Royal Historical Society

Royal Historical Society
AbbreviationRHistS, RHS
Formation1868 (1868)
Merger ofCamden Society (1897) with the RHS
Registration no.206888
Legal statusCharity
PurposeHistorical studies
HeadquartersUniversity College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT
Location
Membership6,500 members (2026)
President
Lucy Noakes
Director
Philip Carter
Main organ
Transactions
Staff4
Websiteroyalhistsoc.org
Formerly called
The Historical Society

The Royal Historical Society (RHS), founded in 1868, is a learned society of the United Kingdom which advances scholarly studies of history.