Institute of Historical Research

How the IHR is supporting historians at this time

In this period of uncertainty, the IHR looks to support historians, and their research, with a range of digital initiatives - including primary and secondary resources, online events and training.

What we do & why we matter

Our Strategy, 2020-2025

Learn more about our strategy as we embark on the IHR's second century of serving as a national home for historians.

Our Mission

The Institute of Historical Research is the UK's national centre for history. Learn more about our mission, our values and our vision for the future.

Our projects and resources

British History Online

British History Online is a digital library of key printed primary and secondary sources for the history of Britain and Ireland.

Layers of London

Layers of London is a groundbreaking crowd-sourced mapping project that records the rich layers of London's heritage.

Historical Research

Historical Research is the IHR's academic journal. Founded in 1923, it is a leading peer-reviewed journal with an international readership and reputation.

Bibliography of British and Irish History

The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is the most extensive guide available to what's been published on British and Irish history.

Victoria County History

The Victoria County History is one of the world's longest-running research projects, exploring England's rich local history.

IHR Books Series

The IHR publishes a range of book series, including edited collections, experimental short histories and a new set of monographs by early career historians.

Reviews in History

Reviews in History is the IHR's online reviews service. It provides specialist commentaries on the latest historical books, exhibitions and digital resources.

Open Access Publishing

The IHR is committed to developing Open Access (OA) publishing for historians. Titles in a range of IHR series appear as OA from first publication.

Seminars & Events

Seminars, A-Z

We are home to the UK's largest programme of research seminars dedicated to history, with over 70 meeting regularly during the academic year. All welcome, explore the directory.

What's On

Latest events, seminars, workshops, public lectures and training from the Institute of Historical Research

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03 mar

Devoured riches: thinking environmentally about conflict past and future

The post Devoured riches: thinking environmentally about conflict past and future appeared first on On History.

24 feb

The history of a communication problem: conflict between Dutch nature conse…

The post The history of a communication problem: conflict between Dutch nature conservation and agriculture appeared first on On History.

22 feb

A Farm in February – reading the agricultural past in a picture

This blog draws on that research and examines the English farming landscape in the years after the Second World War as drawn by Ronald Lampitt, an artist best k…

18 feb

January acquisitions for the IHR Library: oral histories

In this post, Alex Kither -- the IHR's Graduate Trainee Library Assistant -- discusses some of the latest acquisitions for the Library. Here Alex considers nota…

17 feb

Using climate history to bear witness: North Atlantic environmental history…

In this, the fourth in our series of posts on new histories of the environment, Dr Sharla Chittick discusses her comparative research on the Wabanaki and Hebrid…

10 feb

Bibliography of British and Irish History: February 2021 update adds record…

The 'Bibliography of British and Irish History' (BBIH) is a record of over 627,000 books, articles and essays relating to the British and Irish past, worldwide.…

09 feb

Hydropower & salmon: historical case-studies for modern-day problem solving

In the third part of our ‘Environment & History’ series, PhD researcher Ian Jackson discusses his research into the history of hydropower on the River Derwe…

08 feb

Writing working-class history: explorations in ‘Coal Country’

In this post Dr Ewan Gibbs introduces his new book, 'Coal Country: The Meaning and Memory of Deindustrialization in Postwar Scotland', published by University …

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Research Training

The IHR offers a wide range of training courses for historians at all career stages, from digital research and oral history to archives and publishing.

Study with Us

We offer taught postgraduate courses and M.Phil/PhD programmes supervised by research subject area experts.

What's On

Latest events, seminars, workshops, public lectures and training from the Institute of Historical Research

Fellowships

Our Fellows are an essential part of the IHR's vibrant research community. We offer Junior, Senior and Associate Research Fellowships.

How the IHR is supporting historians at this time