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See the Other Side of History at Lancaster University

96%

For student satisfaction, NSS 2018

6th

In the UK for History, Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019

4th

Joint 4th for graduate prospects, Complete University Guide 2019

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Regional Heritage

Our Regional Heritage Centre promotes and celebrates the rich social and cultural heritage of North West England, offering an extensive programme of activities to the public, focusing on the long history of our region

Ruskin Library

The main holding of the Ruskin Library and University Museum is the Whitehouse Collection of material, including books, manuscripts and artworks relating to John Ruskin (1819-1900) and his circle

Digital Humanities Hub

The Digital Humanities Hub unites internationally recognised centres of excellence in the spatial humanities, corpus linguistics and natural language processing with expertise across the digital humanities

Universal Histories

The Universal History and Universal Museums project aims to develop a comparative critique of approaches to universal histories in museums and of the role of museums in building knowledge about the future. ©Historical Images Archive/Alamy

Read about our past research: History Research at Lancaster

Historic Lancaster

The city of Lancaster and its surrounds are steeped in history. Explore the top historic sites to visit as recommended by members of the History Department, from Bronze Age stone circles to gothic churches, from Norman castles to Civil War fortresses, and from the mills of the Industrial Revolution to marvels of Art Deco architecture

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Latest News

Revitalising UK-Latin America Engagement Post-Brexit

On 19th September Dr Thomas Mills participated in an event held in London by the British Foreign Policy Group on ‘Revitalising UK-Latin America Engagement Post-Brexit’.

Lancaster exhibition captures story that certainly wasn’t all plain sailing

Lancaster University’s Regional Heritage Centre (RHC) has played a key role in a new exhibition, now on show at Lancaster Maritime Museum, which captures the fascinating and long story of a Lancaster-built ship.

Government transparency: a lesson from the Middle Ages

How should the government make major decisions, like when to go to war? In an article for The Conversation, Lancaster History's Sophie Thérèse Ambler draws some lessons from the Middle Ages:

Major new analysis of European defence policies and armed forces

This week sees the publication of a major new work on defence policy, co-edited by Lancaster History's Dr Marco Wyss.

Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Oxfam International, Mark Goldring, CEO of Oxfam GB, and Caroline Thomson, chair of trustees for Oxfam GB, giving evidence before the Commons Development Committee. PA/PA Wire/PA Images

What Oxfam can learn from charities that survived scandals

Dr Mark Hurst, of Lancaster's History Department, has contributed an article to The Conversation on 'What Oxfam can learn from charities that survived scandals'.

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