University of Southampton History Department
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History at the University of Southampton, where staff and students, past, present and future discuss history. southampton.ac.uk/study/subjects/history
Our colleague Professor Neil Gregor has been elected to serve a 3-year-term as chair of the German History Society, the UK and Ireland's learned society for the study of German history - warmest congratulations on this significant achievement! @neilgregor.bsky.social
Job posting: "Research Fellow (Early Modern Spanish Maritime History)" as part of Prof. Craig Lambert's research project "Uncharted Maritime Worlds". NB that the location of this job is Southampton. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSW249/r...
Research Fellow (Early Modern Spanish Maritime History) 3497426AR at University of Southampton
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Come to Arundells, Salisbury, on 1 September for a lecture by our colleague Prof. Neil Gregor: “The Nazi Party Rally Grounds – Past, Present, Future.” arundells.org/events/the-n...
The Nazi Party Rally Grounds - Past, Present, Future - Arundells
In 1936 Edward Heath was among the many visitors to the Nuremberg Rally Grounds, the vast architectural stage for the annual Nazi Party rallies and one of the most potent symbols of the regime’s power. After 1945 the site’s monumental remains posed a pressing question: what should be done with the physical remnants of dictatorship?
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"The Witch Trial History of Exeter, England" - a new podcast with Professor Mark Stoyle. aboutwitchhunts.com/episode/the-...
The Witch Trial History of Exeter, England with Professor Mark Stoyle – The Thing About Witch Hunts Podcast
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Our colleague Professor Craig Lambert consulted on House of the Dragon. Here's what he advised on armour (part 1). #houseofthedragon #hotd www.tiktok.com/@history_uni...
House of the Dragon, season 3, episode 1 - the naval battle scene. Professor Lambert consulted the directors and writers on this scene. #houseofthedragon #hotd
TikTok video by History Southampton University
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Check out our colleague, Professor Craig Lambert's, podcast with English Heritage. "Shorelines, Ships, and the Secrets of Trade". www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspir...
The English Heritage Podcast
Every object has a story to tell. But how can one mystery item lead us on a journey through history, people and places? In the English Heritage podcast, comedian and writer Amy Matthews brings you ...
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New! Nice to get my @universitypress.cambridge.org series editor's copies of this today. Congratulations Peter Clarke @historyatsoton.bsky.social!
Join us for a talk on "1776 and all that: Reflections on the USA at 250" by Professor Frank Cogliano (University of Edinburgh) on 19 June. www.southampton.ac.uk/humanities/n...
Reflections on the USA at 250
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Our colleague, Professor Craig Lambert, on spying on the high seas around 1600. www.tiktok.com/@history_uni...
Historical facts about spying on the high seas around 1600, told by University of Southampton history professor Craig Lambert. #creatorsearchinsights #historytok #tudors #historicalfacts #universityof...
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Bioarchaeology & Trauma Analysis with Dr Simon Mays from Historic England.
This week, students on our Maritime Museums and Heritage Management Department of Archaeology UoS module visited Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and the Mary Rose Museum as part of their experiential learning programme.
Archaeology fieldwork day-1 with our 1st year students!
Our colleague, Professor Peter Clarke, tells a historical anecdote from his new book "Clergy and Criminal Violence in Later Medieval England and Wales", published recently with Cambridge University Press. www.tiktok.com/@history_uni...
Historical facts about the Middle Ages told by University of Southampton historian, Professor Peter Clarke, from his new book with @Cambridge University Press, which you see in the video. Professor Cl...
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Our colleague Professor Christopher Prior's new video on the Football War of 1969. www.tiktok.com/@history_uni...
University of Southampton history professor Christopher Prior explores the history of football. Among the modules he typically teaches at the University of Southampton is "The Global Game: Football in...
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Check out the podcast with our colleague, Professor Mark Stoyle, on "Ethnicity during the Civil War", commissioned by The World Turned Upside Down podcast series www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/the-...
The wars of the five peoples - Ethnicity during the civil wars - The World Turned Upside Down
From the 1990s, the approaches of revisionist historians to the Civil Wars did much to recast the series of conflicts as ‘the Wars of the Three Kingdoms’.
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Pleased to announce the Reuter Lecture 2026 - topic: "Crossbows and Sugar", speaker: Prof. Diane Watt www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reuter-lec...
Reuter Lecture 2026 - Crossbows and Sugar
Guest speaker Prof. Diane Watt gives this year’s Reuter Lecture titled, “Crossbows and Sugar: The Life & Letters of a Medieval Heiress”
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Workshop call for papers - Moral Economy, Financialisation, and Institutional Power: Rethinking Waqf (Islamic charity) and Western Trust in Modern Political Economy generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2026...
Workshop call for papers - Political Theology: Jihadism in the Age of Globalisation and its parallels in the West generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2026...
Prof. Craig Lambert's keynote lecture at a conference of the The British Commission for Maritime History generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2026...
Prof. Craig Lambert’s keynote lecture at a conference of the The British Commission for Maritime History
On the 17-18th April we were proud to host The British Commission for Maritime History at the University of Southampton for their 31st ‘New Researchers in Maritime History’ Conference. Th…
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Check out our colleague, Prof. Peter Clarke's, podcast on his new book "Clergy and Criminal Violence in Later Medieval England and Wales". open.spotify.com/episode/26eV...
Clergy and Criminal Violence in Later Medieval England and Wales - with Professor Peter D Clarke
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How were Chinese characters invented? Watch our latest Tiktok video to find out: www.tiktok.com/@uos.history...
Chinese characters began with divination about 3,000 years ago. In ancient Chinese history, this was the Shang Dynasty, which was the bronze age in China. Chinese characters emerged from a religious c...
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It has been a great week for sharing our passion for Ancient History @historyatsoton.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social. A successful Ancient World Study Day for A-level students on Tuesday was followed by a sunny visit day with offer holders today. #AncientBluesky #AncientHistory #Classics
We're proud to announce that one of our students, Krzysztof Mikulski, has been elected SUSU President! Congratulations to Krzysztof! He'll do a great job! www.susu.org/student-voic...
SUSU Elections Candidates
The Students' Union for students at the University of Southampton
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Excited to announce the publication of a Festschrift in honour of our former colleague Prof. Joachim Schlör, co-edited by our colleague Prof. Claire LeFoll www.bloomsbury.com/uk/jewish-hi...
Jewish History and Culture Beyond Borders
Exploring and challenging the academic lifework of Professor Joachim Schlör, this book provides a window into current developments and debates in Jewish cultura…
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Save the date: Our colleague, Prof. Neil Gregor, will give a talk on "The Nazi Party Rally Grounds – Past, Present, Future" at Arundells in Salisbury on 1 September arundells.org/events/the-n...
The Nazi Party Rally Grounds - Past, Present, Future - Arundells
In 1936 Edward Heath was among the many visitors to the Nuremberg Rally Grounds, the vast architectural stage for the annual Nazi Party rallies and one of the most potent symbols of the regime’s power...
arundells.org
Last year, two of our students did an internship organised by History and Employ. I'm excited to share a blog post about their experience. Congratulations to Joanna and Krzysztof on their great achievements! www.southampton.ac.uk/study/subjec...
Bringing history to life beyond the classroom | University of Southampton
Getting involved in interactive education through internship placements.
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Excited to announce the publication of an article by our colleague, Dr Chris Fuller, in Lawfare. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Visual Performance of Precision Lethality on Social Media
How precision strikes became visual performances—and why that matters for law, legitimacy, and civilian harm.
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Call for papers of the conference of the British Commission for Maritime History
