The University of Sheffield
Department of History

Research Projects


The Department has a wide range of externally-funded current research projects, currently employing over 12 full-time or part-time researchers. These are in addition to the individual research programmes of individual members of staff.

Current Projects

Connected Histories: Sources for Building British History, 1500-1900 Visit the Connected Histories project website
Hegemony and Power Visit the Hegemony and Power project website
The Comparative History of Political Engagement in Western and African Societies Visit the History of Political Engagement project website
Plebeian Lives and the Making of Modern London Visit the Plebian Lives project website
The British Academy's John Foxe Project Visit the John Foxe project website
The Centre for Research into Freemasonry Visit the Freemasonry project website
The Taxatio Project Visit the Taxatio project website
The Stuart London Project Visit the Stuart London project website

Recent Projects

Armadillo Visit the Armadillo project website
Old Bailey Proceedings Online Visit the Old Bailey project website
The Cistercians in Yorkshire Project Visit the Cistercians project website
The Hartlib Papers Project Visit the Hartlib Papers project website
The Strafford Papers Project Visit the Strafford Papers project website
The Stuart London Project Visit the Stuart London project website