Royal Historical Society

royalhistsoc.org

22 October 2026 10:01

Join us for the Society's 2026 Public History Lecture with @greshamcollege.bsky.social: 6pm on Tuesday 3 November. Sathnam Sanghera on ‘What History is NOT’ bit.ly/4smNxZc In person attendance at Gresham College is now fully booked but online remains available #Skystorians

Caitríona Beaumont

caitbeaumont.bsky.social

21 October 2026 21:38

Fantastic paper this evening @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social at @ihr.bsky.social by @ruthdav.bsky.social on key arguments & contributions of her forthcoming book on women’s welfare activism in 20th century Britain. Looking forward to its publication next year. & thanks to our great chair Pat Thane.

Maxine Beuret

maxinebeuret.bsky.social

17 October 2026 16:31

Last night, I had the pleasure of launching my commissioned Photography and Video project at the @ihr.bsky.social ‘People of the IHR’ inspired by the people I photographed and the beautiful art deco architecture of Senate House by Charles Holden. www.history.ac.uk/about-us/peo...

Dr Michelle Johansen

historitage.bsky.social

13 October 2026 06:53

Before job centres existed, public librarians helped unemployed people find work by displaying the “situations vacant” columns inside their reading rooms or on noticeboards outside the library building. Ralph Hedley Seeking Situations (1904) On display at the Laing Gallery in Newcastle.

George Padmore Institute

gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social

12 October 2026 18:56

In August, our Trustee Linton Kwesi Johnson opened the third Children’s Black Book Fair in Hackney. 2,500 people celebrated Black children’s literature on the theme ‘Representation Matters: We Belong in Every Story’. Roots and Roti, our latest novel (11-13) is available to purchase. See link in bio.