Research Areas

Late Antiquity, and the Middle Ages
Oxford is one of the world’s leading centres for the study of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Research covers the whole period from the third to the fifteenth century, and...
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Early Modern History
Oxford has long been a leading centre for the study of early modern history, and recent developments in the Faculty have renewed and diversified this tradition. Ground-breaking...
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Economic and Social History
Oxford is a leading-edge centre for the study of economic and social history through the application of modern social science theory and methods. Informed but not dictated to by...
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The Long Eighteenth Century
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...
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Britain and Continental Europe in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Study of nineteenth century British, Irish, European and Jewish history at Oxford is unrivalled in its range and variety. The faculty is a dynamic centre for historians whose...
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Global and Imperial History
Imperial, international, and global history are lively, fast-growing fields at Oxford. Traditionally outstanding in Imperial and Commonwealth history, Oxford historians are now...
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History of the United States of America and the Colonies that preceded it
American history enjoys great vitality at Oxford thanks to its dynamic expansion in recent years. Housed in the Rothermere American Institute, the Oxford Centre for Research in US...
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History of Art
Full details of their research, and of opportunities for graduate study at Oxford, are to be found at the Department’s own website.
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History of Science and Medicine
Research in the history of science, medicine, and technology draws on a wide range of institutions and scholars in Oxford, to form a network of expertise unusual in its range....
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Military and International Diplomatic History
Oxford is a leading centre for the study of Military and International Diplomatic History. Research focuses on military history from the 18th century to date, including...
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Intellectual History
Intellectual history flourishes at Oxford, where there is widespread interest in ideas and authors from all periods and many countries....
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