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Land Privatisation and the Exodus from 19th-Century Galicia

20 Apr, 2026
In this blog post Angel Muniz-Mejuto (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) presents their research, some of which was presented...

More new research papers presented at the Economic History Society conference

13 Apr, 2026
The Society celebrated its centenary with a major international conference from Friday 10 April 2026 to Sunday 12 April...

Society marks 100 years with landmark conference showcasing new research

10 Apr, 2026
The Society today celebrates its centenary with a major international conference on Friday 10 April 2026 to Sunday 12...

The Dual Land Registry: Fiscal Revenue, Property Rights, and Unequal Formalisation in Spain, 1845–1932

9 Apr, 2026
In this blog post Juan Carmona Pidal (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) and Joan R. Rosés (London School of...

Women in the Private Asylum Business in Nineteenth-Century England

31 Mar, 2026
This blog post by Rebecca Wynter (NIAS-KNAW and University of Birmingham) and Len Smith (University of Birmingham) is based...

When Financial Audits Becomes Political: Rethinking the Origins of Stalin’s Terror

26 Mar, 2026
In this blog post Alex Royt (The Wharton School) presents their research, some of which will be presented at...

Interviews with Historians

19 Mar, 2026
Curious about how economic history was made? We are pleased to announce that a series of more than twenty...

Petitions, plantations, and the ‘colonial crown’: researching Barbados’ royal past

17 Mar, 2026
In this blog post Camilla de Koning (University of Manchester and Historic Royal Palaces) presents their research, which was...
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