welcome to the online home of the Past & Present Society

welcome to the online home of the Past & Present Society

welcome to the online home of the Past & Present Society

About P&P

Founded in 1952, the Past and Present Society runs a journal, Past and Present, has its own book series, sponsors conferences, and appoints up to four postdoctoral fellows every year.

Past and Present is widely acknowledged to be the liveliest and most stimulating historical journal in the English-speaking world. The journal’s contents reflect the Society’s

belief that history should be accessible and interesting to a wide range of readers, and its articles are intended to appeal to non-specialists as well as to experts. Since its inception in 1952, the mark of a P&P article was that it should be a properly researched study which showed an awareness of the wider implications of that research. Its remit is worldwide, and across all time periods.

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Unpacking Jewish Dis/Connections: A Mediterranean Journey of Memory, Identity, and Mobility

By Josh Allen - May 12, 2025 (0 comments)

by Dr. Sasha Goldstein-Sabbah (University of Groningen) From April 6-8 2025, the historic halls of the University of Warsaw became the vibrant meeting ground for sixteen scholars from across Europe…

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Programme and registration for Work, Authenticity and Social Identity in Early Modern Britain

By Josh Allen - May 8, 2025 (0 comments)

received from the event organisers We are pleased to announce that the Work, Authenticity, and Social Identity in Early Modern Britain (c.1500-1750) Conference, supported by the Warwick Early Modern and Eighteenth Century Centre,…

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Programme and Registration for "How Sciences End"

By Josh Allen - May 1, 2025 (0 comments)

received from Dr. Michelle Pfeffer (Magdalen College, University of Oxford) Dates: 11-12 July 2025 Location: Seminar Room, Radcliffe Humanities Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6GG Programme Registration…

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