Articles about 'Faculty of History'

A new study examines the words and behaviour of older people who went on to take their own lives in 18th-century England.

‘Healthy eating’ campaigns have largely failed in Britain for the last four decades because consumers have adapted confusing advice, and incorporated fast and convenience foods into self-defined ‘balanced’ lifestyles, a new study argues.

Dr Robert Lee, University lecturer in American History, has been awarded a George Polk Award, one of the most prestigious in journalism, for his investigation into how the United States funded land-grant universities with expropriated Indigenous land.

The decision about if and when to have children can be one of the most significant many people will ever make. But – for those who have the choice – what influences come into play, and how have these changed over time? 

Professor of World History, Sujit Sivasundaram, discusses how our long history with pangolins reveals the preconditions of both the pandemic and environmental crisis.

250 years ago, over one-fifth of Londoners had been treated for syphilis by their 35th birthday, historians have calculated.

Abulafia wins for his epic history of humanity’s relationship with the world’s oceans, The Boundless Sea.

The COVID-19 pandemic should only present a short-term interruption to 250 years of improving life expectancy, argues historian Leigh Shaw-Taylor.

Over 50 American universities built their fortunes using 11 million acres of Indian land, signed over amid violence, corruption and coercion. A major new study and website reveals how.

Tensions between foreign climbers and Sherpas began over 200 years ago, a new study suggests