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History Day 2023

This year 64 organisations joined us to celebrate and explore library, museum, archive and history collections from across the UK and beyond.

The title pages of Shakespeare's First Folio

08 nov

Celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare's First Folio

The School of Advanced Study and Senate House Library have announced an exciting programme of activities to mark the 400th anniversary of the First Folio.

13 oct

Join the IHR Trust

Are you someone who values the importance of history in our society and wishes to be part of building its future? The consider joining the IHR Trust.

11 oct

History and Archives in Practice (HAP2024)

The theme for HAP24 is ‘Historical Legacies: collecting history, historical collections and community voices’.

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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.

The Windrush Scandal in a Transnational and Commonwealth Context

This research project seeks, for the first time, to produce a scholarly examination of the so-called ‘Windrush Scandal’ within a fully transnational framework.

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.

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22 nov

Place-based public history in the Highlands and Islands

Juliette Desportes has recently finished a collaborative internship between the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community and the University o…

16 nov

Henry VIII and the IHR Library

This blog post was written by Sophia Benko, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at the IHR Wohl Library. While librarians always live in fear of fire destroying …

16 nov

Kings and Witches: exploring the sources of Macbeth in the IHR Library

This blog was written by Michael Townsend, Collections and Metadata Librarian at the IHR Wohl Library. While Macbeth is familiar to many, being one of…

15 nov

First Impressions of the IHR Wohl Library

This blog was written in October by Sophia Benko, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at the IHR Wohl Library. To celebrate having worked at the IHR library for …

13 nov

Gender and Bathing in Antiquity

This blog was written by Dr Giacomo Savani, an expert in Roman baths and ancient senses, and a recent intern looking at gender histories in the Bibliography of …

09 nov

Bibliography of British and Irish History: October 2023 update

What’s new in BBIH?   The October 2023 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds 4,091 new publications. The new update includes books, …

09 nov

The Bloomsbury | IHR Inclusive Histories Initiative 2023 Award

Bloomsbury Academic and the IHR host an Inclusive Histories partnership, that seeks to improve the publishing opportunities available for ea…

08 nov

VCH Outstanding Contribution Awards 2023

Earlier this year we were delighted to make our second annual round of VCH Outstanding Contribution Awards, nominated by the VCH community. We would like to tha…

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History Day 2023

Celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare's First Folio

Join the IHR Trust

History and Archives in Practice (HAP2024)

What we do & why we matter

Our Strategy, 2020-2025

Our Mission

Our projects and resources

British History Online

Layers of London

Historical Research

Bibliography of British and Irish History

Victoria County History

The Windrush Scandal in a Transnational and Commonwealth Context

Reviews in History

Open Access Publishing

Search the IHR Wohl Library Catalogue

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Place-based public history in the Highlands and Islands

Henry VIII and the IHR Library

Kings and Witches: exploring the sources of Macbeth in the IHR Library

First Impressions of the IHR Wohl Library

Gender and Bathing in Antiquity

Bibliography of British and Irish History: October 2023 update

The Bloomsbury | IHR Inclusive Histories Initiative 2023 Award

VCH Outstanding Contribution Awards 2023