Bibliography of British and Irish History June 2024 update 

What’s new in BBIH?  

The June 2024 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds 4,305 new publications. The new update includes books, journal articles, book chapters, and edited collections covering all areas of British and Irish history, from 55 BCE to the present day.  

These updates bring the total number of BBIH records to 658,583.  

The June 2024 update includes:  

• 3,926 titles that were published in 2014-2024 
• 256 publications relating to Scottish history  
• 1,500 publication about the histories of England and Wales, including 119 publications about the history of Wales and 1,396 publications focusing on England 
• 621 publications focusing on Irish history, including 73 publications focusing on Northern Ireland  
• 984 new records for ‘Imperial and Commonwealth’, of which 317 records discuss the colonial histories of Africa and 242 records refer to histories of the colonial Americas and the Caribbean 

This update also brings a change to the BBIH place names tree: we have given more prominence to regions outside the British Isles and Ireland. You will now find that continents, oceans, and other regions are now listed as top-level search terms in the place names tree. 

BBIH and London histories 

Between 8-12 July 2024, the IHR will be running the IHR London Summer School 2024: Rivers. The Summer School offers a unique opportunity to explore London’s stories and historic places from the city’s earliest history to the present day, as well as visions and policy debates around its future. The Bibliography contains over 52,500 resources for the histories of London, including 235 new publications in this latest update.   

BBIH and the histories of refugees, widowhood and South Asia 

Over the next few months there are international observances for the histories of exiles and refugees, widowhood and South Asian heritage. You can use the Bibliography to research all these areas as it contains: 

• More than 2900 publications about the histories of exiles and refugees. The June 2024 update contains 24 new records related to this area. 

• Over 390 publications about this histories of widowhood. 

• South Asian Heritage Month starts in the UK on 18 July 2024. BBIH contains more than 21,400 publications about the histories of South Asia, with details of 263 new publications added in the June 2024 update. 

Using BBIH to research environmental and LGBTQ+ histories 

June is Pride Month in the UK and World Environment Day is celebrated each year on 5 June. The Bibliography contains over: 

• 1200 resources for LBGTQ+ and queer histories, with the June 2024 update containing 41 new publications. 

• 16,000 publications related to the environment ranging from specific environmental types (including coastal, rural and urban environments), environmental policy and historical attitudes to environmental conservation or animals. The June 2024 update contains 254 new publications. 

You can explore these histories further by using the following reading lists. Each reading list contains bibliographical details of books, articles and chapters published between 2010 and 2022: 

• LGBTQIA+ History Month online reading list. The full reading list contains 533 references. 

• Environmental histories online reading list. The full reading list contains bibliographical details of 575 references. 

Get the most out of using BBIH 

With the new academic year in full swing, you can learn more about using BBIH in your research or teaching by visiting our page of online tutorials. Our short video tutorials include: 

• The basics of searching, including how to use the subject tree  

• How to use your results  

• How to keep up-to-date with the latest published research in your field or manage your reference lists or bibliographies  

• Behind-the-scenes guide to how BBIH is compiled.  

There are also short video guides designed for:  

• New undergraduates and those planning and researching a final year dissertation  

• MA and PhD students for whom BBIH is essential for writing a literature review and studying secondary fields of interest.  

Lecturers, teachers and librarians will find it helpful that the Bibliography’s online tutorials can all be embedded in a virtual learning environment (VLE). Presentations are also available here to promote the Bibliography to your students and staff.   

 About the Bibliography of British and Irish History  

The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is the largest and most comprehensive guide available to what’s been written about British and Irish history, from the early 1900s to the present day. 

It’s an essential resource for research and teaching, providing up-to-date information (and links) on over 650,000 history books, articles, chapters, edited collections and theses. New records are added in three annual updates. These records are searchable by a wide range of facets including: title, author, chronology, date and form of publication, historical topic and geographical region.  

The Bibliography is a research project of the UK’s Institute of Historical Research and the Royal Historical Society, and is published by Brepols. BBIH is a subscription service and is available remotely via university and research libraries worldwide. 

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