Historia Lectures

Aimed at students currently studying for A levels or equivalent these lectures are designed to introduce you to new and engaging historical topics and periods. Lecture subjects are drawn from current DPhil candidate research.

Live sessions include an introductory lecture, Q&A and suggested reading materials to help you explore the topic further. Join the mailing list to receive weekly links to the live lectures throughout the Spring Term. The 2026 series will launch in January 2026.

Historia Lectures are recorded and we have an amazing archive of lectures available on our website as a resource for students. Explore past lectures via the links on this page and find your new favourite topic!

2023

Topics include:

Prostitution and Gender in late 16th Century
Transfeminine Activism in 1970’s Britain
War and Caricature 1854 - 1856

2024

Topics include:

Anti-Suffrage Women in Britain, 1880-1914
Missing Women in Antebellum America 1830-1865
Reflections on the Five Senses in Medieval Europe
Cities in the 19th Century American West

2025

Topics include:

Would you survive the Black Death?
Mobility Aids in Early Modern Europe
In the beginning: Genesis and England's Contested Reformation
Discovering Buddhism, 1800-1900

Historia Lectures

A series of super-curricular lectures from the University of Oxford's Faculty of History

2023

2024

2025

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