The Royal Historical Society was founded in 1868 and remains the foremost society in Great Britain promoting and defending the scholarly study of the past. Historians The Society promotes discussion of history by means of a full programme of public lectures and conferences, and disseminates the results of historical research and debate through its many publications. It also speaks for the interests of history and historians. Postgraduate students The Society offers grants to support research training and prizes. Researchers The Society produces the Bibliography of British and Irish History, a database of over 400,000 records, by far the most complete online bibliographical resource on British and Irish history, including relations with the empire and the Commonwealth. The Bibliography is updated annually, and includes near-comprehensive coverage of works since 1901 and selected earlier works. Bibliography of British and Irish History...

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