Department of History

Welcome to the Department of History
Welcome to the Department of History. We are a successful, expanding department, engaged in teaching and research across an exceptional range of chronological, geographical and thematic areas.
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Undergraduate study
Our Department offers modules that range from the local to the global. We teach everything from the history of Anglo-Saxon Northumbria through to the making of modern Africa.
Postgraduate study
The History Department is deeply committed to postgraduate education. We have a strong and dedicated postgraduate community made up of MA and PhD students, who organise and contribute to academic activities.
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Department News
Durham University historian features in Not Just the Tudors podcast
In an episode of the popular podcast, Not Just the Tudors, Durham University historian Dr Marc W. S. Jaffré talks with Professor Suzannah Lipscomb about France's Louis XIII and his court.

Round table discussion on Ukraine recorded as part of Durham Book Festival
International physics honour for Durham University historian
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The History Department at Durham has established itself firmly as one of the top departments in the UK.
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24 hours in the life of a 2nd year History student
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Department of History
Durham University
43 North Bailey
Durham
DH1 3EX
+44 (0) 191 334 1048
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