Department of History

04/03/2022

Join us on Monday for The war on Ukraine: a roundtable discussion.

The invasion of Ukraine by the armed forces of the Russian Federation is first and foremost a tragedy for the Ukrainian people but it is also transforming the politics and economics of the European continent and indeed of the wider world. The war promises to be watershed in the history of the region with profound implications for the entire international order. The discussion will address different dimensions of the conflict, including: the impact of the war on the Ukrainian people and Ukrainian statehood; the historical context of the Russian invasion and the Kremlin’s ambitions in the region; Ukrainian and Russian memory wars; the prospects for peace and stability in Europe; the political and economic implications for Russia itself and the regime of Vladimir Putin.

03/02/2022

Tomorrow Prof Andrew Jotischky will be giving the RHS lecture on 'Monks and the Muslim enemy: Conversion, polemic and resistance in monastic hagiography in the age of the Crusades, c.1000-1250', 6pm Friday 4 Feb 2022: https://royalhistsoc.org/events/rhs-events-programme-2022/professor-andrew-jotischky-rhs-lecture-4-february-2022/ to sign up for this online event

RHS Lecture — Professor Andrew Jotischky, 4 February 2022   ‘Monks and the Muslim enemy: Conversion, polemic and resistance in monastic hagiography in the age of the Crusades, c.1000-1250‘   Professor Andrew Jotischky (Royal Holloway, University of London)   Friday 4 February 2022 18.00 GMT...

19/01/2022

The department’s annual David Cesarani Holocaust Lecture takes place online on Monday 24th January at 18:30. James Bulgin, Head of Content for the new Holocaust Galleries at the Imperial War Museums, will be giving a lecture on “Re-presenting the Holocaust at the Imperial War Museum”.
Please note you must register your attendance in advance of the event in order to gain access on Teams. Details can be found at this link:

James Bulgin, Head of Content for the new Holocaust Galleries, Imperial War Museums will give the annual David Cesarani Holocaust lecture, 'Re-presenting the Holocaust at the Imperial War Museum'.

22/11/2021

History teachers! The last week of term before the holidays can be busy & stressful. Fancy some help with senior classes? Our staff can deliver a drop-in digital lecture for years 11-13 between 14th-17th Dec. Get in touch to discuss what we can offer.

Information about School Visits and Visiting Department of History

19/11/2021

Reflecting on ? Paris Chronakis has written on heritage, sustainable cities and the need for sustainable pasts

As our global population becomes ever more urbanised, sustainability planning will need to focus on how we ensure that life in the city is adaptable and resilient, writes Paris Chronakis.

16/11/2021

Royal Holloway historians were out in force at a recent Irish Embassy event to mark the centenary of the Anglo-Irish Treaty; Shahmima Akhtar and Edward Madigan joined Heather Jones (UCL), Darragh Gannon (UCD), and Alvin Jackson (Edinburgh) in a fascinating discussion on a pivotal moment in British & Irish history.
https://royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/history/news/anglo-irish-treaty-roundtable-discussion/

04/11/2021

Coming up next week: Frontier Urbanism - Research workshop on refugees and their cities, with Alekos Lamprou (Marburg), Hareem Mirza (RHUL), Kalliopi Amygdalou (HFEFP, Athens) and Himadri Chatterjee (University of Calcutta). Registration is free and the event will be online!

Frontier Urbanism - Research workshop on refugees and their cities

03/11/2021

We're sorry to announce that tonight's event in the Frontier Urbanism series has been postponed due to illness. We will advertise a new date in due course.

Renée Hirschon (Oxford) in conversation with Paris Chronakis (RHUL) on refugee resettlement and urban development in twentieth-century Greece

25/10/2021

The Centre for Global South Asia is proud to host the UK's foremost historian of India/Pakistan Partition, Prof Ian Talbot
from University of Southampton, to launch Frontier Urbanism Month with a lecture on Amristar and Lahore after 1947. Wednesday at 16.30 Registration is free for this online event

More events on displacement, memory and the city in Eastern Med and South Asia to follow.

Lahore, Amritsar and the Indo-Pakistan Frontier