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What do frictions in the founding story of a missionary women's college reveal about Indian women's struggles for education and internationalism? Sneha Krishnan unpacks the history of the Women's Christian College in colonial India.

How do interpersonal encounters shape grassroots internationalism? Andrew Smith on the Larzac struggle.

Abstract. In the aftermath of Idi Amin’s expulsion of Uganda’s South Asians in 1972, some of those made technically stateless arrived in India unsupported

With Prof Stephen Legg, Prof Elisabeth Leake, Prof Matthew Hilton and Prof Erez Manela

This conference presents exciting new research on the role and nature of internationalism and international organisations in modern history.

Sandrine Kott (University of Geneva) delivers the Raphael Samuel Memorial Lecture 2026

Sandrine Kott (University of Geneva) delivers the Raphael Samuel Memorial Lecture 2026

13 January 2026, 14:30-17:00pm, in-person only;Wolfson NB01, Institute of Historical Research, London. What comes after the PhD or the first book project? Like bands struggling to craft that diffic…

Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951

Professor Faisal Devji discusses his examination of the rise of Islam as a global historical actor

Professor Faisal Devji discusses his examination of the rise of Islam as a global historical actor

Lunchtime seminar by Dr Emma Kluge (Exeter) on “Oceanic Internationalism: Anticolonialism and Environmentalism in the Pacific” What: The Pacific Ocean covers more than 30% of the world’s surface. Howe...

Abstract. In the aftermath of Idi Amin’s expulsion of Uganda’s South Asians in 1972, some of those made technically stateless arrived in India unsupported

Abstract. In the aftermath of Idi Amin’s expulsion of Uganda’s South Asians in 1972, some of those made technically stateless arrived in India unsupported

A study of labour and status in the history of the Uganda National Archives

The histories of concepts of, and movements for, world government and world citizenship are recounted almost entirely as histories of the West or of Western political thought. However, new archival r...

Discover 2000 years of migration history, following the stories of generations of migrants that have shaped the City of London.

History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.

Lucy Parsons was one of the most famous radical orators of the United States, but little has been written about her visit to Britain. This article investigates Parsons's lecture tour of Britain in th...