Centre for the History of People, Place & Community

Research Training and Short Courses The IHR offers a wide range of training courses for historians at all career stages, from digital research and oral history to archives and publishing.

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What's particularly exciting about our suite of new @ihr.bsky.social 'Discovery Courses' is the '2+1' model: two days of expert teaching, including guest lecture & fieldtrip, plus a free optional add-on day of guided research in the @ihrlibrary.bsky.social, with bespoke advice & support. #training

Townscape and Architecture in History Discovery Course 2

... An introduction to how statuatory protection came about and works, a guided tour of Bloomsbury's historic environment and a special guest lecture from the excellent Allan Brodie, formerly of Historic England.

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Townscape and Architecture in History Discovery Course 2

#Skystorians!

Interested in the development of urban spaces? Want to engage with the historic built environment in your research and unsure where to start? Then maybe this could be for you?

We can offer architectural terminology for the terrified, buildings, boundaries and use of space [cont.]

I'm really delighted to say that the three sessions that a group of us have proposed for Leeds IMC 2026 in celebration of Prof Edward James and his many contributions not just to the history and archaeology of the early Middle Ages but also to the academic study of fantasy and sf have been accepted!

Archaeology for Local History: Living in a Material World Discovery Course 3

... a special guest lecture from Nathalie Cohen from @royalarchinst.bsky.social.

The IHR Discovery Courses are designed to be accessible for anyone interested in history - family and local historians, students and academic researchers are all welcome! Sign up at: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Want to use archaeology in your local history research? In my new @ihr.bsky.social 'Discovery' short course (29 April-1 May 2026) you will learn where to locate and how to use records of surveys, excavations and finds in your area. Plus a visit to the @antiquaries.bsky.social library and...

Interested in old maps? My new @ihr.bsky.social 'Discovery' Short Course will introduce the history of cartography, how to find and work with old maps online, and even how to georeference historical maps! We'll also get hands-on with map collections, plus lecture from @kparkerhistorian.bsky.social

Our IHR Summer Schools have been incredible inclusive events for historians of all kinds - really looking forward to meeting everyone interested in London history this year!

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Have you got 49 seconds to spare? Check out our latest promo video for @1972shp.bsky.social's Developing Teachers' Conference, 31/01/26. Early Bird Tickets available from here store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata... #skystorians #historyeducation #edusky
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#Bursaries are available to join us for the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool in June 2026! For full details of the week-long programme of lectures, seminars and special visits, plus how to apply, see below. #history #event #HistoryOfMedicine #LondonHistory

A card showing the dates of IHR's June summer school with a 10% discount if booking takes place before January. There are images from wood block prints and photographs from past epidemics in London.

Join us for our 2026 #SummerSchool focusing on 'Sickness & Health' with @ihr.bsky.social! We'll have trips, #archive visits, and lectures exploring everything from medieval medicine to public health throughout #London 's #history. Sign up early for a 10% discount: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Programs - School of Advanced Study

🎉 All stipendiary IHR Fellowships, Bursaries, & Prizes are now LIVE! 🎉

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(All of our open competitions start with "IHR" in the title.)

Got a question? Please check the application page & our website for more information.

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Happy 75th birthday to @thenacbs.bsky.social! If you are at #NACBS2025 in Montreal, say hello to our Director @clairelanghamer.bsky.social, Senior Lecturer in Urban & Digital History and Deputy Director of @chppc.bsky.social @justincolson.bsky.social, and Institute Manager Conor Wyer.

From the Black Death to the Covid-19 pandemic, from medieval medicine to public health across the centuries, from hospitals to archives and collections and from the politics of wellbeing to the ethics of researching our very recent history....Join us to discover London’s histories of disease, care and cure through lectures, workshops, trips and visits. This course is suitable for anyone seeking to develop their historical knowledge or skills and discover history, from researchers and students, to heritage professionals and all those with a personal interest in history. Joining an IHR short course is a way to get involved in the IHR community, and we encourage all participants to become members of the IHR Library. 22-26 June 2026, IHR, Senate House, London 10% discount with code HEALTH10 https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/ihr-london-summer-school-26-sickness-health

The @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool 2026 is now booking! This year's theme: 'Sickness & Health'. From the Black Death to Covid-19, from archive treasures to special visits and the ethics of researching our recent history. 10% discount code! Info at: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #history

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Join us for the 2025 Historical Research Lecture on 4 November. "Can popular history be radical? Historical research and writing for the public” - Catherine Clark, Director of @chppc.bsky.social at the IHR. Find out more: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Research Training and Short Courses The IHR offers a wide range of training courses for historians at all career stages, from digital research and oral history to archives and publishing.

Alongside our brand new @ihr.bsky.social Discovery Courses, we'll also be running our popular IHR #London #SummerSchool again in 2026 - exciting news very soon! Find our full #training offer from the IHR: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini... and SAS short courses: www.sas.ac.uk/support-rese...

Discovery Course 1 Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place

Discovery Course 2 Townscape and Architecture in History

Discovery Course 3 Archaeology for (Local) History: Living in a Material World

Our brand new @ihr.bsky.social Discovery Courses are designed to be accessible and engaging for all: historians and other professionals looking for training, as well as individuals looking for new learning experiences, enrichment and inspiration. Book now! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #history

Great new exbo at my place of work #LSBU on community activism in SE1 in 1970s @se1.news. Free to all so come along to Borough Road Gallery at 103 Borough Road, SE1 0EH 😊. #localhistory @chppc.bsky.social

Historian Catherine Clarke’s new book, A History of England in 25 Poems (Penguin Allen Lane; a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week in September 2025) uses poems written between the eighth century and today as portals into England’s past. And many of the poems take us into moments in the colourful history of London. In this talk, Catherine will reflect on how our understanding of history changes when we use poems as our time machines. And she’ll share some stories of London history from the book: from Dryden’s time capsule vision of a future London, written amid the ashes of the city in 1666, to Royalist banter at the end of the Interregnum, in the astonishingly scatological broadside ballad ‘Bum-fodder’ – and lots more. Join us to re-discover London and its history through these intimate and surprising poetic encounters. The evening will also include the opportunity to find out about the Victoria County History – England’s longest-running local history project, founded in 1899, and its work in London. Wednesday 1 October 2025, 6-7pm, Westminster Archives Centre https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/author-talk-re-discovering-london-through-a-history-of-england-in-25-poems-tickets-1524615679539

Join us on Weds 1 October to re-discover the #history of #London - from Annus Mirabilis to Bum-Fodder and much more... The evening will also be an opportunity to learn about the work of @vchlondon.bsky.social in London and how you can get involved, with me & Dr Francis Boorman. Book via the QR code.

One more week to apply for this job, in our friendly CHPPC / IHR team. Please contact Professor Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social if you have any queries about the role. #job #history #lecturer

https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/celebrating-local-place-based-history-westmorland-250th-vch-big-red-book#:~:text=Event%20information%3E&text=In%20September%202025%2C%20the%20UK's,and%20community%20history%20more%20widely.

Join us online on 24 Sept to celebrate the 250th VCH Big Red Book! Founded in 1899, @vchlondon.bsky.social is writing the #history of every place in #England, with partners right across the country. We'll also celebrate #LocalHistory, #communityhistory & #place based history more widely. All welcome

Thanks to the City of Westminster Archives & to Dr Francis Boorman for this invite. Francis leads VCH Middlesex & is developing a new VCH project to cover all #London. He'll be there on 1 October to share more. #history @vchlondon.bsky.social @thelondonjournal.bsky.social @layersoflondon.bsky.social

I'm very happy to answer questions by email or chat to anyone who's interested in this job, in our brilliant, friendly @chppc.bsky.social team at @ihr.bsky.social. Send me a direct message or drop me an email via my IHR address. And please share!
#job #history #Skystorians #HistoricEnvironment

Stef Dickers and me - in front rows of VCH Big Red Books

The won Ceri Thompson with materials from the archive

Feminist pamphlets

1970s Free Palestine papers

Fabulous afternoon @bishopsgateinst.bsky.social with the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool, exploring this year's theme of #Rebels ❤️

A packed Wolfson Room in the IHR for Matthew Worley's lecture last night

A packed house @ihr.bsky.social last night for the annual Derek Keene #London #Lecture (part of our London #SummerSchool week) from the brilliant Professor Matthew Worley (Reading) on #punk. Especially lovely to have lots of first-time visitors to the IHR - we hope to welcome you back!

Treasures in the library, from a 14th century minute book onwards

Standing in the grand entrance hall (loads of marble...)

Exploring the grand rooms of the Goldsmiths' Hall

Treasures in the library - not just books but 16th century Troy weights, early hallmarking stamps, designs and doodles, etc

Wonderful trip to Goldsmiths Hall, London, this afternoon as part of the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool. Huge thanks to Eleni Bide (Head of Library & Archives) and colleagues for sharing treasures and stories of #rebels. And thanks to my IHR colleague @justincolson.bsky.social for leading.

Let's go! It's the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool 2025 - this year on the theme of #Rebels. I'm standing by the amazing themed display created by my colleague @beccameriel.bsky.social (as every year). (Vintage #Playmobil my own 😊).

Fabulous themed displays for the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool (2025 theme: #Rebels) from my brilliant colleagues @ihrlibrary.bsky.social. @miketownsend.bsky.social currently introducing participants to the collections before heading off to explore...

Lecturer in Historic Environment:London Senate House

#Job alert! Come and join us for 12 months in our lovely @chppc.bsky.social team @ihr.bsky.social. We're seeking a fixed-term #Lecturer in Historic Environment, who'll work on @vchlondon.bsky.social projects & more. Closing date 29 August. Please share!
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