About the Regional History Centre (RHC)

The Regional History Centre (RHC) was established in 1997 to promote research into the history of Britain's South Western counties, and to further an understanding of regionalism as a dynamic force in the shaping of domestic and international histories.

Taking the ancient city and county of Bristol as its hub, the Centre's area of expertise includes Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon and Dorset in England, as well as those parts of South Wales with which Bristol and Gloucester have enjoyed historic social and economic links. In recent years, the Centre has looked to broaden its horizons still further by making links with regions further afield in Britain and in Europe.

We are fully committed to public engagement and knowledge exchange and have developed strong links with a number of regional partners and institutions in the local history and heritage field. We have recently worked with the following partner organisations:

• Avon Local History and Archaeology
• BCFM Radio
• Being Human Festival
• Bristol Record Society
• Creative Youth Network
• M Shed, Bristol
• Redcliffe Press
• Satsymph
• Shire Hall, Dorchester
• VCH Gloucestershire
• West of England and South West Women's History Network

The Centre is based on UWE Bristol's Frenchay Campus within the College of Arts, Technology and Environment. The core team consists of academic staff and Visiting Research Fellows.