What’s new in BBIH?  

The February 2025 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds 3,736 new publications. The new update includes books, journal articles, book chapters, and edited collections covering all areas of British and Irish history, from 55 BCE to the present day. This means that BBIH now contains 666,908 records. 

The February 2025 update includes:  

• 3,080 titles that were published between 2014-2024

• 362 publications relating to Scottish history  

• 1,471 publications about the histories of England and Wales, including 212 publications about the history of Wales and 1,296 publications focusing on England 

• 559 publications focusing on Irish history, including 81 publications focusing on Northern Ireland  

• 500 new records for ‘Imperial and Commonwealth’, of which 166 records discuss the colonial histories of the Americas and 71 records refer to histories of the colonial African nations

New BBIH interface 

A new and improved user interface is now available for BBIH. You can learn more about the new interface in this blog by our publisher Brepols. 

Several new features have been added to BBIH’s new interface since the last update, including: 

• Searching by period covered

LGBTQ+ and women’s histories in BBIH 

LGBT+ History Month and Women’s History Month take place in February and March respectively. You can use BBIH to research these areas as it contains over: 

• 38,300 publications about the histories of women, with the February 2025 update containing 479 new publications

• 1,300 resources for LBGTQ+ and queer histories, with the February 2025 update containing 26 new publications

You can delve into these areas of research further by:  

Get the most out of using BBIH 

With the academic year in full swing, you can learn more about using BBIH in your research or teaching by visiting our page of online tutorials. Our short video tutorials include: 

• The basics of searching, including how to use the subject tree  

• How to use your results  

• How to keep up to date with the latest published research in your field or manage your reference lists or bibliographies  

• Behind-the-scenes guide to how BBIH is compiled

There are also short video guides designed for:  

• New undergraduates and those planning and researching a final year dissertation  

• MA and PhD students for whom BBIH is essential for writing a literature review and studying secondary fields of interest

Lecturers, teachers, and librarians will find it helpful that the Bibliography’s online tutorials can all be embedded in a virtual learning environment (VLE). Presentations are also available to promote the Bibliography to your students and staff.