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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.
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Accessibility The Institute aims to provide a flexible service to meet individual needs. Individual departments including the Wohl Library have available a range of assistive
Find us The Institute of Historical Research is located in Senate House in Bloomsbury, London's academic and publishing quarter.
IHR Café and Common Room The IHR Café serves coffee, teas, soups & sandwiches and our celebrated baked potatoes. Browse newspapers and historical journals in our common room.
Library The IHR Wohl Library has one of the world's greatest collections of open shelf primary works & reference materials.
Centre for the History of People, Place and Community The Centre for the History of People, Place and Community fosters engaged, innovative research into placed histories across all regions and periods.
Digital History Digital is central to everything we do at the IHR. We've a well-established reputation as a creator of digital resources and digital approaches to the past.
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