Historical Research

Published for the Institute of Historical Research

Edited by:
Professor Miles Taylor

Since 1923, Historical Research has been a leading mainstream British historical journal. Its articles cover a wide geographical and temporal span: from the early middle ages to the twentieth century. It encourages the submission of articles from a broad variety of approaches, including social, political, urban, intellectual and cultural history.

TopNews and Announcements

Article of Interest
Read Evan Jones' article on 'Henry VII and the Bristol expeditions to North America: the Condon documents' - simply click the link.

Who was Henry VII? The new special issue from Historical Research
Guest Editor: Mark R. Horowitz
To mark the 500th anniversary of his death, the 2009 special issue of Historical Research is devoted to aspects of the reign and rule of Henry VII. There remain many contradictory perceptions of the first Tudor king; he has been viewed as either the last medieval king or the first modern king; an absolute monarch above the law or a king in support of the law; a ruler seeking revenge on his enemies or an enlightened king showing uncanny mercy to those against him. Click here to read the table of contents.

Winner of the Pollard Prize 2009
Congratulations to the winner of the 2009 prestigious Pollard Prize:
'Measuring by the bushell': reweighing the Indian Ocean pepper trade'
Sebastian Prange

This years runner up was Katharina Rietzler
'Before the cultural cold wars: American philanthropy and cultural diplomacy in the interwar years'

Historical Research archives digitised! - Click here for more.

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TopHighlights

The shiring of East Anglia: an alternative hypothesis
Lucy Marten

A parliament full of rats? Piers Plowman and the Good Parliament of 1376
Gwilym Dodd

New light on the 'Drummer of Tedworth': conflicting narratives of witchcraft in Restoration England
Michael Hunter

Gladstone and Laura Thistlethwayte, 1865-75
Jenny West

Burying the dead: making Muslim space in Britain
Humayun Ansari

The 'Last Night of the Proms' in historical perspective
David Cannadine