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NSS Results 2026
10 Jul 2026We were delighted with the 2026 National Student Survey (NSS) results for History at RHUL, with an overall positivity score of 89.3%.
Professor Jonathan Harris' Book Release
31 Mar 2026We are very pleased to share that one of our academic staff, Professor Jonathan Harris, has edited a collection of essays for The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades!
Dr Patrick Doyle's Book Release
01 Jan 2026We are very pleased to announce that our lecturer, Dr Patrick Doyle, published his monograph, Carolinian Crucible!
14th in the Guardian University Guide 2026
16 Sept 2025The Department of History at Royal Holloway has once again been recognised as one of the best places to study the subject in the country.
From the Archives: The First Hayes-Robinson Lecture in 1932
26 Feb 2025The Department of History will soon hold our latest Hayes-Robinson Lecture, which commemorates Margaret Hayes-Robinson who headed our department from 1899 to 1911.
Welcome to our new RLF Fellow
14 Oct 2024London author Tony White is the new Royal Literary Fund (RLF) Fellow on campus and he’s here to help you improve your writing
Alumna Aleema Gray curates 'Beyond the Bassline'
09 May 2024Aleema was a lovely student and went to Warwick University for her PhD on Rastafarian culture. We’re so thrilled for her and can’t wait to find out what her next step is - GO ALEEMA!
Dr. Leonie Hannan - A Culture of Curiosity: Science in the Eighteenth-Century Home (14th May)
08 May 2024Jane Hamlett and The Bedford Centre are hosting a really *curious* talk (get it?) by Dr. Leonie Hannan.
History Extra podcast: Prof. Kate Cooper - Re-examining Women in the Roman Empire
02 May 2024On History Extra Kate told Rob Attar stories about Augustine’s mother, his lover, his fiancée and the Roman empress Justina (not the same person).
Rewriting the First Crusade (Dr. Tom Smith 29th April)
26 Apr 2024The letters stemming from the First Crusade are premier sources for understanding the launch, campaign, and aftermath of the expedition. Smith argues that some letters are post-hoc ‘inventions’.
