Beyond history and the Midlands
Initially founded as the Midlands Historical Review, we now publish content on any subject within the Arts and Humanities and work with individuals across the globe. These changes are reflected in our recent rebrand as The MHR and through a new initiative of Regional Editors and teams. Find out how to get involved below.
Latest from The MHR
Spotlight series
Election Day and Britain’s Existential Crisis
Election Day and Britain’s Existential Crisis In this Spotlight article for Election Day in the UK, David Robinson discusses how the past forty years of Britain’s economic and social history have led to a divided nation and a present day existential crisis, which no main political party seems willing to discuss. Across the UK, local […]
Articles
What is ‘trans history’, anyway?: Historiographical theory and practice in a flourishing field
Abstract This article provides an overview of theory and practice in current trans historical scholarship. It delineates key historiographical discussions and examines their implications for one of the most controversial and long-standing questions in the field: when does trans history begin? It is argued that there are three prominent schools of thought in contemporary trans […]
Book reviews
Early English Books Online: Mass Digitization and the Archive
Early English Books Online: Mass Digitization and the Archive Abstract This review examines the originations and contemporary usage of the online archive Early English Books Online (EEBO). Highlighting the recent advancements in digital historiography, alongside considerations of inherent archival bias, this article demonstrates a variety of circumstances in which the scholar is encouraged to look […]
