History at Hull

The Hull Maritime Museum re-opens this weekend after an eight year refurbishment that feeds into a wider heritage-led revamp of the city. Congratulations to everyone involved.

It is great to see all the press coverage this is garnering. Were you amongst the History at Hull alumni who contributed to the project?

https://www.hull.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/university-experts-help-bring-hulls-maritime-history-to-life

University experts bring Hull’s maritime history to life University of Hull staff, students and graduates have been instrumental in the redevelopment of Hull Maritime Museum since it closed eight years ago.

Delightful day celebrating University of Hull graduate success. The team loved meeting students and supporters. Thanks to everyone concerned.

Standing In This Place: A sculpture & heritage project A Sculpture & heritage project Created by sculptor Rachel Carter & the Legacy Makers

As communities gather today to mark those who fell in armed conflicts around the world, the war memorial plays a central role in such acts of remembrance. In a free webinar on Wednesday, 12th November 2025, our colleague to Jenny Macleod will explain the role of war memorials in the aftermath of World War One.

Titled ‘ A Portal to the Past: what war memorials tell us about one hundred years ago ... and today’, booking is via the following link: https://lnkd.in/eEAbG3n2

Student lecture: The civil rights movement in the American media

How did the media act as a battleground in the civil rights struggle in the US? Join cultural historian Dr Barnaby Haran from the University of Hull to discover how newspapers and magazines used photos to make protestors appear as heroes or villains. We’ll then fast-forward to today, and discuss why looking at history in this way can have serious implications for our understanding of the ways the media can weaponise images of protests.

Wednesday 17 September @ 17:30 UK time

Further information: https://www.unifrog.org/events/upcoming/1486-the-civil-rights-movement-in-the-american-media

Our lovely campus as viewed from the Larkin Building this morning. Wishing all our students a relaxing Easter vacation.

📣 Join us for a fascinating lecture by Dr Michael Bennett (University of Sheffield) exploring how London merchants financed the Barbados sugar boom in the 1640s–50s.
Dr Bennett will examine how the political and economic uncertainty of the English Civil War influenced investment in Barbados, shaping the island’s transition to sugar production and African slavery. His talk highlights the deep transatlantic ties between England and the Caribbean and calls for greater integration of Caribbean histories into early modern British historiography.
Dr Bennett is also the lead researcher behind the Bank of England’s Slavery & the Bank exhibition (2022–24), and his current book project is the first systematic study of English merchant investment in Barbados during this period.
🗓️ Wednesday 9th April, 4:30 pm BST
📍 Wilberforce Institute (27 High Street, HU1 1NE) or online
📚 A must-attend for those interested in Caribbean history, slavery, and the economics of empire.
Book here 👉https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-merchants-the-english-civil-war-and-the-barbados-sugar-boom-origins-tickets-925964874867?aff=Facebook

Secrets of Success: the church that served a plantation remains a monument of resistance Amid the site in rural Jamaica that once belonged to a Guardian financier may lie a treasure trove of artefacts that tell the story of Britain’s history of colonisation and enslavement

Thanks to Friends of Hull’s Fishing Heritage Centre for excellent insights into life at sea today. Our third year History students valued your insights and displays.