104 PhD programmes in History in England, United Kingdom

The Warnborough College PhD in the Sociology of Literature looks at how literature has shaped and changed society over the ages.

Through the Medical History PhD programme from The University of Exeter, you will work closely with your supervisors to develop, investigate and write-up a project at the cutting edge of historical research.

At the University of Buckingham, we offer our graduate students a phd programme degree in History. Join us!

At University of Nottingham, we have a large Department of History, with over fifty research-active academics. 

The Biography study at the University of Buckingham can be on either a full-time or a part-time basis.

In the DPhil in Medieval and Modern Languages programme at University of Oxford, students complete a major piece of original research. Supervision is offered in most fields from medieval and early modern literature and culture through to modern and contemporary literature, film and cultural history. 

If you are a graduate in a humanities subject or similar discipline, this History MPhil, PhD and PhD by Published Works programme at University of Northampton offers an excellent route to expand your knowledge and research skills.

Within the History discipline at The Open University UK a specific research group is devoted to the study of criminal justice history: the Centre for the History of Crime, Policing and Criminal Justice.

We offer a Tudor History degree at the University of Buckingham. Students are registered initially for the degree of PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), although their status is probationary until the first Annual Review has taken place, normally between 12 and 18 months from first registration.

A Philosophy, Religion and History of Science PhD at University of Leeds is an internationally-recognised research qualification. You can study for your PhD on-campus or by online learning.

Throughout the Medieval Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter, you will work closely with your supervisors to develop, investigate and write-up a project at the cutting edge of historical research.

The DPhil in Literature and Arts at the University of Oxford is a part-time doctorate in the Humanities offered by the Department for Continuing Education, focusing on a subject in British cultural history, which falls between the 15th and 20th centuries.

The History programme offered by Manchester Metropolitan University enables researchers to deepen their expertise and develop advanced research and practical skills through doctoral study in a range of historical fields.

The History of Ideas programme from Warnborough College focuses on a diachronic study of key ideas as they interact with each other in their journey through time.

The DPhil in English Local History at the University of Oxford draws on the Department for Continuing Education’s knowledge and skills, which have been acquired over many years of providing specialist classes in local history, and profiting from close links with local, social and economic historians elsewhere in the University.

The History programme at University of Lincoln takes the form of supervised individual research where students work on one topic of their choice for the duration of the study period.

Our innovative, international and interdisciplinary approach in the Archives and Records Management programme from University of Liverpool has established us as a leading centre for archival education and research.

This Intellectual History programme combines a long tradition in a field of scholarship pioneered at the University of Sussex with a commitment to fostering new and emerging fields of inquiry.

The Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies PhD at University of Leeds involves three years (five years if part-time) of independent research under the guidance and expertise of a supervisory team. 

American History at the University of Sussex welcomes research applications focusing on the social and political history of the United States.