On 26 May @ihr.bsky.social is hosting a special panel discussion to celebrate the publication of the 200th volume in the @manchesterup.bsky.social series ‘Studies in Imperialism’. Register below to join us either in person or online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

On 26 May @ihr.bsky.social is hosting a special panel discussion to celebrate the publication of the 200th volume in the @manchesterup.bsky.social series ‘Studies in Imperialism’. Register below to join us either in person or online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

In an era that has seen a shift from soft to hard power, how should middle-ranking powers like the UK & Canada approach international aid? In a new policy paper for us, Ezra Karmel and Georgina Sinclair draw on history for some answers. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

On 26 May @ihr.bsky.social is hosting a special panel discussion to celebrate the publication of the 200th volume in the @manchesterup.bsky.social series ‘Studies in Imperialism’. Register below to join us either in person or online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

On 26 May @ihr.bsky.social is hosting a special panel discussion to celebrate the publication of the 200th volume in the @manchesterup.bsky.social series ‘Studies in Imperialism’. Register below to join us either in person or online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

In an era that has seen a shift from soft to hard power, how should middle-ranking powers like the UK & Canada approach international aid? In a new policy paper for us, Ezra Karmel and Georgina Sinclair draw on history for some answers. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

In a an era that has seen a shift from soft to hard power, how should middle-ranking powers like the UK & Canada approach international aid? In a new policy paper for us, Ezra Karmel and Georgina Sinclair draw on history for some answers. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

In a an era that has seen a shift from soft to hard power, how should middle-ranking powers like the UK & Canada approach international aid? In a new policy paper for us, Ezra Karmel and Georgina Sinclair draw on history for some answers. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

To what extent should food security be a concern of the British government? A new policy paper by Professor John Martin suggests we could learn lessons from the country’s experience in the Second World War. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

To what extent should food security be a concern of the British government? A new policy paper by Professor John Martin suggests we could learn lessons from the country’s experience in the Second World War. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

There’s an obituary in the Telegraph today of the career diplomat, Peter Unwin. The section on his time as Commonwealth secretary-general won’t surprise anyone who’s followed the organisation’s recent history.

On the pioneering post-war survey of teenagers and young adults in Birmingham, funded by the Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust in 1950 archive.org/details/b327... Hope the new wave of strategic plans for England will commission similar. @oneplacestudies.bsky.social @historyandpolicy.bsky.social

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Both in-person and online booking are available for this special @ihr.bsky.social event in Senate House at 2.00pm BST on Wednesday 29 April marking the 100th anniversary of the General Strike. Register here: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Both in-person and online booking are available for this special @ihr.bsky.social event in Senate House at 2.00pm BST on Wednesday 29 April marking the 100th anniversary of the General Strike. Register here: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

We’re open to submissions at GeoPrism. GeoPrism is an independent platform focused on thoughtful, evidence-based analysis of geopolitics and international relations. We’re keen to work with new contributors who'd like to contribute articles to our growing platform. geoprism.co.uk/write-for-ge...

To mark the 100th anniversary of the General Strike we have a special event planned @ihr.bsky.social on Weds 29 April. Prof Jonathan Schneer will be discussing his new book on the strike alongside Paul Novak, Jon Cruddas, Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite & Jim Moher. www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

A launch event this evening for Brooke Newman’s The Crown’s Silence which has been generating some headlines in the press over the last few days. In the chair was Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy.

To mark the 100th anniversary of the General Strike we have a special event planned @ihr.bsky.social on Weds 29 April. Prof Jonathan Schneer will be discussing his new book on the strike alongside Paul Novak, Jon Cruddas, Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite & Jim Moher. www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

To mark the 100th anniversary of the General Strike we have a special event planned @ihr.bsky.social on Weds 29 April. Prof Jonathan Schneer will be discussing his new book on the strike alongside Paul Novak, Jon Cruddas, Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite & Jim Moher. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

To mark the 100th anniversary of the General Strike we have a special event planned @ihr.bsky.social on Weds 29 April. Prof Jonathan Schneer will be discussing his new book on the strike alongside Paul Novak, Jon Cruddas, Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite & Jim Moher. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Generations of historians whose lives were touched by his kindness, generosity and pioneering scholarship including representatives from @ihr.bsky.social and @royalhistsoc.org are gathered together at King’s College London this afternoon to pay tribute to the late Professor Peter Marshall.

There was a full house in the Chancellor’s Hall last week for an @ihr.bsky.social panel discussion to mark the publication of The Modern British City, 1945-2000, with Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite, Peter Mandler, Owen Hatherley, Erika Hanna, Simon Gunn, Philip Murphy (chair) & Otto Saumarez Smith.

Last chance to book for this special in-person event @ihr.bsky.social tomorrow discussing the record and legacy of the first Labour Government of 1924. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Delighted to welcome Erkki Tuomioja, former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, and his colleagues from Historians Without Borders to @ihr.bsky.social this afternoon to discuss collaboration with their network of scholars.

Still time to book for tomorrow’s special event @ihr.bsky.social in partnership with Historians without Borders and the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy. And we’re delighted to announce that the Rt Hon Baroness Catherine Ashton will be joining the panel. historianswithoutborders.fi/en/tapahtuma...

Iran is facing its largest protests in decades, with economic hardship, political repression, and dissatisfaction with the regime driving unrest. As unrest grows, what does Iran's future look like? Read the full article here: geoprism.co.uk/2026/01/12/w... #Iran #Iranprotests #Geopolitics

Still time to book for this special event on Thurs @ihr.bsky.social in partnership with Historians without Borders and the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy. And we’re delighted to announce that the Rt Hon Baroness Catherine Ashton will be joining the panel. historianswithoutborders.fi/en/tapahtuma...

Still time to book for this special event on Thursday afternoon in partnership with Historians without Borders and the ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy. And we’re delighted to announce that the Rt Hon Baroness Catherine Ashton will be joining the panel. historianswithoutborders.fi/en/tapahtuma...

Still time to book for this special event on Thursday afternoon in partnership with Historians without Borders and the ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy. And we’re delighted to announce that the Rt Hon Baroness Catherine Ashton will be joining the panel. historianswithoutborders.fi/en/tapahtuma...

Still time to book for this special in-person event @ihr.bsky.social on 20 January discussing the record and legacy of the first Labour Government of 1924. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Still time to book for this special in-person event @ihr.bsky.social on 20 January discussing the record and legacy of the first Labour Government of 1924. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Still time to book for this special in-person event @ihr.bsky.social on 20 January discussing the record and legacy of the first Labour Government of 1924. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

The Daily Telegraph this morning. One of those ‘newly revealed documents’ (the one beginning ‘Just as the British…’) was actually published in the series Documents on Irish Foreign Policy in 2004. The editors must sometimes wonder why they bother.

Hi, #history friends and colleagues! An honour to be one of the speakers at the upcoming 'Narratives of Power' public event, Thurs 15 Jan at @ihr.bsky.social. Free tickets (below), see you there! cc @historyandpolicy.bsky.social

See registration details below for a special event on 15 January organised by ‘Historians Without Borders’ and hosted by @ihr.bsky.social. historianswithoutborders.fi/en/tapahtuma...

See registration details below for a special event on 15 January organised by ‘Historians Without Borders’ and hosted by @ihr.bsky.social. historianswithoutborders.fi/en/tapahtuma...

The tragic shootings at Bondi Beach and Brown University have put questions of gun control back in the spotlight. As @Cathfletcher.bsky.social notes, the long history of these debates suggests that cultural attitudes to firearms are deeply embedded. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...

The tragic shootings at Bondi Beach and Brown University have put questions of gun control back in the spotlight. As @Cathfletcher.bsky.social notes, the long history of these debates suggests that cultural attitudes to firearms are deeply embedded. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...

The tragic shootings at Bondi Beach and Brown University have put questions of gun control back in the spotlight. As @Cathfletcher.bsky.social notes, the long history of these debates suggests that cultural attitudes to firearms are deeply embedded. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...

Following the tragic shootings at Bondi Beach and Brown University this weekend, I wrote about the long history of debates on gun control for @historyandpolicy.bsky.social

Interested in connections between #history & #CreativeWriting / #poetry? @ihr.bsky.social is seeking a Creative Practitioner in Residence for 2026. £1000 monthly stipend, opportunities for collaboration & developing projects. Happy to have a chat! Please share: www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...

In the wake of Wes Streeting’s announcement of a review of mental health ‘over-diagnosis’ we have published this new policy paper by Prof Lucy Delap arguing that the government’s priority should be to address the historic stigma against sick & disabled people. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

In the wake of Wes Streeting’s announcement of a review of mental health ‘over-diagnosis’ we have published this new policy paper by Prof Lucy Delap arguing that the government’s priority should be to address the historic stigma against sick & disabled people. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

In the wake of Wes Streeting’s announcement of a review of mental health ‘over-diagnosis’ we have published this new policy paper by Prof Lucy Delap arguing that the government’s priority should be to address the historic stigma against sick & disabled people. historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

📚✍ Please do read what I wrote on OVfM and its predecessors for the excellent @historyandpolicy.bsky.social: historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper...

The Sir Michael Howard Centre for the History of War Annual Lecture 2025 @warstudieskcl.bsky.social this evening was delivered by Dr Halik Kochanski, author of Resistance: The Underground War in Europe, 1939–1945.

Just completed an excellent two-day conference comparing British and Dutch approaches to applied history in government in partnership with a team from Radboud University and with the University of Essex, the first day at @ihr.bsky.social & the second here on Essex’s Colchester campus.

The organisers of a recent witness seminar @ihr.bsky.social on Conservatism and Unionism reflect in this new opinion article on the tensions that emerged in the final third of the twentieth century and their implications for the present. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...

The organisers of a recent witness seminar @ihr.bsky.social on Conservatism and Unionism reflect in this new opinion article on the tensions that emerged in the final third of the twentieth century and their implications for the present. historyandpolicy.org/opinion-arti...