The Royal Historical Commission was founded by royal decree on 22nd July 1834. As outlined in the regulations of its organisational structure established on 1st April 1976, "its task is to research, identify, edit and analyse written sources which are of interest to the history of Belgium, and to publish critical studies relating to these sources, as well as to provide working tools for historians.".

Every year since 1845, the Commission has published a Bulletin which contains scientific contributions it has selected. The Commission "is authorised to publish elsewhere and, in any form deemed appropriate, scientific articles which cannot be included in the report". It has thus created several series which reflect its publishing policies.
Details of the contents of each series, a summary of the most recent reports and subscription procedures are outlined in the list of publications.

New publications

Bulletin of the Royal Historical Commission, 175, 2009, 657 p.

This jubilee issue of the Proceedings of the Commission Royale d’Histoire (CRH/KCG) presents a review of the Commission’s activities for the past twenty-five years (Claude Bruneel, "De KCG in de laatste vijfentwintig jaar", p. 37-66; in French: “La Commission royale d’Histoire pendant les vingt-cinq dernières années”), as well as the biographical information of those members that have deceased during that period and of those who remain in office (p. 67-159). Furthermore, each member of the Commission has contributed an original study to this issue, i.e. the critical edition of an unpublished source of Belgian history.
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L8

Patricia Van den Eeckhout & Guy Vanthemsche, eds. Bronnen voor de studie van het hedendaagse België 19e - 21e eeuw. Tweede herziene en uitgebreide uitgave. Brussel, Koninklijke Commissie voor Geschiedenis / Commission royale d’Histoire, 2009, 1630 p.
50 €
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C16

Le Congo belge pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Les rapports du ministre des Colonies Jules Renkin au roi Albert Ier (1914-1918). Edités par Guy Vanthemsche. Bruxelles, Commission royale d’Histoire, 2009, 241 p.
25 €
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