There is a large range of available courses. Visiting Students would usually be expected to take one of seven outline British History papers or one of eighteen outline General History papers. Some optional further subjects may be available. However there may be restrictions on the terms in which specific papers are available.
LMH History tutors are keen to work with Visiting Students - to see lists of papers that they usually teach, please see their details on the Faculty of History's website: https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/academic.
Courses available
For further details on any of the courses listed below, please consult the History Faculty website.
History of the British Isles: Prelims (first year)
The British Isles, 300-1100
The British Isles, 1000-1330
The British Isles, 1330-1550
The British Isles, 1500-1700
The British Isles, 1688-1848
The British Isles, 1830-1951
European and World History: Prelims (first year)
Transformation of the Ancient World, 370-900
Medieval Christendom and its neighbours, 1000-1300
Renaissance, Recovery and Reform, 1400-1650
Society, Nation and Empire, 1815-1914
History of the British Isles: Final Honour School (second and third year)
The Early Medieval British Isles, 300-1100
The British Isles in the Central Middle Ages, 1000-1330
The late Medieval British Isles, 1330-1500
Reformations and Revolutions, 1500-1700
Liberty, Commerce and Power, 1685-1830
Power, Politics and the People, 1815-1924
Changing Identities, 1900-present
European and World History: Final Honour School (second and third year)
The World of Late Antiquity, 250-650
The Early Medieval World, 200-1000
The Central Middle Ages, 900-1300
The Global Middle Ages, 500-1500
The Late Medieval World, 1300-1525
Early Modern Europe, 1500-1700
Eurasian Empires, 1450-1800
Enlightenments and Revolutions: Europe 1680-1848
From Independence to Empire, America 1763-1898
A Liberal Epoch? Europe 1830-1914
Imperial and Global History, 1750-1930
The Making of Modern America since 1863
Europe Divided, 1914-1989
The Global Twentieth Century, 1930-2003
Advice on submitted written work
Please submit 2 recent essays relevant to the topics you are interested in pursuing at LMH.
Tutors and lecturers
Dr Grant Tapsell is a Fellow and CUF Lecturer in History
Dr Joshua Bennett is a Tutorial Fellow in History
Dr Lucian Robinson is Stipendiary Lecturer in History
Prof George Garnett is College Lecturer in History
Dr Sophie Nicholls is Stipendiary Lecturer in History