Welcome to the Institute of Historical Research

From March 2020, we've created a guide to freely accessible online resources. We hope this helps researchers who cannot currently visit libraries or archives.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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