Category: News

Congratulations to three of our academic staff at the School of History who have recently published new monographs and edited collections. Lecturer in Early Modern … Read more

The School of History’s Centre for the History of War, Media and Society recently hosted a major international conference, ‘Propaganda and Neutrality: alternative battlegrounds and … Read more

Why should we study the past? What makes history exciting and important? How can it inform our present and future? The School of History’s ‘History … Read more

It was with great sadness that the School of History learned of the death of former colleague and friend Dr Julian Hurstfield, who passed away … Read more

The School of History, in partnership with the National Army Museum, is pleased to announce the launch of their latest course with Futurelearn, ‘From Waterloo … Read more

This week, the School of History is pleased to host this year’s Gender History Annual Lecture, for which we welcome back Dr Amy Blakeway, Lecturer … Read more

By Professor Mark Connelly Head of School of History I first visited a Commonwealth War Graves cemetery when I was sixteen years old. It was … Read more

A three-day virtual conference organised by the University (28-30 April) will explore the life and times of the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, just over … Read more

By Dr John Wills It’s now over fifty years since the very first Earth Day.  Back in April 1970, around 20 million Americans gathered across … Read more

Head of School, Professor Mark Connelly, will be giving a further talk titled, ”From this point the tourist should go on foot’: experiencing the Somme, … Read more