University of Southampton History Department

When we remember the Holocaust, who do we remember? | University of Southampton YouTube video by University of Southampton

Our colleague, Dr Janek Gryta, on the holocaust:
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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…

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
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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...

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...

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!

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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.

Excited to announce the publication of an article by our colleague, Dr Chris Fuller, in Lawfare.

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Call for papers of the conference of the British Commission for Maritime History

The Armada Chronicles YouTube video by Sarah Siddons Fan Club

Our colleague Craig Lambert and his team acted as historical consultants on this film "The Armada Chronicles": youtu.be/LCmXF2D95dw?...

A big welcome to the University of Southampton’s official History department TikTok page! This is Krzysztof and he will tell you everything about his experience studying history at the university and ... TikTok video by UoS History

Excited to announce that we've just launched a History Department Tiktok account!

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Prof. Neil Gregor explores “Where did all the Nazis go?” at Farnborough Sixth Form College’s Enrichment series.

📢Last call to get tickets for Southampton's Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day 2026 event tomorrow evening. To join us, sign up using the link below:
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Classical Association Southampton Branch The Southampton Branch of the Classical Association organises lectures, excursions, winter (Saturnalia) and summer (Prandium) lunches.

Our colleague, Dr Joe Grimwade, will be giving a lecture on "The Roman nomenclator: More than a walking memory stick" on 28 November at the Classical Association Southampton Branch.

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Did Oliver Cromwell Ban Christmas? | Not Just the Tudors

Did you know Christmas was cancelled in England during the 17th Century?

Prof Mark Stoyle @historyatsoton.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social tells historian and broadcaster Suzannah Lipscomb why.

Listen to the @history-hit.bsky.social podcast: shows.acast.com/not-just-the...

HIST6135: Themes in Medieval and Early Modern History Trip to Sailsbury On a cold and frosty late November morning, MA students taking Themes in Medieval and Early Modern History, along with two staff members, gathered outside Southampton Central railway station to cat…

Here's a write-up of a recent trip to Salisbury Cathedral and town led by two of our colleagues generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2025...

We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals We created the database in order to challenge assumptions about the lack of professionalism of everyday soldiers.

Our historians helped to build a database of nearly 300,000 medieval English soldiers - turns out, many had professional careers lasting 20 years.

Read more in our latest @uk.theconversation.com article 👇

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Fellowships at the Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University (Julie Gammon and Maria Hayward) Professor Maria Hayward and Dr Julie Gammon were awarded prestigious Fellowships at the Lewis Walpole Library in Farmington, Connecticut which is part of Yale University this year, so they spent a …

new blog from Dr Julie Gammon and Professor Maria Hayward about their recent fellowship at the Lewis Walpole Library, Yale generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2025...

Ancient History Seminar with Josephine Quinn Dr Annelies Cazemier On Wednesday 5th November 2025, Professor Josephine Quinn spoke to our Departmental research seminar about her book, How the World Made the West. It has received rave reviews a…

Our latest blog on an excellent seminar with @josephinequinn.bsky.social is written by @cazemiera.bsky.social details here generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2025...

The five best TV shows about the Tudors – recommended by a historian We seem to have an endless appetite for Tudor history.

What are your favourite Tudor TV dramas? Conor Byrne
@historyatsoton.bsky.social gives us his top five in an article for @uk.theconversation.com.
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Interested in starting a PhD in History (for Parkes: at the Parkes Institute) in 2026-27?

Join a panel and Q&A session on Wednesday 3 December, 16.00-17.30 (Avenue Campus and Teams). All your questions will be answered. To receive the link/detail, contact Claire Le Foll c.le-foll@soton.ac.uk

The War We See podcast: Conversations about War Imagery Author Hirah Azhar, Doctoral researcher in the Department of History, University of Southampton and Imperial War Museum Blog Who decides what we see of war? What is censored, erased, or amplified? …

New Blog by Hirah Azhar generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2025...

Our Colleague Dr David Cox featured prominently in the most recent edition of History Today with his work on conjuring race (an outcome of his successful British A Mid-career fellowship).

Please check out the upcoming conference on Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World, which features a keynote lecture by our very own Professor Mark Stoyle (30-31 October at the University of Exeter)

American Historical Association Announces 2025 Prize Winners – AHA The American Historical Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes.

We’re thrilled to celebrate our colleague @lottelydia.bsky.social, whose book Imperial Island (Harvard University Press, 2024) has just been awarded the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize by the American Historical Association! This prestigious award acknowledges Charlotte’s thought-provoking work.

Tony Kushner's letter in the Observer of October 12, 2025, arguing that Britain has never been immune to Jew hatred

Tony Kushner's letter to the Observer's editor, published yesterday

Delighted to welcome speakers and attendees to our conference
Herculaneum: Contexts, Present Progress and Future Prospects

Today we kick off with sessions on Archaeology and Papyrology including papers from eminent and emergent scholars.

Escape Room in a Box and Digital Humanities by Stephanie Barter Blog Post – An Escape Room in a Box Last November, I began a Digital Humanities internship, investigating the possible uses of their Museum in a Box (MiaB) which had been previously rarely used. Th…

New Blog by one of our Digital Humanities Interns on the topic of escape rooms in a box for use in museums:

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Synagogue attack: the Manchester I know – by antisemitism researcher and Mancunian Jew Manchester Jewry has maintained an extraordinarily strong local identity, but is notable in its diversity.

Tony Kushner from our Department has published the following important article in the Conversation:

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Maritime Britain Conference Maritime BritainHow did Britain become a global trading nation—and what can the lives of sailors, merchants, and coastal communities tell us about that story? On 16–17 September, the Maritime Brita…

New Blog on the Maritime Britain Conference held 16-17 September at the Avenue campus, University of Southampton. generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2025...

Why Japanese American memories of US internment during the second world war are stirring up protests in 2025 Americans of Japanese heritage have been protesting at recent Ice tactics.

This weekend there was an impressive #DayOfAction to #ProtectOurParks & stand up to erasure of #history under #Trump
With #ICE raids & federal troops in #DC there is also an alarming repeat of history. Read more 👇🏻 theconversation.com/why-japanese...
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new blog by our colleague Dr Rachel Pistol about her piece in The Conversation. generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/wp-a...

Political Witchcraft On 13 August, Southampton University hosted ‘Political Witchcraft: Magic and the Politics of Representation,’ an evening of public talks exploring how magical beliefs and practices have been resear…

New blog post on David Cox's recent 'Political Witchcraft' event, which his British Academy Fellowship supported: generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2025...