History at Lancaster University

Welcome to the Department of History

You may have first encountered us through the Lancaster Pamphlets series published from the early 1980s, a pioneering attempt to bring the latest advances in historical research into the school classroom. Our commitment to bringing the highest quality historical scholarship together with innovative and committed teaching remains at the forefront of our objectives as we embark on a new era of opportunity, change and renewal.

The Department has benefited from substantial recent investments by the University in new academic posts, postgraduate support, library holdings, and facilities. We will be moving to new state–of–the–art premises in 2011. We have concurrently redesigned our degree schemes from BA to PhD. The objective of these investments and changes is to secure Lancaster’s position as a leading centre of historical teaching and research in the UK.

Our chronological range extends from the ninth to the twentieth century, our geographical spread encompasses Europe, Asia, North Africa, and the Americas, and our intellectual foci range across social, political, economic, and cultural history. We host large AHRC–funded research projects, a prestigious Newton International Fellowship, and two academic journals. We mount several research symposia a year and our annual postgraduate conference Histfest attracts contributions from across the UK and beyond.

Whether you are a member of the Department’s academic staff, a postgraduate student in our rapidly expanding MA and PhD programmes, or an undergraduate spoiled for choice from our wide–ranging menu of varied course offerings, Lancaster is an exciting place to be.

Undergraduate

Our undergraduate teaching ranges from the early medieval to the recent past, and covers British, European and world history.

We offer programmes in History, Modern European History, Medieval and Renaissance Studies and Social History. You can also combine History with other subjects.

Find out what our students say.

Visiting us.

Postgraduate

History has a strong postgraduate community comprising MA, MPhil and PhD students, whose work reflects the wide range of research interests and expertise, both chronologically and geographically, in the Department.

Find out about our MA in History.

Learn more about studying for a PhD in History or search our keyword database for a PhD supervisor.

Research

Research undertaken in the Department ranges from medieval Britain and Europe to the modern and post-modern worlds. It also embraces diverse themes and approaches, and prides itself on developing new insights and perspectives, particularly in the fields of religious, socio-cultural and political history.

News

View a clip of Dr David Starkey's public lecture entitled 'Henry VIII: Five Hundred Years of Fame, 1509-2009' which took place at Lancaster University on 22 September, 2009.

Latest News

Undergraduate History student Elizabeth Heather awarded the Queens Scholarship in Part I, 4 August 2010

The Department of History is pleased to announce that undergraduate History student, Elizabeth Heather, has been awarded the Queen's Scholarship for h ...Read more»

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18 September 2010, Annual Visit Day