Royal Historical Society

The Society’s academic journal, Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, publishes a wide range of content from historians of all disciplinary backgrounds and career stages, worldwide. This includes, in addition to research articles, regular new content on the practice of history teaching and historical research. New work on practice and approach appears in ‘The Common

The Society is pleased to announce 10 recipients of its new funding programme for historians resident outside the UK. The International Research Support Grants scheme, launched this Spring, is for International Fellows and Associate Fellows of the Society to undertake research in archives, or similar, in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. This

At its latest meeting on 1 July 2026, the RHS Council elected 82 Fellows, 44 Associate Fellows, 36 Members and 61 Postgraduate Members, a total of 223 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

Following last week’s Prothero Lecture, the Society takes a break from events in August before resuming its lecture programme in September. Booking is now available for the next two lectures in our autumn season, with both events open to all. Professor Glen O’Hara (Oxford Brookes University): ‘In All Our Footsteps? Rights of Way and the

In this event Professor Rebecca Earle (University of Warwick) delivered the 2026 Prothero Lecture  on ‘The Last Voyage of the Santiago: A Ship and its World in the Age of Revolution’. The lecture took place on Wednesday 1 July 2026 and was hosted by the Royal Historical Society at Mary Ward House, London, and online. Watch