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History Dissertation Repository

The Northumbria Dissertation Repository was launched in October 2015 to share the best of the university's undergraduate research in History. While online repositories already exist for postgraduate theses, few include undergraduate research – despite the fact that many dissertations are original in conception, argument, and in their use of primary sources.

The History team at Northumbria is pleased to provide access to the excellent, archive-driven research undertaken by our final-year students. The dissertations included in this repository were all awarded first-class marks. They reflect the range of research expertise at Northumbria, as well as our commitment to research-based learning. Moreover, the pieces in this dissertation clearly testify to the skills, enthusiasm and hard work of our students.

Students will note that the referencing in the examples below is of a high standard and conforms very closely to the style required by the department. There may be occasional slips, and these slips would have been commented on in feedback, and reflected in the mark awarded.

The repository was launched by Professor Daniel Laqua and Dr James McConnel in 2015, and was maintained by Laqua until 2019. We hope to add further examples of undergraduate research to the repository in subsequent years, thereby developing it as a useful resource.

If you have any questions about the repository, please contact the Head of Subject, Dr Joe Hardwick.

 

Medieval and Early Modern History

Medieval

Early Modern

 

Modern British History

1789-1914

1914-1945

1945-

 

Modern European and International History

 

US History


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