** 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; http://www.berkshirerecordsociety.org.uk

BRISTOL AND GLOUCESTERSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY **

Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society Publications

Enquiries to: Honorary General Secretary; email: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; https://bristolrecordsociety.org/ 

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY **

Buckinghamshire Record Society Publications

Enquiries to: The Honorary Secretary, Buckinghamshire Record Society; tel: 01296 382 587; email: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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; [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; http://esah1852.org.uk

GLOUCESTERSHIRE RECORD SERIES **

Gloucestershire Record Series Publications

Enquiries to: Honorary General Secretary; email: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; https://www.iow.gov.uk/libraries-leisure-and-heritage/record-office-and-archive/

KENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY **

Kent Archaeological Society Publications

Enquiries to: Clive Drew, General Secretary; email: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected];  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: [email protected]; http://www.norfolkrecordsociety.org.uk

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RECORD SOCIETY**

Northamptonshire Record Society Publications

Enquiries to: Dr Graham Lampard, General Secretary, Northamptonshire Record Society, Northamptonshire Record Office, Wootton Hall Park, Northampton. NN4 8BQ; tel. 01604 762297; email: [email protected]; https://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: [email protected]; 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, [email protected]

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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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; [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; https://societe.je/

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: [email protected];      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:  [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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; [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; http://www.yahs.org.uk

 

** 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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; [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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; [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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; [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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; [email protected]

MALONE SOCIETY

Malone Society Publications

Enquiries to: Prof. Lucy Munro, Publicity Officer; email: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; http://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: [email protected]; 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: [email protected]; https://www.westminster-abbey.org/about-the-abbey/library-research/record-series

 

All historians should want their work to be as accessible as possible – and so they ought to support ‘open access’ (i.e. free access to their work posted on the web), wherever possible. The Royal Historical Society has recently launched its own monographic series New Historical Perspectives under Open Access protocols, demonstrating its own institutional commitment to broad access to historical scholarship. Nonetheless, in the present national and international publishing landscape, there are limits to what is possible without sacrificing academic freedom and quality. Peer-review and publication do not come free – there are costs involved in reviewing and editing your work, mounting it on the web, sending it to journals for review and otherwise advertising its publication. Furthermore, authors have for decades enjoyed certain moral rights to have their work properly used, reproduced and attributed.  Not all forms of ‘open access’ respect these rights, nor have their virtues or demerits been subject to systematic scrutiny in recent OA discussions. What follows is a very rough guide to a complicated and ever-changing landscape.  In the British context recent (spring 2018) policy developments around the Research Excellence Framework and Open Access have rendered an already complex situation potentially even moreso: you can find commentary from the Royal Historical Society on some specific challenges arising here, and for a more extended analysis, the recent (May 2018) statement from the British Academy is well worth reading too.

Manuscripts

You have the right to do whatever you want with your own manuscripts (drafts of papers, conference presentations, etc.), so long as you’re not using content that belongs to other people (e.g. images, music, major portions of copyright works).   Why not post them on your own website or a site such as academia.edu?  But you will need to consider what rights over your own content you wish to give to others.  You’ll need to indicate the terms on which you are posting. If you say ‘all rights reserved’, then you are of course permitting others to read your work, but not to use it in any other way.  If you are happy for others to use your work – for example, to copy and distribute it – Creative Commons has designed a range of licences that you can use to indicate exactly what uses you are happy to permit (see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/). The most popular of these licences among humanities scholars tends to be CC  BY-NC ND. This allows others to copy your work in full and distribute it intact, but not to alter it or to combine it with their other work in ways that make it difficult to distinguish yours from theirs, and not to make use of it commercially. Just add the relevant CC logo to your paper when you upload it to show under what terms you are making it available.

Dissertations

This is a particularly vexing subject.  Most universities are now developing institutional policies for dissertations produced by their own students, but these vary widely.  All universities require you to deposit your dissertation in their libraries (or, increasingly, their online repositories), but many offer ‘embargoes’ that prevent others from accessing your work without your permission for a period of 2-6 years or longer. This is because, in our discipline, dissertations do not (as they often do in the sciences) bring together work that has been published elsewhere in article form, and they are often seen only as rough drafts for a book that will eventually be published.  It’s not clear whether the availability of your dissertation will interfere with your ability to publish a book based on it. So the embargo gives you some control over the dissemination of your work until it is published. The American Historical Association encourages universities to permit embargoes of up to 6 years (see https://www.historians.org/resource/statement-on-policies-regarding-the-option-to-embargo-completed-history-phd-dissertations/). You should find out for yourself what is your own institution’s policy.

Journal articles

This is the area where open access has extended furthest (reflecting the centrality of the journal article in the sciences, where the open access movement began, and upon which many policies are based). Funding bodies are now often mandating open access – that is, if they pay for your research, and you publish it in the form of a journal article, you must make it open access according to certain prescribed conditions. So your approach to your own journal articles will depend on who (if anyone) has paid for you to do your research. The RHS has prepared information sheets explaining the open-access conditions for those funded by the research councils (e.g. AHRC, ESRC) – which are particularly stringent – and those employed on teaching and research contracts by universities who are eligible for submission to the REF.  A good general rule of thumb – you don’t need to pay an ‘Article Processing Charge’ (APC) or any other publication fee in order to ensure ‘open access’ for your article. Any publisher that insists on payment without offering free open-access options merits the closest scrutiny.

Books

There are at present no mandates from any UK funders of historical research (except for the Wellcome Trust who fund research in the history of medicine) requiring open access for work published in book form, including chapters in collections of essays.  (Some mandates refer to ‘conference proceedings’, but this refers to journal-like forms of publication common in the sciences and does not cover collections of essays published as books, even if they derive from conferences.)  Because publication of books is a good deal more expensive than publication of articles, there are formidable barriers to providing open access for books in ways that do not discriminate against un- or under-funded historians (i.e. most of us!).  However, the recent policy developments described above, and in particular the likely requirement that ‘a proportion’ of long-form (i.e. book-length) research be published in Open Access form to be eligible for the REF exercise of 2027, is (potentially) a major change in practice, with clear implications for Early Career Historians. The Royal Historical Society is closely involved in this important transition, and is happy to provide informal advice to colleagues with specific enquiries, even if the current uncertainty of some important policy outcomes makes hard-and-fast recommendations extremely difficult at this stage.

 

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is the current evaluation system for assessing research in UK Higher Education institutions (HEIs). It was first conducted in 2014 and again in 2021. The REF is undertaken by a dedicated team on behalf of, and reporting to, the four UK higher education funding bodies: Research England, the Scottish Funding Council, the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, and the Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland.

REF outcomes inform the allocation of around £2bn of block-grant research funding to HEIs each year.

The last REF took place in 2021 (with outcomes published in May 2022). For REF2021, History was one of 34 ‘Units of Assessment’. The next REF was originally intended to take place in 2028. Following an announcement in December 2023, this date has now been put back to 2029. Planning for REF 2029 is now underway. Interpreting, commenting on, and communicating the remit and structure of REF 2029 is a central focus of the Royal Historical Society’s Research Policy Committee in the months to come.

This page provides further information on current planning for the next assessment, REF 2029. In addition, it summarises the Society’s responses to consultations and guides for historians on behalf of the discipline.

The structure of the remainder of this page is broadly chronological as next stages of REF2029 are opened up for discussion or are announced. Not all REF developments since 2023 are listed here; for this we recommend REF2029’s own timetable and website. Further information will be added as planning progresses and further information becomes available.

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About REF2029

In June 2023, the REF team announced its high-level design for this next exercise. This included important changes to the model employed for REF2021. Principal among these changes are:

1. Composition of those included in a Unit of Assessment

REF 2029 will break the identification of research outputs with individual researchers submitted to the exercise within their Units of Research. Instead a so-called volume measure of all researchers and research-enabling staff with significant responsibility for research will be calculated as the average FTE within the Unit for eligible staff, taken at two census dates. Units will be required to submit 2.5x outputs for every 1.0 FTE of volume-contributing staff. There will be no minimum or maximum contribution from any individual within the Unit.

2. Redesign and re-weighting of the elements of assessment, as follows

• People, Culture and Environment (25% weighting), replacing the environment element of REF 2014 and 2021, and will be expanded to include an assessment of research culture.
• Contribution to knowledge and understanding (50% weighting), broadening the ‘outputs’ element of REF 2014 and 2021. Assessment will continue to be largely based on submitted outputs, but at least 10% of the profile will be based on evidence of broader contributions to discipline.
• Engagement and impact (25% weighting), replacing the ‘impact’ elements of REF 2014 and 2021, and combining both impact case studies and an accompanying statement on engagement activity beyond case studies.

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Planning for REF 2029: responding to the Future Research Assessment Programme (FRAP, October 2023)

In June 2023, the REF team invited responses to its high-level design for the next assessment exercise. This design and review phase is the Future Research Assessment Programme, known as FRAP. Responses were invited to specific questions on aspects of the design, while noting that many aspects of REF 2029 (including those set out above) were not open for discussion. The June 2023 call for responses to FRAP is available here.

In October 2023, the Royal Historical Society issued its response which is available in full here. This response includes commentaries from, and is supported by, the Institute of Historical Research, the Economic History Society and the Past & Present Society. The RHS response also follows discussions with other UK historical organisations and learned societies.

 

 

In addition to the full response, the Society has produced an overview and commentary (‘Preparing for REF 2029’ available on the RHS blog) on the high-level design for REF 2029. This overview is co-written by Professor Jonathan Morris (RHS Vice-President for Research, to November 2023) and Professor Barbara Bombi (RHS Secretary for Research, from November 2023) who were responsible for the Society’s response to the FRAP consultation.

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Initial update on the outcomes from the consultation (December 2023)

On 7 December the REF team issued a first update on its decisions after the Summer 2023 consultation exercise. In addition to postponing the date of the next REF to 2029, this update noted the following:

• HESA data will be used to determine Volume Measure in the manner set out in the recent consultation exercise
• breaking the link between individual staff member and unit submission, including removing minimum and maximum outputs submitted by specific individuals, will go ahead.
• further guidance will be issued on the ‘demonstrable and substantive link’ between an eligible output and the submitting institution within the REF period.
• outputs sole-authored by PGR students, including PhD theses, will not be eligible for submission, nor will those produced by individuals employed on contracts with no research-related expectations. 
• the overall Unit of Assessment structure for REF 2029 will remain unchanged from REF 2021. 
• the minimum number of Impact Case Studies that an institution can submit per disciplinary submission will be reduced to one, with the removal of the 2* quality threshold. 

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Consultation on Open Access requirements for REF2029 (March 2024)

On 18 March 2024, the four UK higher education funding bodies opened a consultation concerning the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029 Open Access Policy. The purpose of the REF 2029 Open Access Policy is to outline open access requirements for the exercise.

This consultation outlines the proposed Open Access policy for REF 2029. The ‘policy aims to embed progress in the sector for open access submission for journal publications. It also introduces an open access requirement for longform publications’. The consultation seeks ‘to gather a deeper understanding of sector perspectives on key issues and impacts in relation to our policy proposals.’

On 12 June 2024, the Society submitted its response to the consultation on Open Access mandates: available here.

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Early decisions made on REF2029 Open Access Policy (August 2024)

On 14 August 2024 it was announced that, following consultation, there would be no change to the existing Open Access Policy for REF2029. This means the proposed extension of OA requirements to take in books will not apply in 2029. In the words of the REF statement:

Open access for longform outputs remains a key area of policy interest for the funding bodies but in response to sector concerns, and in recognition of the broad set of challenges currently facing the sector, there will be no longform open access mandate for REF 2029.’ 

An open access requirement for submission of longform outputs will be in place for the next assessment exercise, with implementation from 1 January 2029.

The August 2024 statement also noted that the final terms and conditions for OA compliance, for journal articles and conference proceedings, would be communicated by 1 January 2026.

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People, Culture and Environment (PCE) Indicators Survey (June 2024)

On 24 June 2024 REF opened a survey as part of its work to develop indicators to be used for the assessment of the People, Culture and Environment (PCE) element of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029.

The Society did not submit a response to this survey (which closed on 13 September). A response was submitted and published by the British Academy and is available here.

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PCE Pilot, includes History as a case study (December 2024)

2025 will see work on developing the People, Culture and Environment (PCE) element of REF2029. A PCE pilot project will assess the feasibility of selected indicators of a department’s research culture, broadly defined. On 4 December REF defined this work in the following terms.

The pilot project combines responses and reviews by 40 UK higher education institutions and 8 subject panels. History is one of the subjects included as a subject panel. The membership of the History PCE panel was released on 5 December 2024. The panel includes two serving and one former member of the Royal Historical Society’s governing Council.

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Release of the final REF2029 OA Policy (December 2024)

On 11 December 2024, REF published its final statement on Open Access for the 2029 exercise.

As stated in August, books / longform publications will not be included in REF2029. Other headline changes include: a reduction of the embargo period for journal articles (in Main Panels C and D, including History), from 24 to 12 months, and a putting back of the implementation date for the new OA elements for REF2029 from 1 January 2025 to 1 January 2026.

 

The Society has published an overview of the statement, which also links to the full document released by REF. The release also includes REF’s summary of the OA consultation in summer 2024.

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Calls for chairs, deputy chairs, and members of subject-level sub-panels (December 2024)

On 16 December 2024, REF issued a call for applications to join the subject level sub-panels. These panels (including History, Unit of Assessment, 28) will be responsible for the criteria of assessment (2025-26) and the work of assessing submissions (2026-30) by subject for REF2029.

Applications for chairs and deputy chairs close on 6 February 2025. Applications for panel membership close on 28 April 2025.

The chairs of the Main Panels were also announced in December, including that for Main Panel D (in which History sits).

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Royal Historical Society responds to the REF call for panel members (February 2025)

On 13 February 2025, the Society issued a statement on REF’s new approach to panel membership for 2029. While welcoming the bid for greater diversity, we are concerned about how an open call will work in practice, to ensure the depth and breadth of expertise required of the History sub-panel, and how the stark inequalities across the sector will limit opportunities for those seeking panel membership.

 

 

On 7 March the Society also held an information event on becoming a member of the History panel. This followed a general Research England session on sub-panel member, applicable for all subjects, for which a recording is available here.

Key points from the event, relating to becoming a sub-panel member, are summarised in the following blog post: ‘Becoming a member of History Sub-Panel for REF2029: An Introduction and Guide’.

 

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REF appoints Chair and Deputy Chair for the History sub-panel (May and June 2025)

In May and June 2025, REF announced chairs and deputies of the 34 subject panels for REF2029. The Chair for History (sub-panel 28) is Professor Jonathan Morris (University of Hertfordshire). In June 2025 Professor Claire Langhamer (Institute of Historical Research, University of London) was announced as the Deputy Chair for History.

Jonathan is Professor of History and Director of Research Culture and Environment at the University of Hertfordshire. A member of the REF2021 History sub-panel, Jonathan is a former Vice-President (Research) for the Royal Historical Society (2018-23). Claire is Director of the Institute of Historical Research in the School of Advanced Study, University of London, and also served on the History sub-panel for REF2021.

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REF announces members of the History sub-panel (September 2025)

 

 

Membership of the History Sub-Panel for REF2029 was announced by Research England on Thursday 4 September. Further details are available here.

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We hope you find this page useful. If you have comments, or proposals for this page as a resource to support historians ahead of REF2029, please contact the Society’s Director: [email protected].