Royal Historical Society

Join an exciting lineup of historians - @saimanasar.bsky.social, Matthew Hilton, @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social, @somsproject.bsky.social and @historianhelen.bsky.social - for a discussion of how to publish your research. Nov 5th, 1-3.30pm, Wills Memorial Building, University of Bristol - all welcome!

Time to think about entries for the CMS Essay Prize - £500 + publication in our peer-reviewed journal. Details at churchmonumentssociety.org/get-involved...

PROGRAMME! Papers on Venice & the Ottoman empire by Filippo de Vivo and the history of blindness by Francisco Eissa Barroso, as well as a celebration of and reflection on recent books. Mondays, 17:30 All welcome in person @ihr.bsky.social or on zoom www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #earlymodern

Today we also posted on the work of Prof Wendy Davies, an RHS Workshop Grant recipient in 2026. Wendy's project is a study, with colleagues, of ‘Making and Moving Consumables in Early Medieval Europe: From the Local to the Wider World’ bit.ly/4iJfnLN #Skystorians

New call for applications: RHS Workshop Grants, 2027, supporting day meetings of historians to plan and pursue a project bit.ly/48hkJrD The Society now invites applications for 6 Workshop Grants of £1000 each to support group activities and networking. Closing date: 15 January 2027 #Skystorians

Submissions are invited for the Society's 2027 First Book and Early Career Article Prizes - covering monographs and articles published in 2026 bit.ly/4z45bD8 The closing date for submissions is 14 December 2026. Judging begins in early 2027 with winners announced next July #Skystorians

Next Tuesday we host the Society's 2026 Public History Lecture with @greshamcollege.bsky.social: 6pm on Tuesday 3 November. We welcome Sathnam Sanghera who will speak on ‘What History is NOT’ bit.ly/4smNxZc In person attendance is now fully booked but online remains available #Skystorians

New call for applications: RHS Workshop Grants, 2027, supporting day meetings of historians to plan and pursue a project bit.ly/48hkJrD The Society now invites applications for 6 Workshop Grants of £1000 each to support group activities and networking. Closing date: 15 January 2027 #Skystorians

📢 Calling all graduate students working on Anglo-Norman topics. The Marjorie Chibnall prize is a great way to build your CV and make connections in the field. #SkyStorians details here 👇 battleconference.wordpress.com/marjorie-chi...

"Chris Wickham (1950-2026): A Portrait" by current Past & Present Editor and Chichele Professor of Medieval History Alice Rio (@ox.ac.uk) for @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social www.history.ox.ac.uk/articles/chr...

Please share and come along those based in the UK: I'm giving the 2026 Australia Studies Institute Reese Lecture at King's College London. @ihr.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @sslh.bsky.social @auspolicyhistory.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2026-austr...

A little reflection and advice for first-time authors below, by yours truly. The process was so smooth at UoL Press and NHP is a great series to be part of - and having ‘Forging Fraternity’ published #OA has definitely influenced the reception of my book in local history society circles #medievalsky

"Chris was generous with his time and expertise. He was a mentor to countless medievalists, historians of all periods, and scholars in other disciplines too, especially archaeology. He listened and he heard, and made real conversation happen." #Skystorians

Chris Wickham, remembered fondly, appreciated finely.

There's still time to sign up for our fantastic 2-hour Masterclass in Public Speaking and Presentation Skills for Historians on 27 Nov. Expertly led by @lisapine.bsky.social. All welcome! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @royalhistsoc.org @sas-news.bsky.social

Congratulations to Lucy Noakes for being awarded the All Party Parliamentary Group for Archives & History's 'Lifetime Achievement for Services to Archives and History’. The Group also awarded this distinction to Gary Tuson, county archivist at Norfolk Record Office. Great work on our behalves.

Are you a recent PhD graduate looking to publish your first monograph? Join us on 28 Oct to hear from @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social Editorial Director in British, European & Medieval History for top tips on strengthening your book proposals. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @royalhistsoc.org

And if you fancy lurking historically in London into the evening, you can sign up for the (also free) Historical Research Lecture 2026: "Why Family Matters Mattered to the British in India, c. 1757-1857".

'History Day is an annual event that welcomes members of the public to meet a range of exhibitors including libraries, archives, historical societies and museums, all in one space.' It's free, fascinating and fast-approaching in the heart of Bloomsbury. Book now to avoid disappointment.

In addition to 'The Social History Archive' partnership, the Society also invites applications for a further five funding programmes: to support research by historians across a range of career stages bit.ly/4eOMsn9 #Skystorians

Call for papers. 2026 Annual Conference of the Economic and Social History Society of Ireland will be held at Trinity College Dublin, 4-5 December 2026. Deadline is Friday 23rd October. Details: www.eshsi.org

There's one week left to apply for 6-months' free online access to 'The Social History Archive', published by DC Thomson bit.ly/4iFNuF0 This is a new partnership to support historical research, using selected online content, for those without institutional access to these resources #Skystorians

Join us for the Society's 2026 Public History Lecture with @greshamcollege.bsky.social: 6pm on Tuesday 3 November. Sathnam Sanghera on ‘What History is NOT’ bit.ly/4smNxZc In person attendance at Gresham College is now fully booked but online remains available #Skystorians

Applications for the British Academy/Wolfson Fellowships are now open. The scheme aims to support UK-based early-career researchers who want to engage in both research and public engagement. It is expected up to six awards will be available. Find out more: https://bit.ly/4zHPzp3

Join us for the Society's 2026 Anniversary Lecture: 6pm on Friday 27 November. ‘From Cabaret Star to Gaullist Spy: Josephine Baker’s Secret War’, with Professor Hanna Diamond (Cardiff University) bit.ly/4i0PxTe In person @ihr.bsky.social, London, and also online. Booking available #Skystorians

The Society will be one of 80+ history & archive groups taking part in History Day 2027 bit.ly/4eLhj3Y - a great opportunity to discover the world of historical research. We look forward to meeting attendees and learning about the work and collections of fellow exhibitors #Skystorians

It's nearly History Day 2027. Come along on 18 November to see what you can discover! Read about some of the organisations who are attending in this #OnHistory blog by Lucy Baker, our Graduate Trainee Library Assistant. buff.ly/lfre6NE

“The real question facing higher education lies beneath funding. It is purpose.” We launch Higher Ground today: a new programme bringing experts together to ask difficult questions and develop bold, evidence-led ideas for the future of universities. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4zErEqt

📢 The Low Countries Seminar 📅 on Fridays at 17:30 (GMT) 📍 @ihr.bsky.social (or on zoom) @onslies.bsky.social @annegoldgar.bsky.social @bobpi.bsky.social @ninondubourg.bsky.social @ewatson.bsky.social @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social #LowCountries #Skystorians 🔗 www.fid-benelux.de/2026/10/19/p...

The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society is looking for a scholar in residence to support the New Netherland Settlers Project. If you want to more, please read the call for applications. www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/sites/defaul...

Mark your calendars NACBS is heading to London! The Call for Papers for #nacbs2027 is out now. We will be meeting at Senate House on July 13-16, hosted by @ihr.bsky.social The submission website will open on December 1 and close on January 8. Join us in London! www.nacbs.org/call-for-pap...

The October 2026 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds 4035 new publications. Find out more about what the latest update contains buff.ly/a96pnIb @brepols.net

True North ‘Photographing the Calder Valley: or social history at the “mouth of hell”’. Matthew Hilton with Aditya Chakrabortty 19 November 2026, 6.00pm Queen Mary University, London E1 PhotographingCalderValley.eventbrite.co.uk @qmul.bsky.social @qmcbs.bsky.social @bbkhistorical.bsky.social

The Institute of English Studies is hiring! We are looking for a Lecturer in Book History to join our team on a 2-year fixed term basis. 📅 Closing date: 13 November 2026 Find out more and apply: www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Applications now invited to join the editorial boards of two @royalhistsoc.org publications: our journal 'Transactions' and the 'New Historical Perspectives' book series for early career historians bit.ly/47rl76A Closing date: Monday 4 December 2026 #Skystorians

Applications now invited to join the editorial boards of two @royalhistsoc.org publications: our journal 'Transactions' and the 'New Historical Perspectives' book series for early career historians bit.ly/47rl76A Closing date: Monday 4 December 2026 #Skystorians

The Humanities at Risk: A Statement from the Scottish Society for Northern Studies The Society expresses deep concerns about ongoing university cuts to research, teaching, and engagement in Hums and Social Sciences - sounding the alarm about long-term consequences and losses to Scottish and UK HE

And second, a call for 2 PhD Fellowships for 2027-28 to support completion of a doctorate and based @ihr.bsky.social. Applications now invited bit.ly/4ymCy37 and open to all, prior to the closing date of 31 Jan 2027 #Skystorians

This week the Society also launched its call for two funded Fellowship programmes in 2027, run in partnership with @ihr.bsky.social. First, Applied History Fellowships bit.ly/4i0Rz4q for post-doc historians to apply research skills / training beyond education. With the IHR and publisher DC Thomson.

Yesterday @ihr.bsky.social launched a wide range of funding opportunities for historians. They include, with @royalhistsoc.org, calls for 2x Applied History Fellowships, 2027 and 2x PhD Fellowships for 2027-28. Full details of these and other current RHS calls: bit.ly/4Bfjsic #Skystorians

1/3 We are saddened by the loss of Prof. Chris Wickham, renowned early medievalist, a long serving Editor of our journal, and Chair of our Society's board The University of Birmingham, where Chris spent much of his career, is soliciting and sharing tributes: www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/pr...

Applications are open for this year's Brotherton Fellowship @universityofleeds.bsky.social ! This short term postdoctoral fellowship involves working with our amazing Cultural Collections. Deadline 9 November 2026. All details at lahri.leeds.ac.uk/brotherton-f...

I love it when institutions step up & face the challenges. And this is @ihr.bsky.social stepping up. Sure, will be directly helping only a few people, but what a solace to know clever people are trying to come up with support in the face of the overwhelming crisis. www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...

Yesterday @ihr.bsky.social launched a wide range of funding opportunities for historians. They include, with @royalhistsoc.org, calls for 2x Applied History Fellowships, 2027 and 2x PhD Fellowships for 2027-28. Full details of these and other current RHS calls: bit.ly/4Bfjsic #Skystorians

🚨Exciting news!🚨 Join Llafur and RWCMD for an afternoon of discussion, debate & insights on the cultural significance of 1926. Contributions include Neil Kinnock, Mark Drakeford, Dai Smith & RWCMD ‘Angry Summer’ Project Team 🎟️ www.llafur.org/events/or-wi...

womenshistorynetwork.org/womens-histo... We are delighted to have teamed up with @womenshistnet.bsky.social for this years WHN Book prize. Congratulations @sarahcrook.bsky.social and @echomikeromeo.bsky.social on winning the book prize.

International Writing Workshops support early career researchers in developing countries through stimulating networks, developing partnerships, encouraging skills development, providing career advice, and promoting the uptake of research. Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/3UfyQKF

📢 Applications are officially OPEN! We’re excited to launch our latest round of Fellowships, Prizes, and Bursaries ! Whether you're a early career scholar, or established historian, discover how our funding can support your research, travel, and publications. 🗓️ Apply: buff.ly/2aZE829