BBIH June 2023 update 

BBIH June 2023 update 

What’s new in BBIH?   The June 2023 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds 2524 new publications. The new update includes books, journal articles, book chapters and edited collections covering all areas of British and Irish history, from 55...
The monarchy, mythmaking, and VE Day

The monarchy, mythmaking, and VE Day

By Ed Owens On the 75th anniversary of VE Day, Ed Owens — author of The Family Firm. Monarchy, Mass Media and the British Public, 1932-53 — reflects on the royal family’s careful cultivation of a media image in wartime, culminating with the events of...
Danny Dyer’s Right Royal Family: Episode 2 Recap

Danny Dyer’s Right Royal Family: Episode 2 Recap

This is the second of two recap reviews of Danny Dyer’s Right Royal Family. Read the recap of episode one. By Paul Dryburgh, Principal Records Specialist, The National Archives Readers, I have a confession to make. I have known for some days that I would be...