Still time to register for the final seminar of the term. Online at 5.30pm UK time tomorrow (Wed 3rd Dec). @d-j-frost.bsky.social will be joined by contributors to his & @evansmithhist.bsky.social's new edited collection about the British far left since 1956. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Sad to miss next Weds & last online seminar for Term 1 of @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social at @ihr.bsky.social due to hols 🙁. It's a good one with editors @evansmithhist.bsky.social & @d-j-frost.bsky.social + contributors to their new book. Register now 🎟️ & come along! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Still time to sign up for @garylove.bsky.social's online seminar tomorrow on Researching Conservatism and Christian Democracy in Britain and North-West Europe, 1945-91: comparative and transnational perspectives www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Still time to sign up for our seminar tomorrow, Wed 5th Nov, with Katerina Papakonstantinou, who will be speaking on 'Greek Cypriot Migration to London in the 1960s: Women’s Voices and Experiences' 5.30pm UK time, online and at @ihr.bsky.social. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Looking forward to this! If you missed me at the Women's History Conference it's a welcome chance to discuss the world of activism and collecting digital #archives ✊

Thank you to @katrinanavickas.bsky.social for a brilliant start to our seminar series last night! Next session is 22 Oct, 5.30pm UK time, online/in-person when @dohertyta.bsky.social will speak on The Fragility of Feminist Futures in Digital Collections. Sign up: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

On Weds we welcome @katrinanavickas.bsky.social to IHR @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social seminar Katrina will talk abt "Public space + popular protest in 20thC England: enclosure, resistance + commoning" In-person/hybrid. All welcome, register here! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @ihr.bsky.social

And sign up here for the discussion of In Solidarity and Under Suspicion: The British Far Left from 1956 with Daniel Frost, @evansmithhist.bsky.social and others: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

You can sign up to attend @garylove.bsky.social's online paper here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

New addition to the programme: Katerina Papakonstantinou will be joining us on 5th November to discuss her research on Greek Cypriot Women and migration to London in the 1960s. In-person and online: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Sign up for @dohertyta.bsky.social 's paper here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

You can sign up for Katrina's paper here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Here's the full seminar programme for autumn 2025. Seminars are either hybrid or online only so plenty of opportunities for those not local to London to join us. Please sign up using the links for any papers you'd like to come to. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

This year’s programme for our IHR seminar in Contemporary British History is coming together This side of Xmas we’re excited to welcome @katrinanavickas.bsky.social @garylove.bsky.social @evansmithhist.bsky.social @dohertyta.bsky.social If you’d like to present next spring/summer, drop me a line!

Woo hoo! I'm also going to be revealing some of the research I've been doing this year on the 1980s, unpublished work in progress, to get feedback from you contemporary historians out there.

Excited to give the @royalhistsoc.org's public lecture this December: 'Hunger, Health and Hope: A History of School Meals in Britain' @sheffielduni.bsky.social @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social #histed 📅 Tuesday 10 December, 6pm 🎟️ Free, all welcome. Register here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hunger-hea...

A new academic year is here, and so is our autumn term programme! A thread of our speakers follows. Sign-up links available soon but note dates in diaries now! 📆

We're very much looking forward to having @garylove.bsky.social join us for the @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social seminar on 19 November! Sign-up links for this and the rest of our programme this term coming very soon.

On Tues 8 April at 1pm BST we have an exciting additional seminar on our programme: thanks to funding from the IHR@ Series, we are holding a hybrid event at the University of Wolverhampton and online.

Great to have this additional paper for our Term 2 programme for @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social seminar @ihr.bsky.social . Seminar is hybrid & can be booked via link below. Thanks to co-convenor @gcgosling.bsky.social for idea & planning of this 'out of London' seminar 🙂.

📢 Wowzers 😮! What a line up we have for @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social Term 3. Fab speakers incl: @racheljcollett.bsky.social @nataliethomlinson.bsky.social @lauratisdall.bsky.social Lucy Robinson Lukas Herde + Jennifer Wallis. Join us via link below 👇 www.history.ac.uk/seminars/con...

Ethics in historical research is becoming ever more important. Hear @tomhulme.bsky.social @earner.bsky.social Kate Chatfield, Holly Smith & me tease out some of the challenges on @ihr.bsky.social @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social roundtable. @royalhistsoc.bsky.social. www.history.ac.uk/podcasts/res...

Great piece by @kconnel.bsky.social of @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social on meaning of multiculturalism & how #familyhistory can be utilised effectively to break down barriers between 'us' & 'them' by recognising 'how common it is becoming for immigration to be a central feature of our family trees'.

Term 2 of our @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social seminar series at @ihr.bsky.social kicks off on Weds 22 Jan, 5.30pm at the IHR. ECR Brett Morritt will speak about his PhD research. Click on link to find out more & register. Do come along 🙂. www.history.ac.uk/events/race-...

📢 What a line-up for Term 2 @ihr.bsky.social @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social seminar series. 4 fab papers + 1 roundtable. Take a look at what is on offer & sign up for seminars via link: www.history.ac.uk/seminars/con.... We look forward to welcoming you (Cait, Helen, Pat, Dan, Kieran, George & Ben).

After a fantastic line-up of speakers in term 1, very excited to say that our programme for term 2 is already out! www.history.ac.uk/seminars/con...

All welcome to tomorrow's online seminar with @shahmimaakhtar.bsky.social - just sign up at the link below. 5.30pm UK time. See you there! bsky.app/profile/cont...

All welcome to tomorrow's online seminar with @shahmimaakhtar.bsky.social - just sign up at the link below. 5.30pm UK time. See you there! bsky.app/profile/cont...

Our next seminar features Dr @shahmimaakhtar.bsky.social (Univ of Birmingham), who'll be presenting on her work on Ireland's Worlds Fairs. Join us online, 5.30pm UK time, on Wednesday 4th December. Link to sign up: www.history.ac.uk/events/cead-...

Our next seminar features Dr @shahmimaakhtar.bsky.social (Univ of Birmingham), who'll be presenting on her work on Ireland's Worlds Fairs. Join us online, 5.30pm UK time, on Wednesday 4th December. Link to sign up: www.history.ac.uk/events/cead-...

What a treat to hear about 2 new & timely writings/publications this eve at our @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social seminar at @ihr.bsky.social. @kconnel.bsky.social & Pat Thane spoke so clearly about importance of history in understanding current poverty, welfare & societal issues. #historyalwaysmatters

Many thanks to Laura Brownhill & @hannahelias.bsky.social for starting us off so well this year. Our next seminar is online, Wed 6th Nov, 5.30pm UK time. Pat Thane and Kieran Connell will be discussing their new books in contemporary British history. Book here: www.history.ac.uk/events/new-w...

Many thanks to Laura Brownhill & @hannahelias.bsky.social for starting us off so well this year. Our next seminar is online, Wed 6th Nov, 5.30pm UK time. Pat Thane and Kieran Connell will be discussing their new books in contemporary British history. Book here: www.history.ac.uk/events/new-w...

Come next Wednesday if you can @ihr.bsky.social!

Our next seminar is Wed 23rd October with @hannahelias.bsky.social in person at @ihr.bsky.social. More info and link to register ➡️ www.history.ac.uk/events/polit...

With the evenings drawing in & the 💡 going on earlier this is a perfect time of year to watch @sorchao.bsky.social 's fantastic public lecture for our AHRC network #womensgrassrootsactivism on #craftivism & ICA campaign's for rural electrification in Ireland. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggrN...

Historian interested in law? Legal researcher interested in history? Our free, online workshop Law & History: Introduction to Sources & Approaches is for you! 18 October, amazing speakers, book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/law-and-hi... Hosted by OU Law School legal histories research cluster

You can sign up here to join us online for Laura Brownhill's paper: www.history.ac.uk/events/autis...

Sign up here to join us for @hannahelias.bsky.social's paper! www.history.ac.uk/events/polit...

Our autumn term programme is now live! Please take a look and use the links to sign up to attend: www.history.ac.uk/seminars/con... Further programming note: on 4th December at 5.30pm UK time we will have a paper from Shahmima Akhtar (Birmingham) online. Webpage update to follow!

Our full autumn programme will be available shortly, but a couple of dates in the meantime: On 9th Oct, 5.30pm UK time online, Laura Brownhill (Wolverhampton) will speak on 'Autism, Maladjustment and Special Schools in the Mid-20th Century'. All welcome to join; sign-up link to follow.

Looking forward to sharing new research at the IHR Contemporary British History seminar. Will be explaining some of the history around this photograph taken by Neil Kenlock in 1972, which now resides in the @tate.bsky.social permanent collection. Hope to see you there.

Our full autumn programme will be available shortly, but a couple of dates in the meantime: On 9th Oct, 5.30pm UK time online, Laura Brownhill (Wolverhampton) will speak on 'Autism, Maladjustment and Special Schools in the Mid-20th Century'. All welcome to join; sign-up link to follow.

New article: 'Urban Green Space and the Blitz: Constructing New Parks and Gardens in Post-War Southwark', by Katharine Hersee of @ihr.bsky.social: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1... #skystorians 🗃️ #envhums 📗 #geosky

Like many historians we've made the leap to Bluesky! It's nice to be here. Stay tuned for our autumn programme at @ihr.bsky.social!