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Undergraduate study

Is History at Cambridge right for you? Take a look at what to expect when studying here, and explore the career choices other students have made after their course.

Postgraduate study

Postgraduates join an active community of hundreds of historians, exploring the past from many different angles – including political, economic, social, cultural and world history.

Portrait of Francis Williams, with background of books and painting

2024 Trevelyan Lecture

Black Genius: Science, Race, and the Extraordinary Portrait of Francis Williams (c. 1690-1762)

Fara Dabhoiwala will deliver the 2024 Trevelyan Lecture, featuring an intriguing portrait of an 18th century Black polymath.

Faculty News

First Cambridge – LMU Munich PhD Workshop

History Alumni lectures

Niamh Gallagher’s Ireland and the Great War wins the Royal Historical Society’s 2020 Whitfield Prize

Find out what studying History is like

Roshni Parmar-Hill

undergraduate

For me, history has always been a process of learning about my heritage, ancestors and roots. Cambridge has opened my eyes to all of that whilst also giving me the critical tools to truly question and embrace the world around me.

Find out what studying History and Politics is like

Natanim Fekadu

Undergraduate

History and Politics at Cambridge is a dynamic way to study both the past and the present. I study some of the most iconic events in history whilst also being equipped with the skills to consider their contemporary political influence.

Find out what studying History and Modern Languages is like

Martha Bevan