History at the University of Southampton, where staff and students, past, present and future discuss history. southampton.ac.uk/study/subjects/historyhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mldxyofpls2nPleased to announce the Reuter Lecture 2026 - topic: "Crossbows and Sugar", speaker: Prof. Diane Watt https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reuter-lecture-2026-crossbows-and-sugar-tickets-1988902979351?aff=oddtdtcreator08 May 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldxyofpls2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mkaq5b3yu22dWorkshop call for papers - Moral Economy, Financialisation, and Institutional Power: Rethinking Waqf (Islamic charity) and Western Trust in Modern Political Economy https://generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2026/04/24/workshop-call-for-papers-moral-economy-financialisation-and-institutional-power-rethinking-waqf-islamic-charity-and-western-trust-in-modern-political-economy/24 Apr 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaq5b3yu22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mkapykij7s2dWorkshop call for papers - Political Theology: Jihadism in the Age of Globalisation and its parallels in the West https://generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2026/04/24/workshop-call-for-papers-political-theology-jihadism-in-the-age-of-globalisation-and-its-parallels-in-the-west/24 Apr 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkapykij7s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mk6ffdvdlk24Prof. Craig Lambert's keynote lecture at a conference of the The British Commission for Maritime History https://generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2026/04/23/prof-craig-lamberts-keynote-lecture-at-a-conference-of-the-the-british-commission-for-maritime-history/23 Apr 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6ffdvdlk24https://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mjote37hrk2wCheck out our colleague, Prof. Peter Clarke's, podcast on his new book "Clergy and Criminal Violence in Later Medieval England and Wales". https://open.spotify.com/episode/26eVjLmj6pRW7dpApFKaaC17 Apr 2026 11:34 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjote37hrk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mjmfogrz5k2pHow were Chinese characters invented? Watch our latest Tiktok video to find out: https://www.tiktok.com/@uos.history/video/7628907529162050838?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=760274653996269723816 Apr 2026 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmfogrz5k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mh6nxzsbac2eWe're proud to announce that one of our students, Krzysztof Mikulski, has been elected SUSU President! Congratulations to Krzysztof! He'll do a great job! https://www.susu.org/student-voice/elections/leadership-elections/candidates.html16 Mar 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6nxzsbac2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mguczdofqs26Our colleague, Dr Janek Gryta, on the holocaust: https://youtube.com/shorts/xImzv_fJ5AU?si=MMbUnR2d5Y6jhFr512 Mar 2026 11:42 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguczdofqs26https://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mga3fhfd6s2dExcited to announce the publication of a Festschrift in honour of our former colleague Prof. Joachim Schlör, co-edited by our colleague Prof. Claire LeFoll https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/jewish-history-and-culture-beyond-borders-9781350446557/04 Mar 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mga3fhfd6s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mg3omfosa22sSave the date: Our colleague, Prof. Neil Gregor, will give a talk on "The Nazi Party Rally Grounds – Past, Present, Future" at Arundells in Salisbury on 1 September https://arundells.org/events/the-nazi-party-rally-grounds-past-present-future/02 Mar 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3omfosa22shttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mf5hhmxjhk2qLast year, two of our students did an internship organised by History and Employ. I'm excited to share a blog post about their experience. Congratulations to Joanna and Krzysztof on their great achievements! https://www.southampton.ac.uk/study/subjects/bringing-history-to-life-beyond-the-classroom18 Feb 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5hhmxjhk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3meqrukoz3c2lExcited to announce the publication of an article by our colleague, Dr Chris Fuller, in Lawfare. https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-visual-performance-of-precision-lethality-on-social-media13 Feb 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqrukoz3c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3megudql74223Call for papers of the conference of the British Commission for Maritime History09 Feb 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3megudql74223https://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mdzix67hjc26Our colleague Craig Lambert and his team acted as historical consultants on this film "The Armada Chronicles": https://youtu.be/LCmXF2D95dw?si=y70W_5fXBdwk15XL04 Feb 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzix67hjc26https://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mdx6y4seos2yExcited to announce that we've just launched a History Department Tiktok account! https://www.tiktok.com/@uos.history/video/7602273669099818262?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=760239423160425013403 Feb 2026 10:52 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdx6y4seos2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mdveegai422cProf. Neil Gregor explores “Where did all the Nazis go?” at Farnborough Sixth Form College’s Enrichment series.02 Feb 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdveegai422chttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3md45p7lfxc2fOur colleague, Dr Joe Grimwade, will be giving a lecture on "The Roman nomenclator: More than a walking memory stick" on 28 November at the Classical Association Southampton Branch. thesouthamptonbranchoftheclassicalassociation.wordpress.com https://thesouthamptonbranchoftheclassicalassociation.wordpress.com/23 Jan 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3md45p7lfxc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3m7nbt5d5bs2wHere's a write-up of a recent trip to Salisbury Cathedral and town led by two of our colleagues https://generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2025/12/10/hist6135-themes-in-medieval-and-early-modern-history-trip-to-sailsbury/10 Dec 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nbt5d5bs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3m6ooglwio22knew blog from Dr Julie Gammon and Professor Maria Hayward about their recent fellowship at the Lewis Walpole Library, Yale https://generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2025/11/28/fellowships-at-the-lewis-walpole-library-yale-university-julie-gammon-and-maria-hayward/28 Nov 2025 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ooglwio22khttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3m6h6qinsj223Our latest blog on an excellent seminar with @josephinequinn.bsky.social is written by @cazemiera.bsky.social details here https://generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2025/11/25/ancient-history-seminar-with-josephine-quinn/25 Nov 2025 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6h6qinsj223https://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3m62vnvtsk225Interested in starting a PhD in History (for Parkes: at the Parkes Institute) in 2026-27? Join a panel and Q&A session on Wednesday 3 December, 16.00-17.30 (Avenue Campus and Teams). All your questions will be answered. To receive the link/detail, contact Claire Le Foll c.le-foll@soton.ac.uk20 Nov 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62vnvtsk225https://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3m5bw3f7y522tNew Blog by Hirah Azhar https://generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk/history/2025/11/10/the-war-we-see-podcast-conversations-about-war-imagery/10 Nov 2025 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bw3f7y522thttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3m4pr2f5q222sOur Colleague Dr David Cox featured prominently in the most recent edition of History Today with his work on conjuring race (an outcome of his successful British A Mid-career fellowship).03 Nov 2025 09:58 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4pr2f5q222shttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3m3wkn6t4fs2gPlease check out the upcoming conference on Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World, which features a keynote lecture by our very own Professor Mark Stoyle (30-31 October at the University of Exeter)24 Oct 2025 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3wkn6t4fs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3m3ctqo765s2aWe’re thrilled to celebrate our colleague @lottelydia.bsky.social, whose book Imperial Island (Harvard University Press, 2024) has just been awarded the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize by the American Historical Association! This prestigious award acknowledges Charlotte’s thought-provoking work. https://www.historians.org/perspectives-article/american-historical-association-announces-2025-prize-winners/16 Oct 2025 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ctqo765s2a