Projects per year
Organisation profile
Established as recently as 1994 from members of what had previously been a body of English and European historians scattered across multi-disciplinary schools, the School of History supports a series of research clusters ranging in time from the early middle ages to the modern era and in theme from landscape history through social history, gender history, medical history and ecclesiastical history to political and diplomatic history. The Centre of East Anglian Studies, the first regional centre of its kind, is also located in the School.
In the field of medieval history, the school supports several major research projects. One involves editing and contextualising the charters of the Plantagenet kings, including Magna Carta. The project has several strands sponsored by the AHRC, Leverhulme and the British Academy. Other areas of particular strength include the study of the Norman Conquest, the study of kingship more generally, and a British Academy sponsored edition of Anglo-Saxon charters.
In the field of Landscape History, the school supports a major GIS-aided project on the landscape of Northamptonshire, as well as publicly-funded projects on Sutton Hoo, the landscape and agriculture of East Anglia, 1870-1950, and a characterisation of the Suffolk coastal marshes. The school is also noted for research on the history of parks and garden and the history of castles. In the field of Medical History, in collaboration with the universities of Valencia and Bergen, the school is actively involved in a comparative project on European Rural Health Care, c. 1800-1945. It is also supporting a project on the Concepts of Health and Cleanliness in Medieval England.
In the field of Early Modern history, the school supports four major research initiatives. The first is funded by the AHRC and focuses on custom and perceptions of the past through a study of early modern England. The second is a JISC-funded project on the history of political discourse before 1800 and the third a British Academy funded Virtual Reading Group, which fosters electronic discussion about primary and secondary texts. The British Academy currently supports the ongoing project to publish all the Bacon papers. Research is also undertaken in Spanish social history, Italian gender and religious history, and the history of popular culture.
In the field of modern history, the school is producing an AHRC-funded edition of the Letters of Richard Cobden. The school also supports a project on free trade and globalisation. Research work is also undertaken in the field of diplomatic and political history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and the field of imperial history of the twentieth century. The history of popular sports and pastimes is another area of research activity. The European historians concentrate on late nineteenth and twentieth century history, where the British Academy and AHRC have funded a project on the Documentary History of the Soviet Union. Research also focuses on the history of the Balkans, on ethnic cleansing in central and southeastern Europe, work which is supported by the British Academy, on the history of Austria, and on the social history of Bavaria.
New Interpretations on the Angevin World
For the very first time in the history of the study of the European lands that made up the empire of King Henry II (1154-1189), we plan to bring together a network of researchers who currently work in the field of Angevin studies. You can read more at our Angevin World website.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Abdulmalik Abdulrahman Abdulmalik
- School of History and Art History
- Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
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Make Your Mark! Medieval Merchants' Marks Now
Arts and Humanities Research Council
17/06/24 → 16/11/24
Project: Other
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« Les Maîtres de la mer » ou la traversée singulière du vingtième siècle par Hajduk Split
Mills, R., 24 May 2024, In: Football(s). 2024, 4, p. 75-90 16 p.Translated title of the contribution :“Masters from the Sea”: Hajduk Split Football Club’s Unique Twentieth Century Voyage Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Brief Talking on the Genealogical Background of Branch Families of the Japanese Imperial House
TSUJI, H., 1 May 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Aerial, surface, and subsurface multimodal mapping in Coastal Peru: Insights from Cerro San Isidro, Moro Region, Nepeña Valley
Golay Lausanne, K., Chicoine, D., Navarro Vega, J. & Lau, G. F., 5 Apr 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advances in Archaeological Practice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile8 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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$500 Travel Award from the Sixteenth-Century Society (2018).
Shaw, Dannielle (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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AHRC Early Career Leadership Fellowship
Schofield, C. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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AHRC International Placement Scheme, Kluge Center Fellow, Library of Congress
Grant, Nicholas (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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'Racing in the East' at King's Lynn Stars Speedway Club
Richard Mills (Organiser)
2 Sep 2024Activity: Other activity types › Other
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'Racing in the East' at Ipswich Witches Speedway Club
Richard Mills (Organiser)
29 Aug 2024Activity: Other activity types › Other
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'Racing in the East' - Touring Exhibition Launch
Richard Mills (Organiser)
24 Aug 2024 → 25 Aug 2024Activity: Other activity types › Other
Press/Media
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BBC Local Radio - 'Racing in the East' Exhibition Interview
25/08/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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Exhibition explores East Anglia's international impact through speedway
22/08/24 → 23/08/24
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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BBC Local Radio - 'Racing in the East' Exhibition Interview
23/08/24
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution