A truly remarkable and inspiring selection of articles and monographs in this year's @royalhistsoc.org ‘Early Career Article’ and ‘First Book’ prizes. Congratulations to the authors!

The Society is pleased to publish today the Shortlist of its 2026 Early Career Article Prize: bit.ly/4wEuVoW This year's list includes eight articles published in 2025 and follows an open call for submissions. Our two winners for this prize will be announced in July #Skystorians 1/2

Release of the 2026 Early Career Article Prize Shortlist follows that, yesterday, for the Society's First Book Prize: bit.ly/4dARJO1 Final winners for both prizes will be announced in July. Congratulations to all 16 shortlisted authors, 2/2

Dando las últimas puntadas a "Del archivo al público: una novela gráfica como catalizador del intercambio de conocimientos" que consiste en la adaptación en viñetas de la investigación de Jesús Sanjurjo (Strathclyde University 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿) y Yaimara Izaguirre (Universidad de la Habana🇨🇺).

‘The morning they arrested the pardo Candelario Villafaña, the city of Santiago was still in shock.’

Arriving into Coventry for tomorrow’s Council meeting of the @royalhistsoc.org at @warwickuni.bsky.social Nothing like a 5-hour train journey to mark dissertations and essays…

On protecting what matters. @ihr.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @histassoc.bsky.social History UK www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

A reminder that our new funding programme for Fellows & Associate Fellows of the Society resident outside the UK & Ireland closes a week on Friday bit.ly/3PtDQZu Grants support research in UK/Irish archives for international historians. Deadline 8 May to allow research from summer 2026 #Skystorians

'Protecting what matters': a new government policy paper identifies history as central to social cohesion. At the same time, history teaching and research, in our schools and universities, is at risk as never before. To ensure cohesion, we must protect what matters: bit.ly/3QyZQCO #skystorians

We are delighted to be taking part in today's Festival of Social History, organised by @socialhistsoc.bsky.social in its 50th year, at Senate House, University of London. If you're attending, please do come and say hello and pick up a badge or three #Skystorians

On Thursday 16 April, the Royal Historical Society co-hosted the annual ‘History and Archives Practice’ (HAP) conference.

Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting my team’s research at the 2026 ‘History and Archives in Practice’ Conference at The University of Sheffield. #HAP26

Our great thanks to Professor Charles West for his excellent Society lecture yesterday evening: ‘”Alike in Appearance but not in Scope”: Queens and the Making of Medieval Europe’ bit.ly/4tluezd The recording of Charles's lecture will be available shortly. @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social #Skystorians

Really looking forward to *finally* sharing with colleagues the draft of an article I’ve been working on with Yaimara Izaguirre for some time. I hope to see many friends and colleagues this coming Wednesday (5 November) at 4 pm at UoG, to hear your thoughts! www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

These readings and guides have now been added to the Society's rolling bibliography of content relating to 'AI, History and Historians' which is available here: bit.ly/474SOLE 2/2 #Skystorians

Earlier this week, the Society hosted a symposium in Edinburgh bringing together 25 historians and current history students to discuss Artificial Intelligence in history teaching in higher education: bit.ly/3IBe5Dv We also invited attendees to propose guides of particular use for historians 1/2

This week the Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, announced the return of maintenance grants for students in greatest need. In a new blog post, RHS President Lucy Noakes considers the state of access to history and the humanities in UK HE bit.ly/3KP5WMe #Skystorians @artsandhums.bsky.social

Fellows of the Society are recognised for their contribution to historical understanding and knowledge. We welcome invitations to join the Fellowship at any time from historians working in Higher Education and other sectors, as well as independent researchers bit.ly/4iOu51g #Skystorians

La extraordinaria periodista, y gran amiga, @patriciasimon.bsky.social nos cuentan en su último libro, lo que pasa cuando miras de frente al abismo. elpais.com/planeta-futu...

Many thanks to Karin Friedtich, Jackson Armstrong, and all the other colleagues at Aberdeen for making this event a success.

The Society's 2025 events programme continues this autumn with lectures, October-December, by Tim Grady, Daniel Finkelstein, Jane Ohlmeyer and Heather Ellis. Further details and booking for each of these lectures is now available bit.ly/4mobBGe. Events are public and all are welcome #Skystorians

Our great thanks to Matthew J. Smith who gave our public lecture yesterday evening at the University of Aberdeen. Matthew's lecture, which explored new digital histories of Caribbean families and kinship networks, is part of the Society's visit to historians at Aberdeen bit.ly/4miT3aB #Skystorians

Day 1 of the visit (Weds 17th) concludes with a guest lecture, at 5.30pm, at the Linklater Rooms, University of Aberdeen, by Prof. Matthew J. Smith (UCL), Director of the Centre for the Legacies of British Slavery. Places to attend in person are available and all welcome bit.ly/3IjbMVj 2/2

Heading back to Glasgow after two busy days at the University of Aberdeen, where hosted a brilliant @royalhistsoc.org visit to the outstanding historians working here.

Time is running out! ⏳🚨 If you are a Fellow of the @royalhistsoc.org, make sure your voice is heard and VOTE in the Council Elections!

This week we invited applications for a new job at the Society: Events and Academic Engagement Officer (0.6 FTE) bit.ly/3V8q5PC The post-holder will join our professional Office to help us support history and historians. £36,433 pro rata. Closing date: Sunday 5 October #Skystorians

This Wednesday we are visiting historians at the University of Aberdeen. The visit includes a public lecture, 5.30pm on 17 Sept, given by our guest speaker, Matthew J Smith (Director of the Centre for the Legacies of British Slavery, UCL) bit.ly/3IjbMVj. All in the region are v. welcome to attend.

The prospect of removing one of the last physical borders in continental Europe, which separates #Gibraltar and #Spain, known as ‘La Verja’ (the Fence), offers an exceptional opportunity for a bold renewal of Spain(+EU)—UK relations.

We look forward to publication, on Thursday, of the next in the Society's New Historical Perspectives book series: 'Waterscapes: Reservoirs, Environment and Identity in Modern England and Wales' by Andrew McTominey bit.ly/4lIwoE8 Available free Open Access and paperback print from 28 August 1/2

Join us, at 6.30pm on Friday 12 September, for our next RHS Lecture: Professor Yasmin Khan on 'Mars and Britannia: the British Imperial Way of Warfare' bit.ly/3Hv2jK8 Booking for in-person and online attendance is now open. All are very welcome #Skystorians

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The prospect of removing one of the last physical borders in continental Europe, which separates #Gibraltar and #Spain, known as ‘La Verja’ (the Fence), offers an exceptional opportunity for a bold renewal of Spain(+EU)—UK relations.

Este próximo mes de septiembre, se viene un nuevo libro. Escrito a cuatro manos con Lisa Surwillo.

Are you an early-career humanities and social sciences researcher seeking a permanent academic role? Our Postdoctoral Fellowships can support you in strengthening your research profile and gaining teaching experience in a university setting. Apply now: buff.ly/McS8lRk

The @royalhistsoc.org needs a diversity of voices and experiences, and it offers a platform where those voices can be heard and make a difference. Apply now to become a Council Member! blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/07/23/e...

First draft complete! “Slavery’s Long Goodbye: Capitalism, Nationalism and Christianity in the Age of British Emancipation”. All 140,000 words of it. Rather more than the Press is bargaining on.

happy (Berlin) pride! 🌈

The @royalhistsoc.org needs a diversity of voices and experiences, and it offers a platform where those voices can be heard and make a difference. Apply now to become a Council Member! blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/07/23/e...

We're very pleased to be exhibiting this week at the Congress of the International Council for Central and East European Studies at UCL #iccees2025. We look forward to meeting the many delegates who work as historians. Visit our stand to pick up a details about the Society, and a badge #Skystorians

I was lucky enough to hear these appreciations of Jinty's articles at King's. I remember her once talking about how some people write articles, others give lecture sets, others write monographs. She loved the article form, as is demonstrated by those chosen from an enormous range over a huge period.

'Jinty Nelson in Thirteen Articles', edited by Alice Rio bit.ly/46WkC5j New in 'Transactions', a special essay celebrating the work of medieval historian Jinty Nelson (1942-2024). Thirteen historians choose articles (1977-2016) that have had a lasting impression on their own careers #Skystorians

Many congratulations to all recognised in this year's elections @britishacademy.bsky.social for their contribution to the arts, humanities & social sciences. It's very welcome to see so many historians celebrated for their work, including Mark Knights who is a current member of the RHS Council.

We are very pleased to welcome today 233 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members who join the Society after their election at the latest meeting of the Society's Council bit.ly/3GQAQSW They join the Society's 6500 members who practice and promote history in 72 countries 1/2

How do history undergraduates routinely use generative AI in the classroom? In a new post on the RHS blog, David Clayton, Henrice Altink & Esther Wilson review their recent project: 'Piloting the responsible and effective use of generative AI in undergraduate History Teaching' bit.ly/40loJUG 1/2

New in the Society's journal 'Transactions': special section exploring 'Parliamentary Culture and Indigenous Traditions of Assembly in the Americas and South and East Asia, c.1500–1700' bit.ly/4ePPmqw Edited by @paulinakewes.bsky.social, Jim van der Meulen & Paul Seaward. Available OA #Skystorians

Professor Susan J Smith @sjs1869.bsky.social has been elected as the thirty second President of The British Academy, succeeding Professor Dame Julia Black FBA after a four-year term www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/profess...

Applications to join the Society, as a Fellow or Member, are welcome at any time. We offer a range of membership options and benefits for researchers and those working to promote history. Further details are here bit.ly/4kIjtlj with next closing dates of 11 August and 13 October #Skystorians 2/2

Patricio Fernández para @elpais.com: "Sus habitantes de carne y hueso, mientras tanto, no consiguen imaginar el paso siguiente de esta historia, cuánto peor se puede estar. Allí donde alguna vez se concibió el hombre nuevo, cunde la desesperanza." elpais.com/america/2025...

What can historians bring to policy work on drug use? In this new post for the RHS blog bit.ly/4lBdak9, Virginia Berridge ‪@lshtm.bsky.social‬ describes her experience as deputy chair of the London Drugs Commission. The commission's report, 'The Cannabis Conundrum', appeared in May #Skystorians

It was an honour and a great pleasure to listen to Prof Gratell’s 2025 Prothero Lecture of the @royalhistsoc.org; a carefully crafted and sharp analysis of refugees and refugee policy from the 20th century to the present day.