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2019 November
BOOKING OPEN – New Researchers’ Conference 8/9 November 2019
Latest News The Call for Papers was very successful and this event will now run for two whole days on the Friday and Saturday. We are pleased to announce that booking is now open for Theatres of War: The BCMH New Researchers' Conference, 8-9 November 2019. Programme The conference programme can be found on the Lancaster events page here. Booking Through Lancaster University's online store, you will be able to book your delegate rate (either for the two full days of…
Find out more »2020 January
BOOKING OPEN 2nd Modern Conflict Research Symposium 31 Jan / 1 Feb 2020
The 2nd Modern Conflict Research Symposium will be hosted at the Imperial War Museum North, Manchester on 31 January / 1 February 2020. Tickets are now available to purchase via the university of Huddersfield. MCRS is an interdisciplinary conference which provides a space for discussion about war and conflict between 1850-2017. Over forty researchers will be presenting their research across two days at the fantastic Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, with keynote presentations from Dr Aimée Fox (King’s College…
Find out more »2020 February
BCMH AGM 2020
The BCMH AGM 2020 will take place at the National Army Museum, Chelsea on Saturday 29 February 2020. The meeting is being held slightly later this year because the Committee decided to move the end of the accounting year to 31st December. The idea is to enable as much of the previous year's expenditure to be included in the accounts for the AGM. Both in 2017 and 2018 the timing differences made the accounts quite difficult to read. The Convening…
Find out more »2020 March
REPORT Three Minute Military Thesis (TMMT), Tuesday 10th March 2020
Three Minute Military Thesis Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, London Tuesday, 10th March 2020 For a report of this event and details of the participants - and the winners - see the download below: Based on the nationally acclaimed '3 Minute Thesis' phenomenon, the British Commission for Military History is proud to unveil its inaugural 'Three Minute Military Thesis' competition. Held at the Institute for Historical Research, in London, on 10th March, this competition will see military…
Find out more »2020 June
POSTPONED Illusions of Peace, Conference – Saturday 20th June 2020
SAVE THE DATE! Following the successful Ends & Beginnings Conference at the National Army Museum (NAM) in July 2019 BCMH and WFA will be hosting a second event on Saturday 20th June 2020. In collaboration with NAM we will be looking at the consequences of the war on the militaries in Europe, the wider world and on the British Army. As we discovered last year, whilst Britain and the Empire celebrated the Armistice as the end of the Great…
Find out more »2021 March
BCMH AGM 2021
The 2021 BCMH AGM will take place on Saturday 6th March. If a face to face event is possible it will take place at the National Army Museum. If meeting and other restrictions are still in place then it will take place via Zoom.
Find out more »Three Minute Military Thesis (TMMT) 24th March 2021
The BCMH’s ‘Three Minute Military Thesis’ Competition is back! Thanks to generous sponsorship from the National Army Museum Development Trust, the prize fund has doubled. With a first prize of £200, runner’s up prize of £100, and a new ‘People’s Choice’ award of £100 this competition offers PhD students focusing on any element of conflict, the opportunity to showcase your research, and engage the public with your findings. Due to Covid, this year’s competition is digital. Applicants will provide a video…
Find out more »2021 August
ICMH Congress Athens 29th August to 3rd September 2021
The web site of the congress is : https://internationalcongress2021.mil.gr Preparations for the International Congress of Military History that will be held in Athens from 29th of August to September 3 are progressing according to plan. For this reason we invite you to visit the webpage of the Congress at the following link: https://internationalcongress2021.mil.gr where you are kindly requested to fill in the Registration Form. Compared to the pre-registration form extra fields concerning accommodation, payment of Congress fees, and travel information have been added. Members wishing to attend…
Find out more »2021 November
Booking Open, BCMH New Researchers Conference, Saturday 27 November 2021
British Commission for Military History New Researchers’ Conference Booking Details Tickets may be obtained via Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bcmh-new-researchers-conference-2021-tickets-139824872959 Postponed in 2020 due to Covid the eleventh BCMH New Researchers' Conference has been organised in association with the National Army Museum. It will showcase some of the current research being undertaken by postgraduate and early career historians in the field of military history. The conference will take place at the National Army Museum, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT Home | National…
Find out more »2022 March
BCMH AGM 2022
The 2022 BCMH AGM will take place on Saturday 5th March 2022 at the National Army Museum. The Committee is hopeful that, as planned, it will be a face to face event but if restrictions are still in place then it will take place via Zoom. Attendance at the Meeting will be free to all fully paid-up Members. To acknowledge the desire of Members to meet after our last face to face AGM two years ago the Treasurer has generously…
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