Opinion: Unconditional Surrender 1945 – an 80th anniversary reflection upon VE and VJ Days
by Professor Richard Overy It is now 80 years since Germany and Japan surrendered to the Allied powers on the...
Archaeology and History
Hear from leading historians about how First and Second World War have shaped Britain
People can hear from leading historians about the enormous impact the First and Second World Wars had on society as...
Radical study of medieval warhorses set to be unveiled in new book
The most comprehensive study of medieval warhorses ever undertaken will be released in the form of a radical new book...
Exeter success in influential global subject rankings
Exeter subjects from across both Science and Arts & Humanities have been recognised as being amongst the very best worldwide,...
Innovative ancient burial site found to be older than Stonehenge
New research reveals Flagstones in Dorset dates to 3,200 years BC and sheds new light on the origins of monumental...
Historian of medicinal recipes to receive the Leslie Matthews Medal from the British Society for the History of Pharmacy
A renowned expert of 17th century domestic medicine has been awarded the highest honour by a prestigious national society. Dr...
British captain killed by ‘assassin’ in Egypt brought to life in new book by Exeter historian
The mystery surrounding the death of a British Army captain at the hands of an ‘assassin’ in Egypt during the...
Red Hand Day 2025: Historical Perspectives on Child Soldiers
Between 2005 and 2022, more than 105,000 children are estimated to have been recruited and used in armed conflict around...
New research reveals how apartheid-era sexual violence has been ‘collectively unremembered’ by South African society
A generation of women in South Africa have collectively pushed from their memories apartheid-era sexual violence in a cultural process...