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The cover of Andrea Major's Reimagining Empire. A black and white portrait photograph of a man with the text 'Reimagining Empire in India' in yellow

Reimagining Empire in India: Professor Andrea Major on her new book

Reimagining Empire in India: George Thompson, Anti-Slavery Activism, and the Global Networks of British Colonial Reform, 1831-1858 is published by Bloomsbury (2025).

A black and white cartoon showing women in old-fashioned clothes helping each other climb out of a dustbin. Text reads 'women have been retrieving each other from the Dustbin of History for several thousand years now'

Professor Kate Dossett's inaugural lecture now available to watch online

The School was pleased to celebrate Professor Kate Dossett's inaugural lecture, 'Changing the Script: Women as History Makers', in October 2024.

Multilingualism in the Novel

Read all about it in journal special issues

Dr Maroula Perisanidi and Professor Claire Eldridge have both recently been part of teams co-editing special issues of key historical journals.

Field Marshal Lord John French inspects the Glasgow Battalion, Women's Volunteer Reserve, ca. 1915.

Professor Jessica Meyer's inaugural lecture now available to watch online

The School was pleased to celebrate Professor Jessica Meyer’s inaugural lecture, ‘No (Wo)Man’s Land: Writing history at the intersection of gender and First World War Studies' in June 2024.

A blue background with part of an antique map showing Northumberland. Text reads: Northern History A Review of the History of the North of England and the Borders

Applications invited for the annual Northern History Gordon Forster Essay Prize

The competition is open to graduate students and early-career researchers. A prize of £200 will be awarded for the winning essay, which will be considered for publication in the journal.

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