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- ISSN: 0080-4401 (Print), 1474-0648 (Online)
- Editors: Dr Jan Machielsen Cardiff University, UK, and Professor Paul Readman King's College London, UK
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The Transactions of the Royal Historical Society is the flagship journal of the Royal Historical Society, the UK's leading membership organisation for professional historians of all kinds. Founded in 1872, Transactions has been publishing the highest quality scholarship for 150 years. Today, this open access journal welcomes submissions dealing with any geographical area from the early middle ages to the very recent past. The Editors are also interested in content, in a range of formats, that covers entirely new ground, thematically or methodologically, as well as articles engaging critically with established themes in existing literatures. For more on Transactions, please see the Royal Historical Society website.
Latest Content
Ahead of this year’s November publication, the editors are pleased to offer a sneak preview of the issue’s first eight articles, presented in order of appearance.
RHS Publications | Historical Transactions
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A Collector Collected: the Journals of William Upcott, 1803-1823
- 18 November 2025,
- In this post Mark Philp, Aysuda Aykan and Curtis Leung introduce their new volume in the Royal Historical Society’s Camden Series, 'A Collector Collected: The...
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Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society
- 06 November 2025,
- In this post, Rachael Harkes introduces her new book — 'Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow' — which is published in the...
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Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940
- 30 October 2025,
- In this post, Gareth Roddy introduces his new book — 'Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880-1940' — which is published in...
Royal Historical Society blog
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Joining the Fellowship of the Royal Historical Society: a brief guide if you’re considering an application
- 23 November 2025,
- 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...
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A Collector Collected: the Journals of William Upcott, 1803-1823
- 18 November 2025,
- In this post Mark Philp, Aysuda Aykan and Curtis Leung introduce their new volume in the Royal Historical Society’s Camden Series, 'A Collector Collected: The...
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Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society
- 06 November 2025,
- In this post, Rachael Harkes introduces her new book — 'Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow' — which is published in the...
History blog
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Empire in the Soil: Superphosphate and the British and French Imperial Manufacture, 1914-1937
- 27 October 2025,
- The history of European imperial agriculture has often been told through the lens of technological innovation, such as the development of the agricultural automotive...
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The Franco-German Brigade: A Mirror of Integration—and Its Limits
- 30 September 2025,
- When the Franco-German Brigade (FGB) was established in 1989, it was hailed as a unique experiment in postwar Europe. Never before had soldiers from two former...
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Political Disinformation on the Eve of Reform
- 26 September 2025,
- The ‘Vote Leave’ or ‘Brexit’ bus which toured the UK in 2016 plastered with the blunt assertion ‘We send the EU £350 million a week’ is an infamous recent example...