Abbreviation | RHistS, RHS |
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Formation | 1868 |
Merger of | Camden Society (1897) with the RHS |
Registration no. | 206888 |
Legal status | Charity |
Purpose | Historical studies |
Headquarters | University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT |
Location | |
Membership (2021) | 4,500+ members |
President | Emma Griffin |
Adam Hughes | |
Key people | Philip Carter, academic director |
Main organ | Transactions |
Staff | 4 |
Website | royalhistsoc |
Formerly called | The Historical Society |
The Royal Historical Society (RHS), founded in 1868, is a learned society of the United Kingdom which advances scholarly studies of history.