Writing history

Writing History

Researchers in the School of History carry out ground-breaking research from the medieval to the contemporary period that shapes scholarly and popular conversations about the past locally, nationally, and internationally in important ways. 

As the culmination of sustained research into a topic, monographs not only make a substantial, original contribution to the discipline but also represent a huge achievement for the author. The School of History is proud to celebrate the innovative and engaging books produced by our researchers. Follow the links below to read interviews with the authors and learn more about their books. 

The cover of Nosotras las refugiadas Nosotras, Las Refugiadas

Nosotras, Las Refugiadas

Alba Martínez, Nosotras, Las Refugiadas. Género, Identidades y Experiencias de las Españolas Refugiadas en Francia (1939-1978) (Comares, 2024)

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The cover of All His Spies. Elizabethan men wearing ruffs and black clothes sit next to a table covered with a red tablecloth. All His Spies: The Secret World of Robert Cecil

All His Spies: The Secret World of Robert Cecil

Stephen Alford, All His Spies: The Secret World of Robert Cecil (Allen Lane, 2024) 

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The cover of a book on a red background. The main image is of eighteenth-century British soldiers. A History of the British Army, 1783-1815

A History of the British Army, 1783-1815

Kevin Linch, A History of the British Army, 1783-1815 (Pen & Sword, 2024) 

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Book cover of "The Soviet Sixties" by Robert Hornsby. The background is blue and orange. It has black and white photos of a rocket ship, an astronaut and a supermodel. The Soviet Sixties

The Soviet Sixties

Robert Hornsby, The Soviet Sixties (Yale University Press, 2023)

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The book cover of Nicaragua Must Survive by Eline van Ommen Nicaragua Must Survive

Nicaragua Must Survive

Eline van Ommen, Nicaragua Must Survive: Sandinista Revolutionary Diplomacy in the Global Cold War (University of California Press, 2023)

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cover of Baldwin of Bourcq Baldwin of Bourcq: Count of Edessa and King of Jerusalem, 1100-1131

Baldwin of Bourcq: Count of Edessa and King of Jerusalem, 1100-1131

Alan Murray, Baldwin of Bourcq: Count of Edessa and King of Jerusalem, 1100-1131 (Routledge, 2022)

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The capital of free women The Capital of Free Women: Race, Legitimacy, and Liberty in Colonial Mexico

The Capital of Free Women: Race, Legitimacy, and Liberty in Colonial Mexico

Danielle Terrazas Williams, The Capital of Free Women: Race, Legitimacy, and Liberty in Colonial Mexico (Yale University Press, 2022)

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The cover of the Age of Mass Child Removal on a purple background. Cover shows children being questioned by an official. The Age of Mass Child Removal in Spain

The Age of Mass Child Removal in Spain

Peter Anderson, The Age of Mass Child Removal in Spain: Taking, Losing, and Fighting for Children, 1926-1945 (Oxford University Press, 2021)

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