{"id":1130,"date":"2013-10-11T08:44:49","date_gmt":"2013-10-11T07:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rhs.squareeye.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-03-16T11:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:55:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/royalhistsoc.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"

Founded in 1868, the Royal Historical Society (RHS) is a successful learned society, membership organisation and charity with a 150 year history. <\/span><\/strong>Today, the RHS is the UK’s foremost society working for historians and history.<\/p>\n

In 2026 more than 7,000 historians belong and contribute to the Society \u2014 as Fellows and Members active in the UK and worldwide. This makes the RHS the UK\u2019s largest membership organisation for historians of all kinds, and from all walks of life \u2014 held in high regard by historians internationally, and a partner to many similar organisations overseas.<\/p>\n

We welcome applications to join the Society<\/a> at any time. We offer Fellowship and Membership options for historians and history enthusiasts of all kinds and backgrounds. Membership of the Society brings a wide range of benefits and opportunities as set out in our Guide for Members<\/a> (version: November 2025).<\/p>\n

Our national and international connections are led by the historians who make up the RHS Council (Trustees)<\/a>, and the small central team<\/a> based at University College London, which is the home of the Society. Each year, the Society supports c.75 historians at all professional stages<\/a>, from PhD to later career, as recipients of its research funding programme.<\/p>\n

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Lucy Noakes, President of the Society, delivers her inaugural Presidential Lecture in November 2024.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Society’s remit covers the following principal areas:<\/p>\n