Country article in printed Atlas
Chronology
| 1724 | ‘Regius’ chairs of Modern History, Oxford and Cambridge |
| 1838 | Public Record Office (PRO) in London |
| 1851 | Owens College, Manchester: first ‘civic’ university institution, with chair of history 1853 |
| 1856 | Calendars of State Papers begin, published by the state |
| 1858 | University of London (founded 1836) opens examinations to all. Rolls Series (Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland during the Middle Ages) begins, published by the state |
| 1868 | Royal Historical Society in London |
| 1869 | Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts in London |
| 1872 | Honours School of Modern History, Oxford |
| 1873 | Historical Studies Tripos, Cambridge |
| 1877 | Women admitted to London University |
| 1886 | English Historical Review |
| 1893 | University of Wales: examining university |
| 1894 | Chairs of history, Edinburgh and Glasgow |
| 1895 | London School of Economics |
| 1901 | First chair of Scottish history, Edinburgh |
| 1902 | British Academy (for humanities and social sciences) |
| 1903 | Scottish Historical Review |
| 1906 | Historical Association in London |
| 1910 | First chair of Economic History, Manchester |
| 1912 | Journal History |
| 1913 | International Historical Congress held in London |
| 1921 | Institute of Historical Research in London. First Anglo-American Conference of Historians |
| 1923 | Cambridge Historical Journal (later Historical Journal) |
| 1927 | Economic History Review |
| 1930 | First chair of Welsh history, University College Bangor |
| 1952 | Past and Present |
| 1960 | Welsh History Review |
| 1961 | University of Sussex: first of new universities of 1960s |
| 1992 | Polytechnics given university status |
Bibliography
(References are included up to 2009)
