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The society was founded and received its royal charter in 1868. Until 1872 it was known as the Historical Society. [ 1] In 1897, it merged with (or absorbed) the Camden Society, founded in 1838. [ 2] In its origins, and for many years afterwards, the society was effectively a gentlemen's club. However, in the middle and later twentieth century ...
Society for the History of Astronomy. The Society for the Study of French History. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. South Wales Record Society. Stubbs Society. Suffolk Institute of Archaeology & History.
The Historical Association is active in supporting the study and teaching of history at all levels. Membership is around 6,000, largely UK-based, with a strong following in UK secondary school history departments. The association has 58 branches through the UK which run a variety of events ranging from historical talks to walks and visits.
t. e. The history of the United Kingdom begins in 1707 with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of the United Kingdom as a unified state came into being with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, [ 1] into a new unitary state called Great Britain. [ a] Of this new state, the historian Simon Schama said:
There are 35 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories. [2] The UNESCO list contains one designated site in both England and Scotland (the Frontiers of the Roman Empire) plus eighteen exclusively in England, six in Scotland, four in Wales, two in Northern Ireland, and one in each of the overseas territories of Bermuda, Gibraltar, the Pitcairn ...
The UK was the location of the oldest surviving moving picture, Roundhay Garden Scene (1888), which was shot in Roundhay, Leeds by French inventor Louis Le Prince, while the first British film, Incident at Clovelly Cottage was shot in 1895. [39] The world's first colour motion picture was shot by Edward Raymond Turner in 1902. [40]
The social structure of the United Kingdom has historically been highly influenced by the concept of social class, which continues to affect British society today. [1] [2] British society, like its European neighbours and most societies in world history, was traditionally (before the Industrial Revolution) divided hierarchically within a system that involved the hereditary transmission of ...
List of fellows of the Royal Society. More than 8,000 people have been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London, UK, since the inception of the Royal Society in 1660. The Royal Society publishes a database of current fellows [ 1] and a database of past fellows. [ 2]