2019 David Cesarani Holocaust Memorial Lecture

29 Jan 2019

Rachel Seiffert's lecture now available online

AHRC Transatlantic Perspectives

25 Jan 2019

We are delighted to announce the start of a new AHRC-funded project: ‘Transatlantic Perspectives on the Use of Data Science in Museums and Heritage’.

Holocaust Research Institute

29 Oct 2018

Holocaust Research Institute receives Toni Schiff Memorial Fund Grant

The 2018 Festival of History

02 Jul 2018

On Sunday 3rd June Royal Holloway’s Founder’s Building was the backdrop for the second Festival of History.

Professor Gregory Claeys wins Cantemir Prize

22 Jun 2018

The fifth annual Cantemir Prize has been awarded to Professor Gregory Claeys.

Prospective Students

16 Jun 2018

Study History at Royal Holloway

New book on Karl Marx published to coincide with thinker's 200th anniversary

18 May 2018

One of Britain’s leading historians on socialism, Professor Gregory Claeys of Royal Holloway, University of London, has written a book about Karl Marx to coincide with the thinker’s 200th anniversary

Public History student wins commendation

02 Mar 2018

One of 2017's MA Public History graduates - Kirstie Arnould - won a commendation at the Public History Prizes on Friday 26 January, in the postgraduate student category. Her final project,

New MA Scholarships for 2018/19

21 Dec 2017

The Department of History is pleased to offer a number of scholarships to new Masters students commencing their studies in September 2018, including the newly-established Brian Harris Scholarship.

Friendly Hand PhD Scholarship, 2018: Histories of Humanitarianism

04 Dec 2017

The Department of History, Royal Holloway, University of London invites applications for the following Postgraduate Scholarship.