About the journal
Published since 1923, Historical Research, flagship publication of the Institute of Historical Research, is a leading generalist history journal, covering the global history of the early middle ages to the twenty-first century...
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Classic articles from the recent archives
The new virtual issue from Historical Research shines a light on some of the classic articles from the journal’s recent archive. It features some of the most read and most cited articles from the journal’s archives and covers a wide range of topics of perennial interest to both historians and to a wider readership.
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IHR guide to free research resources
From April 2020, the Institute of Historical Research has created a listing of free research materials for historians currently unable to access libraries and archives. The list is regularly extended as researchers offer new suggestions.
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The Annual Pollard Prize
About the prize
The Pollard Prize is awarded annually for the best paper presented at an Institute of Historical Research seminar by a postgraduate student or by a researcher within one year of completing the PhD. The prize is supported by Oxford University Press.
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2021 prize winners
Congratulations to Merve Fejzula for winning the Annual Pollard Prize for 2021 with their paper 'Toward a History of Intellectual Labor: Gender, Negritude, and the Black Public Sphere.' Congratulations also to runner up Lucy Clarke for their paper '"I say I must for I am the King’s shrieve": magistrates invoking the monarch’s name in 1 Henry VI (1592) and The Downfall of Robert Earl of Huntingdon (1598)'.
Both papers will be published in Historical Research in due course.
Institute of Historical Research
The Institute of Historical Research is the UK's national centre for history, dedicated to supporting historians of all kinds.
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Reviews in History
Launched in 1996, Reviews in History now contains more than 2200 reviews, published monthly and are freely accessible as Open Access. Reviews are written by specialists in the field and all authors reviewed have an opportunity to respond.
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On History blog
Explore news, articles, and research from On History, a digital magazine curated and published by the Institute of Historical Research.
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The IHR’s new mission and strategy, 2020-2025
The IHR is pleased to launch its new mission and strategy, setting out the values and vision for the IHR in the coming years.
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