c.1680-1848
Oxford historians have been active participants in the recent resurgence of interest in ‘the long eighteenth century’. A strong commitment to British social and political history is complemented by participation in current debates over the nature and extent of the European movement of Enlightenment. More specific research interests of Oxford historians also include gender history, economic history, religious history, intellectual history and the history of art. Thematic seminars and the Modern European History Research Centre provide a forum for new research and lively debate between staff and graduate students. The Faculty’s American historians also include specialists in the period, and graduates with an interest in Atlantic History can bridge the two research environments. The Bodleian and other University libraries contain a wealth of published and manuscript material in all the European languages, while the Voltaire Foundation specialises in publication (including electronic publication) of eighteenth-century material.
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