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The Twitter feed of the International History Seminar based at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), University of London. Follow us for updates, etc.
Tonight's #InternationalHistorySeminar has been cancelled. It will be rescheduled for the next academic year. The convenors and the speaker are sorry for any inconvenience.
The summer term's final #InternationalHistorySeminar 17 June 6 pm BST: @AndrewHarrison_ "#Britain & #Yugoslavia in an age of #détente & non-alignment: Reflections on an unconventional relationship". Online via Zoom. Register to attend by clicking the link: history.ac.uk/events/britain…
We welcome @mari_hadji to this evening's #InternationalHistorySeminar & look forward to her paper "The British ‘Soldier-Aesthete’ in Cyprus at the End of Empire: Durrell, Cardiff, Leigh Fermor, and Stark",

Next #InternationalHistorySeminar Tues 3 June 6pm BST. @mari_hadji: "The British ‘Soldier-Aesthete’ in Cyprus at the End of Empire: Durrell, Cardiff, Leigh Fermor & Stark". Online only. To register to attend, please click the link: history.ac.uk/events/british…
We welcome @LindsayAqui to this evening's #InternationalHistorySeminar, speaking on Britain's presence in the European Commission, 1973-97.

Please note that next Tuesday's seminar with @LindsayAqui will be held both in-person & online. The in-person event will be held in the Wolfson Room @ihr_history: history.ac.uk/events/british…
Next #InternationalHistorySeminar Tues 20 May, 18.00 BST. @LindsayAqui @UniWestminster: "The #British Presence in the @EU_Commission, 1973–97: At the Margins of #Europe". Online only. To register to attend, please click the link below. history.ac.uk/events/british…
Next #InternationalHistorySeminar Tues 20 May, 18.00 BST. @LindsayAqui @UniWestminster: "The #British Presence in the @EU_Commission, 1973–97: At the Margins of #Europe". Online only. To register to attend, please click the link below. history.ac.uk/events/british…
The convenors of the #InternationalHistorySeminar thank Rod Thornton @KingsCollegeLon for his revelatory talk: "Seizing Mosul: Why did British troops capture the city after the First World War was over?". We will be reconvening after #Easter.

Next International History Seminar 25 March 2025, 18.00 GMT. Rod Thornton @KingsCollegeLon "Seizing Mosul: Why did British troops capture the city after the First World War was over?". Via Zoom & in person. To register to attend, click the link below: history.ac.uk/events/seizing…
Next #InternationalHistorySeminar Tues 11 Mar 2025 6pm GMT @dRichterova: "Watching the Jackals: #Prague's Covert Liaisons with #ColdWar #Terrorists & #Revolutionaries". Online via Zoom. Register to attend using the link below: history.ac.uk/events/watchin…
The #InternationalHistorySeminar paid tribute to Effie Pedaliu, one of the seminar's founder convenors, on Tuesday, 25 Feb 2025. We are grateful to all contributors who shared their memories & who have allowed us to share this short video. Click the link: youtu.be/hYcirK3kYi4
The convenors of the International History Seminar thank Judith Rowbotham for presenting her paper, "Queenly Interventions: The Role of Queen Mary in the Management of Britain’s Royal Diplomacy 1918-1939". history.ac.uk/events/queenly…

The Convenors of the #InternationalHistorySeminar are saddened to report the passing of Dr Effie Pedaliu, one of the founding convenors. She was an internationally acknowledged doyenne of the discipline. She leaves an enormous gap, in our hearts, and in our professional lives.

Next #InternationalHistorySeminar Tues 25 Feb 6pm GMT. Judith Rowbotham @uniplymouth: "Queenly Interventions: role of Queen Mary in the management of #Britain’s #Royal #Diplomacy 1918-39". Online via Zoom. To attend, please click the link below. history.ac.uk/events/queenly…
Next International History Seminar Tues 11 Feb, 6pm GMT. James Brocklesby @sheffhallamuni: "Echoes of Empire: Imperial remnants in a post-decolonisation world". Online via Zoom. To register, please click the link below: history.ac.uk/events/echoes-…
We thank @voxnialli @sgsah @UniStrathclyde @UofGlasgow for his paper, which sparked an interesting discussion. We hope he found this useful. history.ac.uk/events/edinbur…

We welcome Niall Gray @UniStrathclyde to the International History Seminar this evening. He will speak about: "Edinburgh Conversations: Scotland, the Soviet Union & Cold War cultural diplomacy". Online via Zoom. history.ac.uk/events/edinbur…

Next International History Seminar, Tues 28 Jan, 6pm GMT, Niall Gray @UniStrathclyde: "Edinburgh Conversations: Scotland, the Soviet Union & Cold War cultural diplomacy". Online via Zoom. Register to attend by clicking the link below history.ac.uk/events/edinbur…
The convenors of the International History Seminar thank @VLomellini @UniPadova. Focusing on the #ColdWar period, her paper suggests vital policy lessons on how states might deal with international #terrorism. history.ac.uk/events/a-secre…

The #InternationalHistorySeminar convenors welcome @VLomellini @UniPadova. She discusses: "A Secret Deal? #Italy & International #Terrorism during the #ColdWar". history.ac.uk/events/a-secre…

