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/3mv3esw4ji22qJob posting: "Research Fellow (Early Modern Spanish Maritime History)" as part of Prof. Craig Lambert's research project "Uncharted Maritime Worlds". NB that the location of this job is Southampton. https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSW249/research-fellow-early-modern-spanish-maritime-history-3497426ar09 Sep 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3esw4ji22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mtt325x3xs2qCome to Arundells, Salisbury, on 1 September for a lecture by our colleague Prof. Neil Gregor: “The Nazi Party Rally Grounds – Past, Present, Future.” https://arundells.org/events/the-nazi-party-rally-grounds-past-present-future/24 Aug 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt325x3xs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mrnautabak2p"The Witch Trial History of Exeter, England" - a new podcast with Professor Mark Stoyle. https://aboutwitchhunts.com/episode/the-witch-trial-history-of-exeter-england-with-professor-mark-stoyle/27 Jul 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnautabak2phttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mqexi7mers2mOur colleague Professor Craig Lambert consulted on House of the Dragon. Here's what he advised on armour (part 1). #houseofthedragon #hotd https://www.tiktok.com/@history_unisouthampton/video/7661218300549958934?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=760274653996269723811 Jul 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqexi7mers2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mq4vegft422uCheck out our colleague, Professor Craig Lambert's, podcast with English Heritage. "Shorelines, Ships, and the Secrets of Trade". https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/podcast/08 Jul 2026 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4vegft422uhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mnjswse5pk2xJoin us for a talk on "1776 and all that: Reflections on the USA at 250" by Professor Frank Cogliano (University of Edinburgh) on 19 June. https://www.southampton.ac.uk/humanities/news/events/2026/04/reflections-on-the-usa-at-250.page05 Jun 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjswse5pk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mme66nldk22jOur colleague, Professor Craig Lambert, on spying on the high seas around 1600. https://www.tiktok.com/@history_unisouthampton/video/7642283244058119446?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=760274653996269723821 May 2026 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mme66nldk22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mm7anpczic2uOur colleague, Professor Peter Clarke, tells a historical anecdote from his new book "Clergy and Criminal Violence in Later Medieval England and Wales", published recently with Cambridge University Press. https://www.tiktok.com/@history_unisouthampton/video/7641554510955023638?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=760274653996269723819 May 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7anpczic2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mlvfr6r6ak2wOur colleague Professor Christopher Prior's new video on the Football War of 1969. https://www.tiktok.com/@history_unisouthampton/video/7639692020985908502?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=760274653996269723815 May 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvfr6r6ak2whttps://bsky.app/profile/historyatsoton.bsky.social/post/3mlsg4eu4uk2cCheck out the podcast with our colleague, Professor Mark Stoyle, on "Ethnicity during the Civil War", commissioned by The World Turned Upside Down podcast series https://www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/the-wars-of-the-five-peoples-ethnicity-during-the-civil-wars/14 May 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:6ke4ihvedfaiamcxcd5ew7ux/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsg4eu4uk2chttps://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/3mdzix67hjc26