It's a new week and another busy Monday morning for the MHR journal. We have a new Spotlight article and a book review to liven up the start of your week.

MHR has the solution for warding off any lingering Monday morning blues with two new reads hot off the press to start your week off.

In our latest Spotlight piece, Thomas Wood looks back at the history of the thirteen popes called Leo preceding the current Pope Leo XIV. Some were good, some were great, some were saints and some are probably best forgotten about... www.midlandshistoricalreview.com/a-brief-hist...

We've updated our guidelines for Book Reviews 📚. Fancy writing a review for us? Be sure to check out our helpful submission guide: www.midlandshistoricalreview.com/submissions-2/

The MHR is running our very first conference on Friday 20 June 2025. The conference will be on the topic of 'Re-viewing' and 're-searching' the past. We are looking for papers from postgrads from the midlands and beyond, all disciplines welcome. Call for paper deadline: 4 April. Please share!

The Midlands Historical Review are always on the look out for academic papers, especially from postgrad students, to publish in our journal. Don't let your research gather dust. Get in touch today at [email protected]