Economic History Society

Registration is open for the 2026 EHS Conference, celebrating the Society’s 100th anniversary! To be held at the Cheng Kin Ku building, London School of Economics, 10 – 12 April. The Early Bird Registration Fee applies until 11 February, £120 for Members and £145 Non-Members

Deadline Tomorrow! EHS Conference Registration closes Friday, 20 March! It will celebrate the Society’s 100th anniversary and be held at the Cheng Kin Ku (CKK) building, London School of Economics, 10–12 April. The booking fee is £170 for Members & £195 for Non-Members #EHS100

EHS Conference Registration Deadline, this Friday, 20 March! It will celebrate the Society’s 100th anniversary and be held at the Cheng Kin Ku (CKK) building, London School of Economics, 10–12 April. The booking fee is £170 for Members, and£195 for Non-Members. More info:

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Now on the Long Run: 'Petitions, plantations, and the ‘colonial crown’: researching Barbados’ royal past'. Camilla de Koning (Manchester & Historic Royal Palaces) presents their research, which was supported by the EHS Research Fund for Graduate Students. #EHS100

Now on the Long Run: 'Female Poor Law Guardians 1862-1929: A National Study'. Steven King (Nottingham Trent), Jan Overfield Shaw (formerly National Trust) and Elizabeth Hurren (Leicester) present their research, which was supported by a grant from the EHS. #EHS100

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The winner will be announced at the Society’s Centennial Conference in April 2026 at the London School of Economics.

The Economic History Society is delighted to announce the shortlist for the annual Thirsk-Feinstein Prize for the best doctoral dissertation in Economic and/or Social History. The shortlist is: Fernanda Conforto de Oliveira, Christoph Hess and Bas Spliet. #EHS100

The EHS is delighted to announce the shortlist for the biennial First Monograph Prize for the best first monograph in Economic and/or Social History published during 2024-2025 Those shortlisted: Damian Clavel, Bart Danon, Koji Hirata, Charmian Mansell, Tehila Sasson & Robert Yee

The winner will be announced at the Society’s Centennial Conference, April 2026 at the London School of Economics. Eligibility is normally restricted to books published within 10 years of the author having been awarded a PhD doctoral dissertation in Economic and/or Social History

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Now on the Long Run: 'The Political Economy and Effectiveness of Early Twentieth Century British Alcohol Policy'. Padraig McKee (QUB) is a recipient of a grant from the EHS Research Fund for Graduate Students. In this blog, he provides an overview of his research. #EHS100

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Now on the Long Run: The occupational structure of Britain c.1379-1911 Leigh Shaw Taylor (Cambridge) presents some of the findings of the project and highlights its public engagement website economiespast.org which has been supported by the EHS Initiatives & Conference Fund

Now on the Long Run Blog: 'Subsidising Whiteness: British Shipping and Racialised Politics after the Great Depression'. Shagnick Bhattacharya (Independent Scholar) presents their research, which was supported by the 2026 Joint BME Small Research Grant. ehs.org.uk/subsidising-wh…