It's publication day for OUR NHS. Thanks to my family, friends, colleagues, and the wonderful team at Yale who supported me over the many years of writing my first book. Available in all good bookshops!

The TCBH Ben Pimlott Memorial lecture is next week! Roberta Bivins and Mathew Thomson will deliver this year's lecture 'Anniversary Fever? History and the Culture of Celebrating the Age of the NHS' on 6 July. Book your (free) tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/tcbh-ben-pim… TCBH Journal

The 2023 Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture is this Thursday - 'Anniversary Fever? History and the Culture of Celebrating the Age of the NHS'. Register for tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/tcbh-ben-pim…

“We had a lot of talk not just about ‘Global Britain’ but about a ‘science superpower’... those promises have revealed themselves to be essentially false.” The acclaimed historian, David Edgerton, speaks to George Eaton. newstatesman.com/encounter/2023…

The Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHoSTM) at King's College London invites applications for Hans Rausing Scholarships for MA and PhD studies in the history of science and technology. Deadline- 15th April, 2024. kingschostm.com/funding-opport…

The first episode of Union with David Olusoga airs tonight on BBC 2! You can also catch all episodes on iPlayer now, including an appearance from David Edgerton in Episode 4.

Calling all King's College London staff & students! Don't miss King's History's Black History Month Lecture 2023... 'Writing a Caribbean History of Britain' with Dr Christienna Fryar Christienna Fryar, author of forthcoming book 'Entangled Lands' Wed 25 Oct, 3pm tickettailor.com/events/kclhist…

Just a quick reminder to the PhD students in modern British history out there about this coming up tomorrow! (i.e. Thursday 12th) . Would be great to see as many people there as possible! history.ac.uk/events/new-phd…

Conservative hostility to net zero proves the party has turned its back on British capitalism | by our colleague David Edgerton theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

NEW EVENT: 22 March, All Souls College, Oxford We are thrilled to co-organise the conference "Women & War" with University of Oxford! We have a stellar line up of academics who will share their research on women at/in war. Registration is FREE & open to all: asc.ox.ac.uk/event/women-war

The Common Wealth Party was founded during the Second World War to fight for a more equal society in Britain during and after the war. Our MA Intern has been looking through the Wintringham Collection to delve into their history and aims: blogs.kcl.ac.uk/kingscollectio… #WWII #history

Facing the future? Socialism, modernity, and planning a New Britain under Attlee. Professor Clare Griffiths, Cardiff University 15 May 2024, 6pm-7:30pm, King’s College London, Strand Building, S-2.18 Lucas Theatre, tickettailor.com/events/test490…

Clare Griffiths launched the King's History (with Renewal & KCBH) Labour Government's lecture series wonderfully on Wednesday evening, with a fascinating discussion of Labour in 1945 and the future...

Join us on Thursday 12 September for the launch of Kit Kowol's Blue Jerusalem. British Conservatism, Winston Churchill, and the Second World War (OUP History 2024)! Register here for tickets: buytickets.at/kingscontempor…

A bit delayed, but excited to say my journal article 'Forging the West Indian Nation: Federation and Caribbean Activism in Post-war Britain, 1945–60' has been published in Modern British History It's also open access, so take a look if you fancy: academic.oup.com/tcbh/article/3…

2024 Modern British History Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture. Prof. Erika Rappaport on 'Public Relations as the Remedy': Decolonization and the Branding of British Business in Postcolonial Ghana. 13 September at King's College London. Tickets here: buytickets.at/kingscontempor… (OUP History)

The 2024 Modern British History Ben Pimlott Memorial Lecture is next Friday! Prof Erika Rappaport will be speaking about decolonization and British business in postcolonial Ghana - get your free tickets at the link below

Congratulations to ⁦Kit Kowol⁩ for launching his exciting new book _Blue Jerusalem_ with ⁦David Edgerton⁩, ⁦Camilla Schofield⁩ and Richard Vinen at ⁦King's History⁩

Thanks to everyone who came to my book launch last night, especially Richard Vinen and Camilla Schofield for their insightful comments and David Edgerton and Charlotte Cull for all the organising!

CALL FOR PAPERS: 'British History Today' Conference, 1-2 May 2025. Great to see this initiative from colleagues in the new Queen Mary Centre for British Studies. See the link and below for details. Proposals due on 24 January 2025. projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/qmcbs/