History at the University of Essex

Welcome to the page for History at the University of Essex, part of the School of Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies.

Feel free to ask questions, post photos and events or share memories. The Department of History at the University of Essex was founded in 1972. Since then it has developed a strongly individual character. We pride ourselves on being a Department that refuses intellectual straitjackets. We enjoy the mix of areas and specialisms found along our corridors. The pattern of appointments to our Departmen  ...