Category Archives: Irish History

Five reasons to do a degree in History at Kingston

Posted on January 10, 2018 by historyatkingston

Are you thinking about studying History at degree level, and possibly at Kingston University? We’d love to have you at Kingston! A big question on your mind might be: ‘What can I actually do with a degree in History?’ At … Continue reading →

African Explorer: The brief but dramatic career of Joseph Moloney (1858-1896)

Posted on September 14, 2017 by historyatkingston

Being a historian is a bit like being a detective. A simple inscription on an old broken memorial led me to piece together a fascinating story about human endurance. The main cemetery in Kingston-on-Thames in Surrey contains the grave of … Continue reading →

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History ‘Hot 100’ figures for 2017: BBC magazine reveals findings

Posted on August 29, 2017 by historyatkingston

The BBC History magazine for September, 2017, has revealed this year’s results for the publication’s annual ‘History Hot 100’. The survey is based on the results compiled from UK readers and historians who are invited by the magazine to vote for … Continue reading →

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Another Kind of War: IRA Terror incidents in the Thames Valley area in 1939

Posted on July 20, 2017 by historyatkingston

Terrorism has been very much in our minds in recent months, for obvious reasons, and historians have increasingly turned their attention to the nature of terror campaigns and how such activities were conducted in the past. What lessons can we … Continue reading →

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Opening Doors: Why do a degree in History?

Posted on August 18, 2016 by historyatkingston

Are you thinking about studying History at degree level, and possibly at Kingston University? We’d love to have you! A big question might be ‘What can I do with a degree in History?’ At this time of year History staff … Continue reading →

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History ‘Hot 100’ figures for 2016: BBC magazine reveals findings

Posted on July 13, 2016 by historyatkingston

The BBC History magazine for July has revealed this year’s results for the publication’s annual ‘History Hot 100’. The survey is based on the results compiled from UK readers and historians who are invited by the magazine to vote for the … Continue reading →

Just 14? Secrecy row over latest TNA files release

Posted on January 6, 2016 by historyatkingston

One of the highlights for scholars of contemporary history of that nicely peaceful few days between Christmas and the New Year in the UK has been the annual December release of the latest newly-declassified official files to the National Archives (TNA) at Kew. … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Irish History

Five reasons to do a degree in History at Kingston

African Explorer: The brief but dramatic career of Joseph Moloney (1858-1896)

History ‘Hot 100’ figures for 2017: BBC magazine reveals findings

Another Kind of War: IRA Terror incidents in the Thames Valley area in 1939

Opening Doors: Why do a degree in History?

History ‘Hot 100’ figures for 2016: BBC magazine reveals findings

Just 14? Secrecy row over latest TNA files release

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