Today we also open the call for applications to our 2026-27 Master's Scholarships programme: bit.ly/4dTHmXe
Scholarships of £5000 are for students from groups currently underrepresented in academic history to study for an MA in history or a related subject. Closing date: Friday 5 June #Skystorians
Research funding for historians: the Society currently invites applications for 5 grant programmes: to support individual and project-based research by historians across a range of career stages bit.ly/4vzzNeB.
Closing dates for eligible applicants fall between 8 May and 5 June 2026 #Skystorians
Opening page to the RHS guide to becoming a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. With full abstract: :Fellowship is one of several ways to join and belong to the Royal Historical Society. Fellows are elected to this position by the Society in recognition of their work for the historical discipline and profession. There are many different routes to Fellowship, just as there are different kinds of contributions and careers within the discipline of history. Today’s RHS Fellows are history practitioners from a very wide range of backgrounds (within and beyond higher education) who have contributed to historical understanding and knowledge through a body of work. These contributions take many forms: from academic publications of different formats, to editorial and curatorial work, history programming and public history. This post addresses common questions asked by those considering applying to join the Fellowship of the Royal Historical Society. If you are interested in making an application, we hope this helps."
The Society's Fellowship is a UK / worldwide gathering of historians who've contributed to historical understanding and knowledge through a body of work.
If you're interested in joining them, we've a brief guide to the many activities of RHS Fellows and how to apply bit.ly/3OzhoxK #Skystorians 1/2
Image of Georgian country house with text: ‘The Haunting at the Rectory: Ghost Stories and Women’s Lives in Early Modern England’ RHS Lecture at the University of Warwick. With Professor Sasha Handley (University of Manchester). Part of the visit by the RHS Council to the University of Warwick. 5.30pm, Friday 1 May 2026.
On Friday 1 May, the Society's Council is at the University of Warwick to meet with historians from the region.
The day closes with a public lecture (5.30pm) by Sasha Handley on ‘The Haunting at the Rectory: Ghost Stories and Women’s Lives in Early Modern England’ bit.ly/4tnpwRa All welcome.
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Images of the University of Sheffield and 'History and Archives in Practice' conference, 16 April 2026
We're in Sheffield today to co-host our annual day conference, 'History and Archives in Practice', with @ihr.bsky.social, The National Archives, and University of Sheffield Library #HAP26
40+ speakers explore the contributions of history to social and civic identity: bit.ly/4tj8DqW #Skystorians
To accompany his new book, Rowan also writes today for the RHS blog on the impact of the Navy and Air Leagues in maintaining militarism in Britain after 1918: bit.ly/3OJ53as
The NHP series is supported by @ihr.bsky.social and @echistsoc.bsky.social. All 26 books are available OA bit.ly/4sBmIyC
This Thursday we are in Sheffield to co-host this year's 'History and Archives in Practice' (#HAP26) day, with The National Archives, @ihr.bsky.social and @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social.
The 2026 theme is: ‘Shaping Societies, Improving Lives'. Full programme now available: bit.ly/4s5UMCS #Skystorians
Front cover of 'Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain. The Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire', by Rowan Thompson.
Thursday is also publication day of 'Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain. The Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire', by Rowan Thompson: bit.ly/474AbHq
Next in the RHS 'New Historical Perspectives' book series. Published free OA & in p/back @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2
Front page of Transactions article: 'Louis XIV’s Attitude to the Chinese Rites Controversy', by Sean Heath. Full abstract: 'Although Louis XIV’s sponsorship of a French Jesuit presence in China is well known, his attitude to the major dispute over the Chinese rites which engulfed the mission has been barely explored. This article shows that, as the Chinese Rites Controversy reached its peak in Paris and Rome in the years around 1700, Louis XIV’s response was surprisingly inconsistent, reflecting the fact that the two groups of missionaries whose work in east Asia he had supported – the Missions étrangères de Paris (MEP) and the French Jesuits – were pitted against one another. Furthermore, the king’s somewhat contradictory interventions were due to the opposing directions in which his chief advisers on ecclesiastical matters pushed him: his confessor La Chaise towards support of the Jesuits, and his wife Madame de Maintenon and Archbishop Noailles of Paris towards helping the MEP. In the end, Louis decided not to wield his influence in Rome in favour of one side or the other, but to leave the decision to the Holy See while prohibiting publication on the ‘Chinese affair’ in France. In doing so, the article offers an exploration of ecclesiastical policy in the making under the Sun King.'
New article in 'Transactions of the Royal Historical Society'.
'Louis XIV’s Attitude to the Chinese Rites Controversy': bit.ly/47NYgmk
Dr Sean Heath offers an exploration of ecclesiastical policy in the making under the Sun King. Sean's article is now freely available Open Access #Skystorians 1/2
Front cover of 'Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain. The Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire', by Rowan Thompson.
Next week: the latest in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' book series is 'Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain. The Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire', by Rowan Thompson: bit.ly/474AbHq
Published free OA & in p/back @uolpress.bsky.social
on 9 April #Skystorians 1/2
Covers of the 5 new titles in the New Historical Perspectives book series, published in 2025. Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society, Rachael Harkes Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940, Gareth Roddy Waterscapes: Reservoirs, Environment and Identity in Modern England and Wales, Andrew McTominey Reading, Gender and Identity in Seventeenth-Century England, Hannah Jeans Voice, Silence and Gender in South Africa’s Anti-Apartheid Struggle, Rachel E. Johnson
Rowan's is the 26th in the Society's 'New Historical Perspectives' book series for early career historians, published with @uolpress.bsky.social and support from @ihr.bsky.social and @echistsoc.bsky.social
All titles are available free Open Access and in paperback: bit.ly/3OW1GN3 2/2
Professor Vinita Damodaran gives 2026 GHIL / RHS global history lecture.
Last month we hosted the 2026 RHS / German Historical Institute, London global history lecture: 'Decolonising the Natural History Collections of Empire' by Professor Vinita Damodaran.
The audio recording of Vinita's lecture is now available: bit.ly/3NPBx2w via @ghilondon.bsky.social #Skystorians
Attended the @royalhistsoc.org panel on Historical Context: Modern Iran. An exceptionally rich and rigorous discussion. The historical depth and analytical clarity greatly contributed to my academic perspective. Thank you for such a timely and intellectually stimulating event.
We are pleased to launch today a new funding programme for Fellows & Associate Fellows of the Society resident outside the UK & Ireland bit.ly/3PtDQZu
Grants support research in UK / Irish archives for our international historians. Deadline 8 May to enable research from summer 2026 #Skystorians 1/2
Historical Context: Modern Iran.
Join us, and expert historians, tomorrow at 12.30pm online for 'Historical Context: Modern Iran' bit.ly/4uVosp6
In this 60-minute lunchtime session, 3 specialists offer perspectives on the Middle East conflict: with Maziyar Ghiabi, Louise Kettle and Johan Franzén.
Booking available #Skystorians
Last Friday, the Society - together with @ihr.bsky.social & @chalkefestival.bsky.social - held the finals of 'Pitch my Project', 2026 bit.ly/4lMEsFz
This new scheme offers sessions at Chalke for early career historians, along with mentoring, to communicate research to new audiences #Skystorians 1/2
Dr Louise Kettle, our expert in British foreign and security policy, will be joining this @royalhistsoc.org online seminar ⬇️ Join on Thursday 26 March
Ahîlik is a sociopolitical structure born from the synthesis of Islamic futuwwa and Turkic tradition. Moving beyond the prevailing economic focus, this study offers an original contribution by analyzing the institution through its political, religious, and social dimensions.
#History #IslamicStudies
Image of a section of the United Kingdom and Ireland with the text: 'The Royal Historical Society works closely with a number of other UK and Irish societies dedicated to the study, communication and promotion of historical knowledge and understanding. Once a year, the Society hosts a half-day meeting of heads of UK history societies to discuss subjects of shared interest, such as publishing, membership and advocacy for the discipline. The Society also holds regular online meetings with its equivalent national organisations worldwide.'
This week we released a select listing of 100 national history societies active in the UK & Ireland bit.ly/4rANJ52.
These subject specialist societies enable research and promote the value of historical knowledge. Many are membership organisations and invite historians to join them #Skystorians
Today we launch a call for the Society's next round of 'Public History Grants' and 'Conference Panel Grants', 2026-27: bit.ly/4lNt8ck
Public History Grants support collaborative projects by historians working in / outside HE; Panel Grants enable conference attendance on a shared theme #Skystorians
Ahîlik is a sociopolitical structure born from the synthesis of Islamic futuwwa and Turkic tradition. Moving beyond the prevailing economic focus, this study offers an original contribution by analyzing the institution through its political, religious, and social dimensions.
#History #IslamicStudies
Meanwhile, for listings of local history societies in the UK, @balhnews.bsky.social has this helpful guide: www.balh.org.uk/societies-az #Skystorians
On Thurs 26 March, we're hosting a lunchtime seminar providing historians' insights on Modern Iran.
'Historical Context' is a new RHS event series, with historians bringing their expertise to current events. Booking for this online Webinar now open #Skystorians
🎟️ Book here: bit.ly/40zrMbt
Panel discussion (free and online) hosted by the Royal Historical Society 12:30 pm Thursday 26 March on 'Historical Context: Modern Iran', featuring Professor Maziyar Ghiabi, Dr Louise Kettle and Dr Jonathan Franzen. #Skystorians
Advert for Historical Context: Modern Iran, a panel event hosted by the Royal Historical Society on 26 March 2026. An online panel discussion in a new occasional series, ‘Historical Context’. With speakers Professor Maziyar Ghiabi (University of Exeter), Dr Louise Kettle (University of Nottingham) and Dr Johan Franzén. 12.30pm, Thursday 26 March 2026. Booking for this online Webinar is now available.
On Thurs 26 March we host a lunchtime seminar providing historians' insights on Modern Iran: bit.ly/40zrMbt
This event begins a new, occasional RHS event series, 'Historical Context', in which historians bring their expertise to current events. Booking for this online Webinar now open #Skystorians
From the Steppe to Empire: The Seljuk Paradigm of Power
The Seljuk entity was not merely a state; it represented a novel political system synthesized from the Turkish nomadic code (töre), Persian bureaucracy, and Arab-Islamic political traditions.
From the Steppe to Empire: The Seljuk Paradigm of Power
The Seljuk entity was not merely a state; it represented a novel political system synthesized from the Turkish nomadic code (töre), Persian bureaucracy, and Arab-Islamic political traditions.
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Out now: Eric Böhme, The Agency of the Conquered: Muslim Communities in the Emergence of Norman Sicily and the Kingdom of Valencia (Macht und Herrschaft 18), Göttingen 2025
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