Royal Historical Society

The Royal Historical Society is pleased to announce the election of two new members to its governing Council. These appointments follow this year’s election round for new Councillors in autumn 2026. The newly elected Councillors will take up their roles following the next meeting of the Society’s governing Council on 27 November and will hold

At its latest meeting on 25 September 2026, the RHS Council elected 70 Fellows, 59 Associate Fellows, 27 Members and 59 Postgraduate Members, a total of 213 people newly associated with the Society, from today. The majority of the new Fellows hold academic appointments at universities, specialising in a wide range of fields; but also

The Royal Historical Society invites applications for its First Book Prize, 2027 and Early Career Article Prize, 2027. The call for submissions opened on Monday 28 September 2026 and runs to Monday 14 December 2026. Applications for each of these prizes may be made via the Society’s application portal: RHS First Book Prize, 2027, for first history monographs published in

In this event Professor Glen O’Hara (Oxford Brookes University) delivered latest in the Society’s programme of 2026 lectures on ‘In All Our Footsteps? Rights of Way and the Battle for the Land after the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act’. The lecture took place on Friday 25 September 2026 and was hosted by

On Friday 25 September the Society hosted the latest lecture in its 2026 programme. Our great thanks to Professor Glen O’Hara (Oxford Brookes University) who spoke on: ‘In All Our Footsteps? Rights of Way and the Battle for the Land after the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act’. Watch this lecture