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Your journey studying History at King's starts here

Congratulations on your offer to study in the Department of History! We've curated this hub to provide you with all the information you need to know about your course, including taster lectures, campus tour videos and student blogs.

Although this content was up-to-date at the time it was produced, some changes to courses and teaching staff may occur. Please make sure you check our website course pages or contact us directly for the very latest information.

About History

Dr Conor Morrissey gives an overview of your History degree.

Taster talks

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What were medieval kings really like?

How can we know what a medieval king was like: the example of King Henry III of England 1216-1272.

Student insights

Ellie shares her experiences as a History student.

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Join your Unibuddy offer holder community

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Get ready to connect with your fellow King’s College London offer holders and current students in our exclusive Unibuddy Community! As an offer holder, this is your chance to meet people who’ll be studying the same subject and share the excitement of starting university together. You can also keep up to date with all the latest updates on events, important news, and everything you need to know as you prepare for September.

With our exclusive Offer Holder Unibuddy Community, you can:

  • Chat online with fellow offer-holders from your chosen course
  • Ask questions to current King’s students
  • Learn more about life as a student in London
  • Discuss shared interests and hobbies
  • Meet potential flatmates from your halls of residence
  • Find out more about upcoming events, welcome week, sports, societies and more!

How to join our offer holder community

  1. If you’ve received an offer to study with us for September 2025 entry, you will also receive an email from King’s, inviting you to join our Community. Select ‘Join now’ to get started.
  2. Once you’ve logged in, click on the ‘Explore’ tab, scroll down to ‘Groups’ and join our ‘Welcome’ group to start chatting with other offer holders. Join our 'History and Classics Undergraduate' to meet other students in your area, and ask questions to our student ambassadors. You can join as many groups as you’d like, or even start your own
  3. If you’re having trouble accessing Unibuddy Community or if you haven’t yet received an email inviting you to join (this will typically be sent 10 days after you receive confirmation of your offer) then please get in touch with us at ambassador@kcl.ac.uk and we’ll be happy to help.

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Joint Honours

Discover your subject hubs below:

International Relations

Modern Languages

Political Economy

Career paths

Hear what our alumni have been doing since graduating.

Oliver Rowe

“King's provided me with a really firm but challenging basis upon which I have started to build my academic career, as well as reaffirming and developing my love and interest for the discipline. It was an absolute blast!”

Oliver Rowe, Graduate
Sophia Georghiou

“I graduated from King’s in 2021 with a BA in History and now work as a Supervisory analyst at the Bank of England. Although my career and degree, at first glance, may not seem to link, you come to realise that your education is so much more than just the subject you studied.”

Sophia Georghiou, Graduate
Lucy Robinson

“After graduating in History and German, I headed back to Berlin where I'd completed my Erasmus year. Here I found an entry-level paid internship in Digital Marketing and Search Engine Optimisation working in-house in the Berlin start-up scene. ”

Lucy Robinson, Graduate
Amanda Gan

“My degree taught me how to thoroughly engage with various worldviews and perspectives as well as how to read, think and write clearly and critically, which are indispensable skill sets in today’s job economy”

Amanda Gan, Graduate

Careers

Where could your degree from the faculty of Arts and Humanities take you?

Meet Robin Stevens from King's Careers & Employability Centre, who runs through all the services available to help you find your dream job.

Find out more

In the video below, Sally shows you around the Strand campus, where the Department of History is based.

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Fees & funding

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