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...

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...

How were Chinese characters invented? Watch our latest Tiktok video to find out: www.tiktok.com/@uos.history...

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...

Our colleague, Dr Janek Gryta, on the holocaust: youtube.com/shorts/xImzv...

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...

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! www.southampton.ac.uk/study/subjec...

Excited to announce the publication of an article by our colleague, Dr Chris Fuller, in Lawfare. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

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

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

Excited to announce that we've just launched a History Department Tiktok account! www.tiktok.com/@uos.history...

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: 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southampto...

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. thesouthamptonbranchoftheclassicalassociation.wordpress.com

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...

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...

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 👇 theconversation.com/we-built-a-d... @historyatsoton.bsky.social

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...

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...

What are your favourite Tudor TV dramas? Conor Byrne @historyatsoton.bsky.social gives us his top five in an article for @uk.theconversation.com. theconversation.com/the-five-bes...

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 [email protected]

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)

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 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.

New Blog by one of our Digital Humanities Interns on the topic of escape rooms in a box for use in museums: generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2025...

Tony Kushner from our Department has published the following important article in the Conversation: theconversation.com/synagogue-at...

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...

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... @unisouthampton.bsky.social @hotcus.bsky.social

new blog by our colleague Dr Rachel Pistol about her piece in The Conversation. generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/wp-a...

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

My article explaining the disturbing similarities between what happened to Japanese Americans in #WWII & today's #USA @hotcus.bsky.social @historyatsoton.bsky.social @universityofexeter.bsky.social @officialbaas.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social theconversation.com/why-japanese...

Soton History's Prof Neil Gregor questions the significance of Hitler's Mein Kampf for the resurgent far right in the latest article from ICWA's Compass: compass.icwa.org/p/mein-kampf...

It's publication day for the latest book by Soton History's Neil Gregor, The Symphony Concert in Nazi Germany, which tells a new history of how the musical worlds of German towns and cities were transformed during the Nazi era. Congratulations to Neil! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

If you happen to be in Utrecht, do take the opportunity to hear Soton History's Mark Cornwall lecture on 'Treasonous Subversion: the struggle for domestic security in Austria-Hungary'. Details below!

Interested in studying: - MA HISTORY: Methodologies, Heritage, and Period Pathways - MA GLOBAL CHALLENGES: History, Policy and Practice - MA HOLOCAUST: History, Experience, Heritage Want to hear from our: - CURRENT STUDENTS - RECENT GRADUATES 📅 Tuesday 6 May, 6pm 📍Lecture Theatre C, Avenue Campus

For our students: remember to sign up for the Spring Careers Day on 11th March, especially the Alumni Panel from 5pm onwards, which will give you a chance to meet former graduates now working in a range of organisations from across the media, business, heritage, and public sectors.

Register now for the 2025 Parkes Lecture! We will hear Lyndsey Stonebridge @lyndseystonebri.bsky.social in conversation with Devorah Baum and Jonathan Leader this year. 📅 Tuesday 4 March, 6pm GMT 📍 Avenue Campus & online www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lyndsey-st...

A reminder of the upcoming Stonewall lecture, next Thurs. 25th. Booking link below!

We are enjoying listening to Soton History's Prof. Maria Hayward on R4's 'In Our Time', discussing Catherine of Aragon. Live right now - or available via catch up services here! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

The University of Southampton International Summer School 2025 has now launched! There is a wide range of courses available, including 'Public History: Film, Video Games & Heritage'. Students will also enjoy a day trip to London, a boat trip on Southampton waters, and much more. go.soton.ac.uk/gqc

The end of last month saw the founding of the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI). Our colleague @drpistol.bsky.social explains why it marks such an important moment for Holocaust Research in this blog: www.ukri.org/blog/support...

A moving & inspiring inauguration ceremony was held in Warsaw this past weekend for @ehri-project.eu We were honoured to have @christophersmith.bsky.social AHRC, & Adam Jackson DSIT with us. The next stage of our work starts now! @parkesinstitute.bsky.social @wienerlibrary.bsky.social

A new interview for Voice FM: Soton History's Neil Gregor and Anoushka Alexander-Rose of the Parkes Institute discuss how this year's very important Holocaust and Genocide Memorial Day will be commemorated by the University next Monday. Listen here, www.voicefmradio.co.uk/on-air/playe...