The Royal Historical Society's Early Career Article Prize 2026 recognises the scholarly contribution and quality of journal articles published in 2025. This year's shortlist of eight articles is now available and follows an open call for early career historians to submit a article or book chapter, published last year, for consideration. Two final winners of the 2026 prize will be chosen, with the announcement to take place in July. Also now available: the shortlist of the Society's First Book Prize, 2026, for a first scholarly monograph written by an early career historian and published in 2025.

The Royal Historical Society's First Book Prize 2026 recognises the scholarly contribution and quality of history monographs published in 2025. This year's shortlist of eight titles is now available and follows an open call for early career historians to submit a first sole-authored monograph, published last year, for consideration. Two final winners of the 2025 prize will be chosen, with the announcement to take place in July. The shortlist of the Society's second annual prize - the Early Career Article Prize, 2026 - for an article written by an early career historian within three years of completion of a PhD, will be released on Tuesday 19 May.

On Thursday 16 April 2026, the Royal Historical Society co-hosted the annual 'History and Archives in Practice' conference. This year’s conference organised around the theme: ‘Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: the Impact of Archives and Historical Research.’ A partnership of The National Archives, Royal Historical Society, and the Institute of Historical Research, 'History and Archives in Practice' (HAP) is where historians and archivists come together to consider shared interests in archive collections, their interpretation and use. Every other year we endeavour to partner with a UK archive or institution which similarly specialises in the bringing together of archivists and researchers. For History and Archives in Practice 2026, we were delighted to partner with the University of Sheffield Library and members of their Special Collections, Heritage and Archives team.