History Research

History research at the Department for Continuing Education 

The Department for Continuing Education has a long tradition of teaching and research in historical subjects. Research in the Department is currently focussed on the following areas: 

  • Late medieval Britain
  • Social and economic history in Britain from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century 
  • The history of religion in Britain from the eighteenth to the twentieth century
  • The history of decoration in Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries
  • The history of the British in India and the British Empire
  • Modern British and European history
  • The historic environment
  • The British and Irish Civil Wars, 1640-1660
  • Local history

Research highlights, past and present:​

 

The British and Irish Civil Wars, 1640-1660

The British and Irish Civil Wars, 1640-1660

Uncovering the lives of forgotten soldiers and war widows of the British Civil Wars.

Designing Modern France: Tapestry and French Republics since 1870

Designing Modern France: Tapestry and French Republics since 1870

A history of modern French tapestry and interior decoration under France’s three republics.

Prices from the Durham Obedientiary Accounts, 1368 – 1460

Prices from the Durham Obedientiary Accounts, 1368 – 1460

A study of commodity prices in the account rolls of Durham Cathedral Priory and its dependent cells in the period 1368 - 1460.

Penelope's weaving and les années noires

Penelope's weaving and les années noires

Women entrepreneurs and the Aubusson tapestry rennaisance.

Lord Herbert of Cherbury

Lord Herbert of Cherbury

Lord Herbert was a complex, highly accomplished and much travelled Anglo-Welsh nobleman.

Victorian Elections and Political Culture Workshop

Victorian Elections and Political Culture Workshop

Friday 20 April 2018. Sponsored by the History Faculty and the Keble Research Centre in Victorian Political Culture.


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