History at the University of Northampton

Jane Austen and War

On Jane Austen Day History Lecturer Matthew McCormack discusses the backdrop of…

History is the future

Drew Gray, Subject Leader in History shares his passion for the subject and…

What Being a Mature Student Taught Me about Me

What you never knew about the Gunpowder Plot

History Lecturer Dr Tim Reinke-Williams reveals a small…

Black History Month — Politics of the Extreme Right

Post ‘White Lives Matter’ march, Dr Paul Jackson, Senior Lecturer in History gives us his views on the Extreme Right events during Black History Month.

Historically Halloween

Caroline Nielsen, Lecturer in History & Heritage takes us back to the roots of Halloween…

Halloween is an interesting time of year for historians. Ghosts and ghouls visit our houses to collect tribute, we…

Why we are Losing the ‘War on Drugs’

Drew Gray, Lecturer in the History of Crime, looks back at this…

The Cable Street Riots

On the 80th anniversary of the Cable Street riots Dan Jones looks for the truth behind the myth.

Battle of the Somme — Reflections

by Drew Gray

Last April, during the Easter break, I took…