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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

Absolutely smashing it, team! Hard graft is paying off…

We have just been ranked 21st out of 90 U.K. institutions in the Guardian and 19th in the Daily Mail - we just keep rising!

RHUL History is in the Top 25 UK Universities for Research Quality (Complete University Guide, 2025)
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  • Date 22 December 2024

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  • Date 22 December 2024

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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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94%

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  • History

    History, Politics and International Relations

    3 years full time

    BA VLN1

  • History

    History

    3 years full time

    BA V100

  • History

    History with Integrated Foundation Year

    4 years full time

    V10F

  • History

    History and Philosophy

    3 years full time

    BA VV51

  • History

    History and Music

    3 years full time

    BA VW13

  • History

    Modern and Contemporary History

    3 years full time

    BA V140

  • Languages, Literatures and Cultures

    Modern Languages and History

    4 years full time

    BA RV91

  • Classics

    Ancient and Medieval History

    3 years full time

    BA VV19

  • English

    English and History

    3 years full time

    BA QV31

  • History

    History

    1 year full time

    MA

  • History

    History PhD

    4 years full time

    PhD

  • History

    Holocaust Studies

    1 year full time

    MA

  • History

    History Hellenic Studies

    1 year full time

    MA

  • 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

  • History

    Late Antique and Byzantine Studies

    1 year full time

    MA

  • History

    Gender Studies: History and Socio-Legal Studies pathway

    1 year full time

    MSc

  • English

    Medieval Studies

    1 year full time

    MA

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