joint RHS-GHIL Lecture, at the German Historical Institute London and Online


Thursday 1 February 2024 at 6.00 pm

Levi Roach (Exeter)
‘Charting Authority after Empire: Documentary Culture and Political Legitimacy in Post-Carolingian Europe’
RHS Lecture, Mary Ward House, London, and Online


Tuesday 20 February 2024 at 6.00 pm

In Conversation with Greg Jenner: ‘Finding the Funny in Public History’
RHS Event, Mary Ward House, London, and Online


Wednesday 6 March 2024, 10.00 am – 5.00 pm

‘Historical Legacies: collecting history, historical collections and community voices’
History and Archives in Practice, 2024
Annual event in association with The National Archives and the Institute of Historical Research. This year in partnership with Cardiff University
Day Conference, at Cardiff University


Wednesday 13 March 2024 at 5.00 pm

Fay Bound Alberti (King’s College London)
‘Why History Matters to Medicine: The Case of Face Transplants’ 
RHS Sponsored Lecture, at the University of York. Part of the Society’s Visit to historians at the universities of York and York St John.


Thursday 25 April 2024 at 2.00 pm

‘History Podcasting: An Introduction and Guide’
with Bob Nicholson (Edge Hill) and Dave Musgrove (BBC History Magazine)
Online Training Event


Tuesday 30 April 2024 at 2.00 pm

‘Doing History in Public 1: Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums’
with Andrew Smith (QMUL), Olwen Purdue (Queen’s University Belfast) and Caitriona Beaumont (London South Bank)
Online Conversation Series


Friday 3 May 2024 at 6.00 pm

Julia Laite (Birkbeck)
‘Possible Maps: Ways of Knowing and Unknowing at the Edge of Empire (Newfoundland c. 1763-1829)’
RHS Lecture, Mary Ward House, London, and Online


Thursday 23 May 2024

Corinne Fowler (Leicester)
‘Our Island Stories: Country Walks through Colonial Britain’
RHS Sponsored Lecture, at Brunel University London. Part of the Society’s Visit to historians at Brunel University.


Friday 14 June 2024 at 2.00 pm

‘Getting Published: a Guide to Monograph Publishing for Early Career Historians’
with Meredith Carroll (Manchester University Press), Elizabeth Hurren (New Historical Perspectives), Miri Rubin (Queen Mary University of London) and Jane Winters (V-P for Publications, Royal Historical Society)
Online Training  Event for Early Career Historians


Thursday 20 June 2024 at 10.00 am

‘Doing History in Public 2: Print’
with Andrew Smith (QMUL) and Caitriona Beaumont (London South Bank)
Online Conversation Series


Wednesday 3 July 2024 at 6.00 pm

The RHS Prothero Lecture: Peter Frankopan (Oxford)
‘On the Challenges and Purposes of Global History’
At Mary Ward House, London, and Online

followed by the Society’s Summer Party, 2024


Friday 13 September 2024 at 6.00 pm

Caroline Pennock (Sheffield)
‘Catholics or Cannibals? Indigenous Brazilians at the Court of Louis XIII’
RHS Lecture, at Mary Ward House, London, and Online


Wednesday 18 September 2024 at 6.00 pm

‘Doing History in Public 3: Broadcast’
with Andrew Smith (QMUL), Olwen Purdue (Queen’s University Belfast) and Caitriona Beaumont (London South Bank)
Online Conversation Series


Tuesday 5 November 2024 at 6.00 pm

The RHS Public History Lecture: Janina Ramirez (Oxford)
‘Writing Women into History
In association with Gresham College, London


Friday 22 November 2024 at 6.00pm

RHS Presidential Address
Preceded by the Society’s Anniversary Meeting (AGM)
Mary Ward House, London, and Online

 

History and Archives in Practice, 2: Online Panel, 27 April 2023

Panel Discussion

12.45-2.00pm BST, Thursday 27 April 2023, Online 

Watch the recording of this event

 

In this online panel, we continue the conversation begun at History and Archives in Practice (29 March 2023, #HAP23) — a one-day, in-person meeting of historians and archivists, jointly organised by the Royal Historical Society, Institute of Historical Research and The National Archives.

History and Archives in Practice is an opportunity for archivists and historians to discuss how they’re working collaboratively. On 29 March, we heard from 14 projects from across the UK, about which you can read more here.

In preparing for #HAP23 we also invited 5 additional projects to create short video presentations about their work and experience of how historians and archivists work best together.

On Thursday 27 April, we’ll continue the conversation with an extra session of #HAP23 featuring the presenters and projects described in these videos.


Projects and video presentations featured in this event


History and Archives in Practice showcases exceptional projects and offers guidance on the opportunities, challenges and responses to working collaboratively. At the event, and via the videos, we’ll explore intersections between history, archives, collections and research, and reflect on shared practice across and between disciplines.

Topics considered include: Designing a project: how are historians and archivists using collections to shape programmes of research and engagement? New ways of engaging with archives: insights into contemporary collecting practices and their use in historical research; Working with diverse collections and sensitive histories; Promoting and accessing collections; Working with or building research communities; and advocating for history to demonstrate the value of  the past.

On 27 April, our video presenters will discuss the content, purpose and practice of their archival collaborations, between one another and with you the audience. We hope you’ll join us to continue the conversation on good practice, begun on 29 March. To do so, please watch the videos before joining the discussion on 27 April.


Speakers at the event

  • Sarah Aitchison, Head of Special Collections, University College London, and co-presenter Archives and Paper Trails.
  • Andrew Smith, Director of Liberal Arts, Queen Mary University of London, and co-presenter Archives and Paper Trails.
  • Michelle Crowther, Learning and Research Librarian, and Co-Lead Kent Maps Online, Canterbury Christ Church University, presenter Kent Maps Online.
  • Helen Newall, Professor of Theatre Praxis, Edge Hill University, and presenter A Story of the Great War. Will Bradshaw’s Journal. Joining Helen will be Edge Hill colleagues Alyson Brown (Professor of History) and Dan Copley (Archivist) who are working to connect archives with research, including Helen’s, at the university.
  • Nick Evans, Senior Lecturer in Diaspora History, University of Hull, and presenter Co-creating Heritage – Challenging perceptions of Sierra Leone.
  • Holly Brewer, Professor of American Cultural and Intellectual History, University of Maryland, and presenter Slavery, Law & Power.
  • Claire Langhamer, Director of the Institute of Historical Research and Professor of History at the University of London (chair)

Watch the recording of this event

 

More on the Royal Historical Society’s events programme, 2023 >

 

Edinburgh Castle from Grassmarket. Photo: late-19th century

Scottish Regional and National History and Record Societies

** This Society’s publications can be found in the Royal Historical Society collections in the UCL History Library

 

ABBOTSFORD CLUB (1835-1866)

Abbotsford Club Publications

ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY STUDIES (1909-1962)

Aberdeen University Studies Publications

ABERTAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Abertay Historical Society Publications

Enquiries to: Matthew Jarron, General Secretary, Abertay Historical Society, c/o University of Dundee, Dundee. DD1 4HN; tel: 01382 344310; email: museum@dundee.ac.uk; http://www.abertay.org.uk

AUNGERVYLE SOCIETY (1881-1886)

Aungervyle Society Publications

AYRSHIRE AND GALLOWAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (1878-1891)

Ayrshire & Galloway Archaeological Association Publications

ASSOCIATION FOR SCOTTISH LITERARY STUDIES

ASLS Publications

The ASLS is an educational charity promoting the languages and literature of Scotland. We produce a range of publications, including classic and contemporary Scottish literature; academic journals; material for schools; and a series of study guides on major Scottish authors. Titles are available by subscription or through the book trade.

Enquiries to: Duncan Jones, Director, ASLS, Department of Scottish Literature, University of Glasgow, 7 University Gardens, Glasgow. G12 8QH; tel: 0141 330 5309; email: office@asls.org.uk; http://www.asls.org.uk

BANNATYNE CLUB (1823-1875)

Bannatyne Club Publications

BUCHAN FIELD CLUB

Buchan Field Club Publications

The Buchan Field Club was founded in 1887.

BUTE SCOTTISH RECORD SERIES (1831-1858)

Bute Scottish Record Series Publications

CLARENDON HISTORICAL SOCIETY (1882-1888)

Clarendon Historical Society Publications

DUMFRIESSHIRE AND GALLOWAY NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY (1915-1980)

Dumfriesshire & Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society Publications

GRAMPIAN CLUB (1869-1891)

Grampian Club Publications

HUNTERIAN CLUB (1873-1902)

Hunterian Club Publications

IONA CLUB (1847)

Iona Club Publications

LITERARY AND ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY OF PERTH (1827)

Literary Society of Perth Publications

MAITLAND CLUB (1828-1845)

Maitland Club Publications

NEW CLUB (Paisley, 1877-1925)

New Club Publications

OLD EDINBURGH CLUB

Founded in 1908, the Club is Edinburgh’s local history society, concerned with all aspects of the city’s history and development. Its publications include a journal, the Book of the Old Edinburgh Club: https://oldedinburghclub.org.uk/

For general enquiries please contact: secretary@oldedinburghclub.org.uk

ROXBURGHE CLUB (1816-1948)

Roxburghe Club Publications

RYMOUR CLUB (1906-1928)

Rymour Club Publications

SCOTTISH BURGH RECORDS SOCIETY (1868-1918)

Scottish Burgh Society Publications

SCOTTISH CLERGY SOCIETY (1901-1909)

Scottish Clergy Society Publications

SCOTTISH GAELIC TEXTS SOCIETY

Scottish Gaelic Texts Society Publications

Enquiries to: Dr M. Pía Coira, Secretary; Email: fiossgts@outlook.comhttp://www.sgts.org.uk

SCOTTISH HISTORY SOCIETY

Scottish History Society Publications

Enquiries to: Dr Katie Stevenson, Honorary Secretary, Scottish History Society, Department of Scottish History, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife. KY16 9AJ; Email: katie.stevenson@st-andrews.ac.ukhttp://www.scottishhistorysociety.org

SCOTTISH LITERARY CLUB (1877-1892)

Scotish Literary Club Publications

SCOTTISH LOCAL HISTORY GROUP (1973-1984)

Scottish Local History Group Publications

SCOTTISH RECORD OFFICE (1867-1970)

Scottish Record Office Publications

SCOTTISH RECORD SOCIETY

Scottish Record Society Publications

Enquiries to: Samantha Smart, Honorary Secretary; Email via contact formhttp://www.scottishrecordsociety.org.uk

SCOTTISH TEXT SOCIETY

Scottish Text Society Publications

The Scottish Text Society is a major publisher of important texts from Scotland’s literary history. Since 1882 it has played a significant part in reviving interest in the literature and languages of Scotland. The Society’s editions are both scholarly and accessible. Subscribed members receive the Society’s annual volume or volumes published by the Society in its main series in that year.

Enquiries to: Dr Rhiannon Purdie, Editorial Secretary, Scottish Text Society, c/o Senior Lecturer in Medieval English, School of English, University of St-Andrews, St-Andrews, KY16 9AL; Email: editorialsecretary@scottishtextsociety.org; http://www.scottishtextsociety.org

SHETLAND DOCUMENTS (1994-1999)

Shetland Documents Publications

SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF SCOTLAND**

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Publications

The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is the oldest antiquarian society in Scotland, founded in 1780 and receiving its Royal Charter in 1783. The Society is a charitable organisation whose purpose is the study of the antiquities and history of Scotland, more especially by means of archaeological research. It actively promotes the research, understanding and conservation of the archaeological and historic environment of Scotland for the benefit of all, and suports research in the field and advocates good practice.

Enquiries to: The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, National Museums Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh. EH1 1JF; tel: 0131 247 4133; email: info@socantscot.org; http://www.socantscot.org

SPALDING CLUB (1841-1960)

Spalding Club Publications

SPOTTISWOODE SOCIETY (1844-1856)

Spottiswoode Society Publications

STAIR SOCIETY

Stair Society Publications

Enquiries to: Alistair Burrow, Secretary and Treasurer, The Stair Society, 27 North Erskine Park, Bearsden, Glasgow. G61 4LY; email: stairsociety@gmail.com; http://www.stairsociety.org

 

Royal Historical Society Events, September to December 2023

The Royal Historical Society is pleased to announce its forthcoming events from September 2023. We have a variety of in person and online events, including our annual Public History Lecture with Gresham College, featuring historian Tom Holland  (7 November), and Annual Presidential Address given by Emma Griffin (24 November).

From September, we continue our programme of sponsored public lectures at venues across the UK. Autumn 2023 lectures take place at Canterbury Christ Church University; the University of the Highlands & Islands in Dornoch; and the University of Hertfordshire at Hatfield. All are very welcome to attend.

In addition to lectures, the Society also hosts training workshops for historians. In September, we run our third annual Workshop for ECR Historians of Colour, and we continue our ‘Mid-Career Conversations’, which enable historians to meet together to discuss professional topics relevant to this stage in their careers. We will be adding to this list in the coming months, with full details of all events, from September to December 2023, available on the Events section of the Society’s website.

All our events are free to attend, and many will also be available to stream online or as video / podcast recordings. Please click the event links below to read more and register.


11 September: ‘The Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved African People and the Emergence of New Relationships between State and Commerce in Restoration in England’, Sponsored Lecture with William Pettigrew (Lancaster). Location: Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury

15 September: ‘Migrant Voices in the Multilingual City’, RHS Lecture with John Gallagher (Leeds). Location: London

18 September: ‘”In memory of my Great Grandfather and his infant son”: Histories, Communities and Feelings in the Centenary of the First World War’, Sponsored Lecture with Lucy Noakes (Essex). Location: Online and in person at the University if the Highlands & Islands, Dornoch

22 September: ‘Mid-Career Conversations for Historians (4 of 5): Engaging with other disciplines in your research and teaching’, Career development workshop, with Julian Wright (RHS Secretary for Professional Engagement and Northumbria). Location: Online (RHS members only)

22 September: ‘Applying for an Academic Job: Workshop for ECR Historians of Colour’, Career development workshop, with Adam Budd (RHS Secretary for Education, and others). Location: Online

11 October: ‘History and Archives in Practice: Archivists of History’, online panel: in collaboration with The National Archives and the Institute of Historical Research

16 October: ‘Naming and Shaming? Telling Bad Bridget Stories’, Sponsored Lecture with Elaine Farrell (Queen’s Belfast) and Leanne McCormick (Ulster). Location: University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

24 October: ‘Black British History. Where Now, Where Next?’, Online panel discussion with Hannah Elias (Goldsmith’s, London), Kesewa John (Goldsmith’s, London), Liam Liburd (Durham) and Bill Schwartz (Queen Mary, London)

7 November: The RHS Public History Lecture, ‘”There is always another one walking beside you”: Pilgrimages, Pandemics and the Past’, RHS Public History Lecture, with Tom Holland. Location: Gresham College, London

17 November: ‘Mid-Career Conversations for Historians (5 of 5): Undertaking public history and impact’, Career development workshop, with Julian Wright (RHS Secretary for Professional Engagement and Northumbria). Location: Online (RHS members only)

24 November: AGM and RHS Presidential Address, ‘European Empires and the Rise of Global Capitalism’, RHS Lecture, with Emma Griffin (RHS President and Queen Mary University of London). Location: London


All enquiries about RHS events may be sent to Emily Betz at emily.betz@royalhistsoc.org.

 

 

Camden Series

The Royal Historical Society’s Camden Series is one of the most prestigious and important collections of primary source material relating to British History, including the British empire and Britons’ influence overseas.

The Society (and its predecessor, the Camden Society) has since 1838 published scholarly editions of sources—making important, previously unpublished, texts available to researchers. Each volume is edited by a specialist historian who provides an expert introduction and commentary.

Today the Society publishes two new Camden volumes each year in association with Cambridge University Press. You’ll find details of recent volumes below.


Accessing the Camden Series Online

The complete Camden Series now comprises over 380 volumes of primary source material, ranging from the early medieval to late-twentieth century Britain. The full series is available via Cambridge Journals Online, providing an extraordinarily rich conspectus of source material for British History as well as insights into the development of historical scholarship in the English speaking world.

Full online access to all Camden Series titles is available to all Fellows and Members of the Royal Historical Society as part of the Society’s Member Benefits from 2022.

A number of volumes are also freely available through British History Online.


Editors of the Camden Series

The Camden Series is edited by Dr Richard Gaunt (University of Nottingham) and Dr Siobhan Talbott (Keele University).

Richard is Associate Professor in History at the University of Nottingham, with expertise in the political and electoral history of late-eighteenth and nineteenth-century Britain. Siobhan is Reader in Early Modern History at Keele University, with research expertise in the economic and social history of Britain and the Atlantic World. Both have extensive experience of preparing and publishing scholarly editions of primary texts.


Contributing to the Series

Richard and Siobhan welcome submissions for future Camden volumes. If you have a proposal for a Camden Society volume, please:

If you are a contracted author, please refer to the Camden Style Guidelines when preparing your volume.


New and recently published Camden volumes, 2021-23

Fellows and members of the Society may purchase print copies of these, and other available Camden titles, for £16 per volume by emailing: administration@royalhistsoc.org.

 

NEW Volume 66: The Last Days of English Tangier. The Out-Letter Book of Governor Percy Kirke, 1681–1683, edited by John Childs (November 2023).

Governor Percy Kirke’s Out-Letter Book, here transcribed verbatim and annotated, covers the terminal decline of English Tangier, ending just before the arrival of Lord Dartmouth’s expedition charged with demolishing the town and evacuating all personnel.

It contains 152 official letters mostly addressed to the Tangier Committee, the subcommittee of the Privy Council responsible for Tangerine affairs, and Sir Leoline Jenkins, Secretary of State for the South.

Kirke’s correspondence traces the decay of both the town’s military fabric and the soldiers’ morale and effectiveness, and the impossibility of reaching a satisfactory modus vivendi with the leaders of the besieging Moroccan armed forces.

The Last Days of English Tangier. The Out-Letter Book of Governor Percy Kirke, 1681–1683 is published online and in print by Cambridge University Press (November 2023). To order in print: administration@royalhistsoc.org.

 

RECENT Volume 65: La Prinse et mort du roy Richart d’Angleterre, and Other Works by Jehan Creton, edited and translated by Lorna A. Finlay (June 2023).

Jehan Creton accompanied Richard II on his expedition to Ireland in 1399 and witnessed his capture by Henry Lancaster, who usurped the throne to reign as Henry IV. Creton’s account is of crucial importance for historians of the period, as he contradicts the official version of events in the Parliamentary Roll.

This a completely new translation of the work, correcting the previous edition dating from 1824. This new Camden edition also includes Creton’s other known writings, the two epistles and four ballades.

La Prinse et mort du roy Richart d’Angleterre, and Other Works by Jehan Creton is now available online and in print from Cambridge University Press (June 2023). To order in print: administration@royalhistsoc.org.

 

Volume 64: The Diary of George Lloyd (1642-1718), edited by Daniel Patterson (November 2022).

Virtually unknown to scholarship, Lloyd’s diary is not a record of notable events. Rather, it is a uniquely quotidian text consisting of regular daily entries documenting the activities and experiences of an individual far removed from great events.

Lloyd’s diary will be an invaluable resource for scholars studying many aspects of early modern English social and cultural history, including sociality, fashion, religious observance, courtship, food and drink, and working life.

The Diary of George Lloyd, 1642-1718 is now available online and in print from Cambridge University Press. To order in print: administration@royalhistsoc.org.

 

Volume 63: Aristocracy, Democracy, and Dictatorship. The Political Papers of the Seventh Marquess of Londonderry, edited by N. C. Fleming (September 2022).

The seventh Marquess of Londonderry (1878–1949) corresponded with the leading political figures of his day, including Winston Churchill (his second cousin), Neville Chamberlain, Stanley Baldwin and Ramsay MacDonald. Londonderry’s amateur diplomacy in the 1930s meant that his regular correspondents also included Hermann Göring, Joachim von Ribbentrop and Franz von Papen.

Aristocracy, Democracy, and Dictatorship is now available online and in print from Cambridge University Press. To order in print: administration@royalhistsoc.org.

 

Volume 62: British Financial Diplomacy with North America 1944–1946. The Diary of Frederic Harmer and the Washington Reports of Robert Brand, edited by Michael F. Hopkins (2021)

Volume 61: Sir Earle Page’s British War Cabinet Diary, 1941–1942, edited by Kent Fedorowich and Jayne Gifford (2021). To order in print: administration@royalhistsoc.org.

 


Full Series Lists

The Series was originally published by the Camden Society (established 1838) until its merger with the Royal Historical Society in 1897. The RHS Archive contains papers relating to the Camden Society, 1838-97.

 

Events

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: 2024


Forthcoming Events, April-June 2024

 

2pm BST, Thursday 25 April 2024 online
‘Podcasting History’
Hosts: Bob Nicholson (Edge Hill University) and David Musgrove (HistoryExtra)
Booking for online attendance for this event is now available.

 


2pm BST, Tuesday 30 April 2024 online
RHS Conversations: Doing History In Public.  Conversation 1, ‘Galleries, Archives, Libraries & Museums’
Booking for online attendance for this event is now available. Please note: this series is reserved for current Fellows and Members of the Royal Historical Society.

 


6pm BST, Friday 3 May 2024 in person, at Mary Ward House, London, and online.
Possible Maps: Ways of Knowing and Unknowing at the Edge of Empire (Newfoundland c. 1763-1829)
Speaker: Julia Laite (Birkbeck, University of London)
Booking for in-person and online attendance for this RHS Lecture is now available.

 


5pm BST, Thursday 23 May 2024 in person, at Brunel University London.
Country Walks Through Colonial Britain
Speaker: Corinne Fowler (Leicester)
Booking for in-person for this RHS Sponsored Lecture is now available.

 


2pm BST, Friday 14 June 2024 online.
‘Getting Published: A Guide to Monograph Publishing’
Speakers: Meredith Carroll (Manchester University Press), Elizabeth Hurren (New Historical Perspectives), Miri Rubin (Queen Mary University of London) and Jane Winters (Royal Historical Society).
Booking for online attendance at this training workshop is now available.

 


Recent RHS Events: November 2023 to February 2024

These and previous RHS Lectures and events are available to watch or listen to again via the RHS Events Archive

 

Privacy & cookies

The Royal Historical Society

Privacy and Data Protection

Updated 7 May 2020

 

Introduction

The Royal Historical Society is a company incorporated in England and Wales with the registered charity number 206888, whose registered office is: University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT.

The Royal Historical Society is committed to upholding and respecting your privacy. This policy explains how we use the personal data that we collect for the purpose of administering our membership categories, funding schemes and prizes.

Please read this information carefully.

 

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions about the Royal Historical Society’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, the length for which we hold data, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us FAO the Executive Secretary.

  • Email: enquiries@royalhistsoc.org
  • Telephone:  +44 (0)20 3821 5311
  • Post: The Royal Historical Society, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT

 

Changes to this privacy policy

We regularly review this policy. Any updates will be made on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 1 May 2020.

 

Why do we collect personal data?

Personal data refers to the any information relating to you that enables you to be identified either directly or indirectly. In the United Kingdom, the use of personal data is regulated by the Data Protection Act (2018).

The Royal Historical Society relies on the lawful basis of our processing of personal data being necessary for the purposes of our legitimate interests.

The Royal Historical Society collects and processes your data so that we can:

  • administer our schemes for membership, fellowship or funding, and manage this membership for its duration;
  • administer prizes and events and carry out other initiatives organised solely or partly by the RHS;
  • work with authors to develop publications;
  • appoint to honorary, paid and voluntary positions within the RHS;
  • email you with information about RHS activities, events and notices and opportunities that we think will be of interest;
  • maintain our historical archives for the purpose of historical research;
  • carry out our stated mission to represent, promote, advocate for and support the historical community;

 

Special Category Data

Through our online applications system we collect special category data within the lawful basis of legitimate interest under the condition of explicit consent. Any personal data coming within special category data (e.g. relating to gender, age, disability, racial or ethnic origin) will only be used for the purposes of monitoring diversity and equality. It will be stored confidentially and any analysis will be undertaken anonymously and with disaggregated data.

If you wish to withdraw your consent for the Royal Historical Society to hold special category data about you, please do not hesitate to contact the Executive Secretary.

 

How do we collect Personal Data?

The Royal Historical Society collects and processes personal data in the following main ways:

  1. Information automatically collected about visitors through our websites. This includes:
  • IP address;
  • Web browser type and version;
  • Operating system;
  • A list of URLs starting with a referring site, your activity on this Website, and the site you exit to.

 

  1. Data provided directly by individuals such as when you:
  • register with our online submission system, submit an application for, and/or are elected to, one of our membership categories;
  • register online to apply for one of our funding schemes;
  • are entered for one of our prize competitions;
  • nominate either yourself or a colleague to a position within the RHS;
  • propose or accept an invitation to publish with us;
  • contact us via our email, website or social media channels;
  • register for or take part in an event hosted solely or in part by us, whether online or in person.

The personal data we collect commonly includes:

  • name
  • contact information including email, postal address, and phone number
  • institutional affiliation and status
  • “special categories of data” including information about gender, age, ethnicity, religion may be requested with your explicit consent for equalities monitoring purposes.

 

Who do we share personal data with?

The Royal Historical Society will not sell any personal data to third parties.

The Royal Historical Society will only share personal data with third-parties who

  • supply the online systems that are used for the purposes of administering our services.
  • are involved directly in the running of RHS activities  including working groups, prize committees and assessing funding applications.

Basic factual information (such as name, institutional affiliation, membership of any committees, Council or working groups may be made publicly available on our website for reasons including:

  • accuracy of meeting minutes and published reports;
  • notices of publications, prizes and grant awards;
  • records of events and other conferences that we host may also include the names of those attending;
  • providing authorial credit.

 

Transfers of personal information outside the UK

Data which we collect from you may be stored or processed in and transferred to countries outside of the area covered by EU GDPR legislation, for example if our servers or service providers are located in a country outside this area. If personal data is transferred in this way, we will aim to ensure that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this privacy policy e.g. through the receipt of a written guarantee of GDPR compliance.

 

How long do we store personal data for?

Data security is of great importance to the Royal Historical Society, and to protect your data we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial safeguarding procedures. We store personal data for different amounts of time, depending on the purpose:

  • In the case of data provided in the course of administering membership and fellowship, the Royal Historical Society will keep your data for as long as you remain a Member or Fellow.
  • Basic personal data (such as name, date of birth and contact details) from funding applications and unsuccessful nominations will be kept in order to confirm eligibility for future funding scheme applications.
  • Data that is necessary for financial audit purposes will be kept for 7 years.
  • When personal data is collected for other specific purposes (e.g. participation in an event, survey or temporary funding scheme) we will provide clear confirmation of the data retention period at the point the data is collected.

 

What are your Data Protection Rights?

The Royal Historical Society would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. You are entitled to the following rights in relation to the data that we hold about you:

  • The right to access– You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.
  • The right to rectification– You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete any information you believe is incomplete.
  • The right to erasure– You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to restrict processing– You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to object to processing– You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The right to data portability– You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

 

If you make a request within these rights, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact the Executive Secretary of the RHS by:

  • Email: enquiries@royalhistsoc.org
  • Telephone:  +44 (0)20 7387 7532
  • Post: The Royal Historical Society, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT (please note that during the exceptional circumstances of COVID-19 we are not currenttly able to access the RHS offices)

 

Password Access

If password access is required to access certain parts of the Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential.

 

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology. For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org. The Royal Historical Society may use cookies to:

  • Keep you signed in
  • Understanding how you use our website
  • Improve your experience of using the Website and to improve our range of services. Before the Website places Cookies on your computer, you will be presented with a message bar requesting your consent to set those Cookies.

You can set your internet browser to not accept cookies; however certain features of the Website may not function fully or as intended.

 

Marketing

The Royal Historical Society would like to send you information about our services, events and publications that we think you might like. If you agree or register on our websites to receive these emails from us, you have the right at any time to stop us from contacting you for these purposes.

If you no longer wish to be contacted for these purposes please contact the Executive Secretary by email at enquiries@royalhistsoc.org.

 

Privacy policies of other websites

The Royal Historical Society websites contain links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our websites, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.

 

How to lodge a complaint with the appropriate authority

Should you wish to report a complaint with respect to this privacy policy or if you feel that the Royal Historical Society has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office via their website: https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/.