9 PhD programmes in Modern History in England, United Kingdom

Cultural and Intellectual History
This Art, Cultural and Intellectual History degree from School of Advanced Study, University of London can be completed part-time in up to six years, there's no need to put your life on hold.
History Research
We offer MPhil and PhD History Research programmes at the King's College London, both full and part-time, for those wishing to do a research degree.
Politics and Contemporary History
This Politics and Contemporary History programme at King's College London is offered within the Department of Political Economy, and focuses on research into politics, policy-making, and government in Britain in the recent past.
Contemporary History
Contemporary History at the University of Sussex combines a long tradition in a field of scholarship pioneered at Sussex with a commitment to fostering new and emerging fields of inquiry.
Art History and Theory
For the PhD in Art History and Theory at University of Essex of offer supervision across a range of fields and have a long tradition of postgraduate training in all the major areas of European art and architecture from 1300 to the present, and in the art and architecture of Latin America and the United States.
History (Postgraduate Research)
The postgraduate research students of the History (Postgraduate Research) programme offered by the University of Wolverhampton are afforded the opportunity to develop their research skills through participation in training events organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences and the University’s Doctoral College.
Cornish Studies
The Cornish Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter staff in the History department research political, economic, social, cultural, religious, medical, maritime, military, humanitarian, environmental and international history. We range in time from the early medieval period to the late 20th century.
War and Peace in the 20th Century
We have a wide range of expertise on conflict, war and politics in the 20th century, supported by the Centre for War and Peace in the 20th Century at The Open University UK.
International History
As one of the UK's leading centres of historical research, the department emphasises the international and transnational context of historical developments. Learn more at the International History programme from London School of Economics and Political Science.