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Welcome to BrANCH 

BrANCH, the association of British American Nineteenth Century Historians, was established in 1993 in order to promote the study in Britain of the history of the United States between 1789 and 1917. Membership is open to anyone with a scholarly interest in this period of American history.

BrANCH promotes its aims in the following ways:

Conferences: an annual weekend conference is held in September or October. The 2012 conference was held at the University of Northumbria, 12-14 October. The next conference will be at Madingley Hall, 11-13 October, 2013.

A scholarly journal: American Nineteenth Century History, one of the leading titles in the field, available at a discount to members.

Grants to UK-based graduate students studying nineteenth century American history from the Peter J. Parish Memorial Fund.

A Dissertation Prize awarded annually to a UK-based graduate or undergraduate student.




Latest News


Do you want to be on the BrANCH committee? All information on elections here

Winner of the 2012 Peter Parish Dissertation Prize Announced
Congratulations to Henrik Mathiesen (Queen Mary), for his undergraduate dissertation, 'Foreigners in the West: Norwegian-Americans and Belonging, ca. 1830-1860.’

Membership for 2013 now available!


Congratulations to our recent PhDs and Publications!