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National & Regional History

The Royal Historical Society assumed responsibility for the online supplement  to E. L. C. Mullins’ Texts and Calendars: an Analytical Guide to Serial Publications (covering publications since 1982) and for the Stevensons’ Scottish Texts and Calendars (covering publications since 1985), all previously maintained by the Historical Manuscripts Commission. These are important guides to the publishing output of national and regional record societies in the UK.

The Society’s Library also holds most of the publications issued by these societies, which are available for reference purposes to the membership. Details of publications may be found on the individual societies’ websites and also on the Bibliography of British and Irish History database. Society publications listings, in addition to links to society websites and contacts, may be found on these geographical pages:

 

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.com; http://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 form; https://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.com;  http://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.uk; http://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.uk; http://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.com; http://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 form;  http://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

 

Market Square, Movlle, Co. Donegal. Photo: late-19th century

Irish 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

 

IRISH RECORD COMMISSIONERS (1826-1901)

Irish Record Commissioners Publications

IRISH RECORD OFFICE (1861-1958)

Irish Record Office Publications

ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IRELAND **

Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Publications

The Society was founded in 1849 in Kilkenny to preserve examine and illustrate all ancient monuments and memorials of the arts, manners and customs of the past, as connected with the antiquities, language, literature and history of Ireland.

Enquiries to: The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland; tel: +353 1 676 1749; email: rsai@rsai.ie; http://www.rsai.ie.

 

The Smithy, Manafon, Wales. Photo: mid-19th century

Welsh 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

ALCUIN CLUB

Alcuin Club Publications

Enquiries to: Secretary; email: alcuinclub@gmail.com; http://www.alcuinclub.org.uk

CAERNARVONSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY (1951-1952)

Caernarvonshire Historical Society Publications

FLINTSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY (1924-1929)

Flintshire Historical Society Publications

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE CHURCH IN WALES (1946-1976)

HSCIW Publications

HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WEST WALES (1912-1929)

Historical Society of West Wales Publications

HONOURABLE SOCIETY OF CYMMRODORION **

Honourable Society of Cymmrodorian Publications

In accordance with the aims of its founders, the Society seeks to promote the practice and development of the Language, Literature, Arts and Sciences of Wales, and makes an important contribution to political and cultural discourse in Wales.

Enquiries to: The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 157-163 Grays Inn Rd, London. WC1X 8UE; email via contact form; http://www.cymmrodorion.org

PEMBROKESHIRE RECORD SERIES (1972-1977)

Pembrokeshire Record Series Publications

SOUTH WALES RECORD SOCIETY **

South Wales Record Society Publications

Enquiries to: Honorary Secretary, South Wales Record Society, 7 Gifford Close, Two Locks, Cwmbran. NP44 7NX; thesouthwalesrecordsociety@gmail.com; http://www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk

 

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.com; http://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.uk; http://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 form;  http://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

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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

 

Current Fellows and Grant Holders

The Society’s Research Funding supports a large number of historians across a range of activities: from studying for a Masters’ degree and finishing a PhD, to undertaking research and working on a project, such as writing an article.

The following individuals are current holders of RHS Fellowships and Grants in 2023. Each year, the Society awards c.£95,000 in research funding to historians through open competitions. In 2022, the Society is allocating a further £30,000 in one-off programmes (including its Ukraine Scholars at Risk Fellowships), generously assisted by partner organisations and donors.

Full details, and call timetables, for all Royal Historical Society research funding are available here.

 

1. Centenary and Marshall Fellows, 2023-24

Held for 6 months, jointly with the Institute of Historical Research, University of London, the Centenary and Marshall Fellowships enable historians to complete their PhDs and receive research training:

Clare V. Church, is an RHS Centenary Fellow held jointly with the Institute of Research, University of London. Clare is a fourth-year PhD researcher at Aberystwyth University, studying within the Department of History and Welsh History under the supervision of Dr Siân Nicholas and Dr Miguel Hernandez. Originally from Canada, Clare completed her Master of Arts at New York University and attained her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Waterloo.

The subject of her doctoral research focuses on the cultural representations of women celebrities, and their subsequent influence on gender roles and national morale during the Second World War. Specifically, the project applies the concept of ‘patriotic femininity’ – originally developed by Phil Goodman within the context of British Second World War studies – transnationally, exploring celebrity case studies in the UK, US, and France. Studying the mediated depictions of celebrities such as Vera Lynn, the Andrews Sisters, and Joséphine Baker, the project endeavours to understand how the ‘ideal woman’ was framed within these distinct national wartime contexts.

John Marshall is an RHS Centenary Fellow, held jointly with the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. John is a fourth year PhD candidate at Trinity College Dublin, having previously obtained a BA and MA from Dublin City University.

John’s research analyses transnational lordship and politics in thirteenth-century Britain and Ireland. John’s thesis focuses on the Marshal earls of Pembroke and lords of Leinster, in particular how their influence on the ‘peripheries’ of the Plantagenet empire in Ireland and Wales brought them influence and patronage at the core. His thesis will also provide the first edition of the partition of the Marshal estates in 1247 after the male line of the family died out.

In addition to his membership with the RHS, John is also an associate member of the AHRC-funded Noblesse Oblige research network and has published on aspects of his research in History: The Journal of the Historical Association (108:382) and Irish Historical Studies (2023).

Helena Neimann Erikstrup is an RHS Marshall Fellow, held jointly with the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. Helena is a fourth-year DPhil student in History of Art at the University of Oxford. Her thesis ‘The Colours of Martinique: The (Re)making of the Modern Subject in French-Caribbean Art, 1847-1930’ focuses on visual representations of race and ecology made in Martinique as vital sites in which French national identity was negotiated in the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century, a period in which the definition of being, and not being, French was redefined. It looks at understudied visual material of lesser-known or completely unknown, sometimes ‘amateur’, artists alongside work of a canonical artist such as Paul Gauguin.

Considering these artists in a relational, non-hierarchical way, Helena’s research examines their experimentation with different colour palettes to reassert racial and environmental control of Martinique in the decades following the abolition of slavery in 1848. The thesis uses colour (as a pigment, a racial marker and visual effect) as the main prism through which engage with the work and the questions they ask.

Stefano Nicastro is an RHS Marshall Fellow, held jointly with the Institute of Historical Research, University of London. Stefano studied History at the University of Milan and spent a semester abroad in Istanbul at the Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi via the Erasmus programme. Subsequently, he completed an MSc in Middle Eastern Studies with Arabic at the University of Edinburgh and I further studied Arabic in Egypt at the International House Cairo – ILI.

Stefano is currently a History PhD Student at the University of Edinburgh, working on a thesis entitled, ‘Genoa in the Islamicate Mediterranean: Diplomatic and Economic Relationships between the Genoese and the Qalawunid Sultanate of Egypt and Syria, 1279-1382′. Stefano’s research looks at cross-cultural and trans-regional interactions in the Mediterranean during the later Middle Ages. Specifically, it studies the diplomatic and commercial relationships between the commune of Genoa and the Mamluk sultanate with a focus on the practices and the modality of these trans-Mediterranean exchanges.

2. Early Career Fellowship Grant holders, 2023-24

Held for up to 6 months, Early Career Fellowship Grants provide support for post-doctoral researchers to work on a defined project, such as writing an article or book proposal:

  • Matthew White – awarded November 2023
  • Katie Snow – awarded November 2023
  • Lisa Berry-Waite – awarded November 2023
  • Janet Morrison – awarded November 2023
  • Sandip Kana – awarded November 2023
  • Callum Smith – awarded November 2023

3. Martin Lynn Scholarship in African History, 2023-24

Awarded annually, the Martin Lynn Scholarship supports research in the history of Africa:

  • Pritam Singh (London School of Economics)

4. Masters’ Scholarships in History, 2023-24

Awarded annually, Masters’ Scholarships support students studying for a Masters’ degree in History at a UK university. Scholarships are reserved for early career historians from groups underrepresented in academic history:

  • Roqibat Adebimpe, to study at the University of Sheffield
  • Matthew Dickinson, to study at the University of Manchester
  • Baryana Ivanova, to study of the University of Cambridge
  • Nawajesh Khan, to study at Cardiff University
  • Marielle Masolo, to study at the University of Oxford
  • Charlotte Willis, to study at Cardiff University

5. Postgraduate Research Support Grants, 2023

Introduced in Spring 2023, Postgraduate Research Support Grants are available to History students (who are Postgraduate Members of the Royal Historical Society), currently studying for a Masters degree or PhD to undertake historical research.

  • Shelley Castle – awarded August 2023
  • Jones Patrick O’Dare – awarded August 2023
  • William Rees – awarded August 2023
  • Islay Shelbourne – awarded August 2023
  • Francisca Valenzuela Villaseca – awarded August 2023
  • Alexandra Watson – awarded August 2023

6. Early Career Research Support Grants, 2024

Introduced in Spring 2023, Early Career Research Support Grants are available to historians within 5 years of submitting their PhD in a historical subject (who are members of the Royal Historical Society) to undertake research. 

  • Thomas Burnham – awarded February 2024
  • Nicolò Ferrari – awarded February 2024
  • Yui Chim Lo – awarded February 2024
  • Mariana Zegianini – awarded February 2024

7. Open Research Support Grants, 2023-24

Introduced in Spring 2023, Open Research Support Grants are available to all historians (who are members of the Royal Historical Society) who are not postgraduate students or early career researchers (within 5 years of completing a PhD). Open Research Support Grants provide funds to historians to undertake historical research.

  • Lindy Brady – awarded November 2023
  • Pia Jolliffe – awarded November 2023
  • Stephanie Seul – awarded November 2023
  • Sophie Scott-Brown – awarded November 2023
  • Christian Cooijmans – awarded November 2023
  • Tatyana Zhukova – awarded November 2023

8. Workshop Grants, 2023-24

Awarded annually from 2022, Workshop Grants provide support for groups of historians to meet and discuss shared projects in detail. Transactions Workshops enable work leading to publication in the Society’s journal, Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, RHS Workshop Grants support historians to meet for a wider range of projects and activities. Workshop Grants are open to historian at all career stages.

Transactions Workshop Grant holders:

  • ’80 Years of the Bengal Famine (1943): Decolonial Dialogues from the Global South’ — lead organisers: Priyanka Basu and Ananya Jahanara Kabir (King’s College London)
  • ‘Transnational Activism in a Divided World: the Regional within the Global’ — lead organisers: Daniel Laqua (Northumbria) and Thomas Davies (City, University of London)
  • ‘The Future of Our Past: Where is Environmental History Heading?’ — lead organiser: Alexander Hibberts (Durham)
  • ‘Parliamentary Culture in Colonial Contexts, c.1500 – c.1700’ — lead organisers: Paul Seaward (History of Parliament Trust), Pauline Kewes (Oxford) and Jim Van der Meulen (Ghent)
  • ‘The Myth of Barter. Perspectives from the Global Middle Ages’ — lead organiser: Nick Evans (Leeds)
  • ‘Labour Pains: Mothers and Motherhood on the Left in the Twentieth Century’ — lead organisers: Lyndsey Jenkins (Queen Mary, University of London) and Charlotte Riley (Southampton)
  • ‘Unofficial Diplomats: East Mediterranean Archaeologists and Britain’s Imperial Project’ — lead organiser: Anna Kelley (St Andrews)
  • ‘Game Studies and History’ — lead organiser: Gavin Schwartz-Leeper (Warwick)
  • ‘Collective Reflections on Oral Histories of Pakistan’s Women Constitution Makers’ — lead organisers: Mahnaz Shujrah and Maryam S. Khan (Institute of Development and Economic Solutions, Lahore)

RHS Workshop Grant holders for 2024:

  • ‘(Re)Visioning London through “Black” Dialogues’ — lead organiser: Arunima Datta (North Texas)
  • ‘Pat Thane: Reflections on History, Policy and Action’ — lead organiser: Helen Glew (Westminster)
  • ‘Network Building Symposium for Historians in Post 92 Institutions’ — lead organiser: Elizabeth Goodwin (York St John)
  • ‘A Workshop in Ruins’ — lead organiser: Claire Kennan (King’s College, London)
  • ‘Mobilising Imperial History: Crime, Policing and Control in the British Empire’ — lead organiser: Aparajita Mukhopadhyay (Kent)
  • ‘Present and Precedent in the Church Councils of Late Antique Iberia’ — lead organisers: Jamie Wood and Graham Barrett (Lincoln)

9. Funded Book Workshop Grants, 2023

First awarded in 2023, Funded Book Workshop Grants provide support for authors currently writing a second or third monograph to hold a day workshop with six invited readers to discuss a draft manuscript

Funded Book Workshop Grant holders:

  • Jennifer Aston (Northumbria University) for her project: ‘For Wives Alone’: Deserted Wives and Economic Divorce in Nineteenth Century England and Wales
  • Tim Grady (University of Chester) for his project: ‘The Unwelcome Gravediggers’: War, Memory and the Unmaking of British-German Relations

10. Jinty Nelson Teaching Fellowships, 2023-24

First awarded in 2023, Jinty Nelson Teaching Fellowships provide support for historians to trial new approaches in teaching History in UK Higher Education, or to undertake surveys of current aspects of History teaching.

Fellowship holders in the academic year 2023-24:

  • Natalya Cherynshova (Queen Mary, University of London) for her project to translate 20th-century Ukrainian and Belarussian primary source materials for undergraduate teaching.
  • Liesbeth Corens and Jenny Bangham (Queen Mary, University of London) for ‘Histories of Disability Toolkit’.
  • David Geiringer (QMUL) for ‘Placing Migrant Histories Centre Stage’
  • Laura Harrison, Martin Simpson, Rose Wallis, Mark Reeves and Ian Brooks (University of the West of England) to develop a new history course to support teaching in computing and sustainability
  • Amy King (University of Bristol) for ‘The F-Word: Understanding. European Fascism Then and Now’
  • Karen Smyth (University of East Anglia) for ‘Paston Footprints heritage trails’
  • David Stack (University of Reading) for ‘Promoting Wellbeing Through History Teaching’

 

 

Society visits historians at the universities of York and York St John

On Wednesday 13 March, members of the Society’s Council were in York to meet with historians from the universities of York and York St John.

The day brought together teaching staff, researchers and students, along with representatives of the city’s schools, museums, archives and civic trust to consider ‘History Matters’. Panels discussed the communication of history — to students, visitors and the city’s residents — and public perceptions of history with a focus on public history which connects York’s universities to its heritage industry.

‘History Matters’ was followed by a discussion on the role and work of the Royal Historical Society, and how the Society can best respond to the needs of historians, of all kinds, at the regional and national level.

The RHS Visit to York closed with a public lecture, ‘Why History Matters to Medicine. The Case of Face Transplants’, given by Fay Bound Alberti (King’s College London). In the lecture Fay discussed her work on this new area of surgery, and the importance of its historicisation to humanise a procedure whose emotional outcomes are little understood.

We are very grateful to historians at the University of York for hosting the Visit, and to colleagues from York St John, York College, The Borthwick Institute, Bar Convent Museum and York Civic Trust for taking part in ‘History Matters’. A special thanks to Fay Bound Alberti for her extremely powerful lecture on the need for the humanities in medical science.

The Society’s next Visit will be to historians at Brunel University on 23 May. This event will include a public lecture from Corinne Fowler (Leicester) on ‘Country Walks Through Colonial Britain’. The lecture is open to all and booking is now available.

 

Five research projects receive Transactions Workshop Grants

Following its latest call for applications, the Society is very pleased to announce that five research projects will receive funding as part of its Transactions Workshop Grant programme. The grants, of £1000 per project, enable historians to meet to discuss shared research, leading to a publication in Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. Publications from Workshops may take the form of roundtables, short comment pieces, research articles or special sections in the journal.

The five projects awarded Transactions Workshop Grants in June 2023 are:

  • ‘The Myth of Barter. Perspectives from the Global Middle Ages’ — lead organiser: Nick Evans (Leeds)
  • ‘Labour Pains: Mothers and Motherhood on the Left in the Twentieth Century’ — lead organisers: Lyndsey Jenkins (Queen Mary, University of London) and Charlotte Riley (Southampton)
  • ‘Unofficial Diplomats: East Mediterranean Archaeologists and Britain’s Imperial Project’ — lead organiser: Anna Kelley (St Andrews)
  • ‘Game Studies and History’ — lead organiser: Gavin Schwartz-Leeper (Warwick)
  • ‘Collective Reflections on Oral Histories of Pakistan’s Women Constitution Makers’ — lead organisers: Mahnaz Shujrah and Maryam S. Khan (Institute of Development and Economic Solutions, Lahore)

Workshops for each project will take place in 2023, with publications in Transactions to follow from 2024.

Commenting on the latest round of workshop grants, Harshan Kumarasingham and Kate Smith, co-editors of Transactions, said:

We thrilled that after the success of the first Transactions Workshop scheme, this latest call achieved an equal amount of interest. We see the workshop call becoming a fixture each year, to support scholars in developing collaborations and publications. We are delighted with the rigour, curiosity and innovation of the 2023 proposals and are looking forward to seeing how the successful projects develop.

Since the programme’s creation in late 2022, nine projects have received funding. Recipients from the previous round are:

  • ’80 Years of the Bengal Famine (1943): Decolonial Dialogues from the Global South’ — lead organisers: Priyanka Basu and Ananya Jahanara Kabir (King’s College London)
  • ‘Transnational Activism in a Divided World: the Regional within the Global’ — lead organisers: Daniel Laqua (Northumbria) and Thomas Davies (City, University of London)
  • ‘The Future of Our Past: Where is Environmental History Heading?’ — lead organiser: Alexander Hibberts (Durham)
  • ‘Parliamentary Culture in Colonial Contexts, c.1500–c.1700’ — lead organisers: Paul Seaward (History of Parliament Trust), Pauline Kewes (Oxford) and Jim Van der Meulen (Ghent)

For more on the Society’s ‘Transactions Workshop Grants’ programme, please see here.

In addition, the Society’s runs a second workshop scheme, bringing historians together on a wider of academic-related projects. For more on these ‘RHS Workshop Grants’, please see here.

The co-editors of Transactions of the Royal Historical Society welcome submissions from all historians interested in publishing in the journal. Transactions publishes a wide range of content, including research articles, shorter ‘Common Room’ articles, roundtables and Special Sections.

Articles may address research questions, approaches to History, methodologies historiographical debates and the practice of historical research and teaching. The co-editors welcome submissions from historians, of all kinds within and beyond higher education, and at all career stages, including early career historians looking to publish from a first research project.

For more on the journal and how to submit an article, please see here.

 

‘New Histories of Neo-Liberalism’: 13 October 2022

 

Panel Discussion

17.00 BST, Thursday 13 October 2022

Watch the recording of this event

 

Speakers at the event

  • Professor James Vernon (University of California, Berkeley)
  • Professor Muriam Haleh Davis (University of California, Santa Cruz)
  • Professor Gary Gerstle FBA (University of Cambridge)
  • Professor Quinn Slobodian (Wellesley College, Massachusetts)
  • Dr Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite (University College London)

About the event

Historical studies of neo-liberalism are much in evidence. The early 2020s have seen new monographs, edited collections and journal articles — offering us a growing range of perspectives on this subject. ‘New Histories of Neo-Liberalism’ brings together five historians who’ve made significant recent interventions, with reference to diverse geographies, political structures, chronologies and methodologies. In doing so, the panel will identify and explore a prominent, resonant and much debated theme in historical research.

Working in the UK and United States, our panellists are specialists in the histories of Britain, America and North Africa, as well as in global histories of ideas, and the international reach of Western economic and foreign policy.

‘Neo-liberalism’ offers a broad framework for our panellists’ study of modern political, economic and social history. But it’s equally a subject contested and debated on key points of chronology, political alignment and origin, and its value as a category of historical analysis to explain change over time.

Chaired by Professor James Vernon, this event is an opportunity to discuss shared interests and research in context: to explore areas of common ground, difference, and dispute; to assess the reshaping of national and regional stories when viewed from alternative global perspectives; and to consider what insights we might draw — now and for the future — from new histories of neo-liberalism.

About the panellists

Watch the video

RHS Lecture and Events: Full Programme for 2022 >

 

New Workshop Grant programme: 8 projects receive funding, 2022-23

The Society is pleased to announce the 8 recipients of its new programme of Workshop Grants. Each award is for £1000 per workshop, to support the creation and running of a day event on the chosen topic. Workshops bring together historians at all career stages to engage in detail with a shared project, leading to publications, project development, grant applications and networking, among other outcomes.

One set of 4 Workshops will lead to publication of articles in the Society’s journal, Transactions of the Royal Historical Society.

A second set of 4 Workshop Grants support projects with a wider range of potential outcomes: for example, beginning and testing a research idea, pilot work, grant applications, networking, or publishing and communication in other formats.

Both programmes will run again in 2023, with further details announced on the Society’s website in due course.

Transactions Workshops

In summer 2022, Harshan Kumarasingham and Kate Smith — co-editors of the Society’s academic journal, Transactions of the Royal Historical Society — issued a call for funded workshops leading to publication of research in the journal. Four awards have now been made in this category. Recipients will hold their events in 2023 and then work with the journal’s co-editors to develop content for publication in Transactions:

  • ’80 Years of the Bengal Famine (1943): Decolonial Dialogues from the Global South’ — lead organisers: Priyanka Basu and Ananya Jahanara Kabir (King’s College London)
  • ‘Transnational Activism in a Divided World: the Regional within the Global’ — lead organisers: Daniel Laqua (Northumbria) and Thomas Davies (City, University of London)
  • ‘The Future of Our Past: Where is Environmental History Heading?’ — lead organiser: Alexander Hibberts (Durham)
  • ‘Parliamentary Culture in Colonial Contexts, c.1500 – c.1700’ — lead organisers: Paul Seaward (History of Parliament Trust), Pauline Kewes (Oxford) and Jim Van der Meulen (Ghent)

 

As editors of ‘Transactions’, Harshan and I were really pleased to receive so many high quality applications covering a span of different histories and approaches. We are excited to see how the chosen workshops develop and look forward to working with the organisers to further their publication ideas and plans for the journal in 2023.

Kate Smith, Co-Editor, Transactions of the Royal Historical Society

Further details of the Transactions Workshops for 2023-24 will be announced in Spring 2023.

Royal Historical Society (RHS) Workshops

The call for proposals produced a large number of very high quality applications. Wishing to support more of these, the Society has therefore decided to fund a further four Workshops to enable researchers to develop their projects. The following four RHS Workshops will also take place in 2023.

  • ‘Early Modern Error’ — lead organiser: Alice Leonard (Coventry)
  • ‘Women and Plantations: New Directions in Tudor and Stuart Colonial History’ — lead organiser: Lauren Working (York)
  • ‘Beyond the ‘Good’ / ’Bad’ Migrant Dichotomy: ways forward for early modern and contemporary history’ — lead organiser: Kathleen Commons (Sheffield)
  • ‘Unboxing the Family Archive: New Approaches to Intergenerational Collections’ — lead organiser: Imogen Peck (Birmingham)

 

Many congratulation to all eight recipients of the Society’s Workshop awards for 2022-23. The breath and creativity of the applications we received was very striking, and the Society is delighted to make possible these opportunities for historians to meet and discuss their shared research in detail. 

Supporting research and building research networks — between historians at different institutions and careers stages — is a priority for the Royal Historical Society. This year’s applications show clearly the value of such support. We look forward to continuing this new programme in 2023: both to enable publishing in ‘Transactions’ and to enhance knowledge and connections within our research communities.

Emma Griffin, President of the Royal Historical Society

 

Further details of the RHS Workshops for 2023-24 will be announced in Summer 2023.

For more on this new programme, please see the Workshop Grants page of the website.