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Success! 2026 National Student Survey (NSS)

We were delighted with the 2026 National Student Survey (NSS) results for History at RHUL, with an overall positivity score of 89.3%.

14th in the Guardian University Guide 2026

The Department of History at Royal Holloway has once again been recognised as one of the best places to study the subject in the country.

Welcome to our new RLF Fellow

London author Tony White is the new Royal Literary Fund (RLF) Fellow on campus and he’s here to help you improve your writing

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News

  • Date 07 October 2026

Find out about the latest updates from the Department of History.
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Events

  • Date 07 October 2026

See the events run by our History Department

Find out more about History at Royal Holloway

About us

A large and friendly department offering a huge range of subject areas from Ancient to Contemporary History.

What will I study?

Explore what it’s like to be a History student at Royal Holloway

Research

Our community is home to a vibrant mix of internationally recognized researchers and rising stars – our PhD students.

Your future career

Studying history gives you valuable skills for the workplace – and can lead to a surprising variety of jobs.

Professor in Modern European History

Prof. Daniel Beer

“The seminar room is a collaborative learning environment where we scrutinise and debate the past; there are no right answers and we encourage students to develop their own independent views about the big historical topics they study.”
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in the UK for History

Source: Guardian University Guide, 2026

98.7%

of our graduating students agreed that our teaching staff were good at explaining things

Source: National Student Survey, 2026

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  • History

    History with Integrated Foundation Year

    4 years full time

    V10F

  • History

    History and Philosophy

    3 years full time

    BA VV51

  • History

    History with Integrated Foundation Year

    4 years full time

    V10F

  • History

    History and Music

    3 years full time

    BA VW13

  • History

    History, Politics and International Relations

    3 years full time

    BA VLN1

  • History

    History

    3 years full time

    BA V100

  • Classics

    Ancient and Medieval History

    3 years full time

    BA VV19

  • Modern Languages

    Modern Languages and History

    4 years full time

    BA RV91

  • English

    English and History

    3 years full time

    BA QV31

  • History

    History

    1 year full time

    MA

  • History

    History Hellenic Studies

    1 year full time

    MA

  • History

    History PhD

    4 years full time

    PhD

  • History

    Gender Studies: History and Socio-Legal Studies pathway

    1 year full time

    MSc

  • History

    Holocaust Studies

    1 year full time

    MA

  • History

    History: Crusader Studies

    1 year full time

    MA

  • History

    Gender Studies: History pathway

    1 year full time

    MSc

  • History

    Public History

    1 year full time

    MA

  • English

    English Literature: Medieval Studies

    1 year full time

    MA

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