Press Releases
Professor Peter Marshall wins Wolfson History Prize
Professor Peter Marshall, of the University of Warwick's Department of History, has won this year’s Wolfson History Prize with his book Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation
Dodo’s violent death revealed
The famous Oxford Dodo died after being shot in the back of the head, according to breakthrough research by Oxford University Museum of Natural History and WMG at the University of Warwick.
Professor Peter Marshall shortlisted for Wolfson History Prize
Heretics and Believers: A History of the English Reformation, by Professor Peter Marshall of the University of Warwick, has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2018.
Warwickshire's suffrage history to be told across the region in 2018
Professor Sarah Richardson, of the University of Warwick's Department of History, will be giving talks on Warwickshire's suffrage across the region in 2018. Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the granting of the vote to a limited number of women, Warwickshire Women and the Fight for the Vote will uncover the region's unsung and unknown activists.
Io Io Io! Modern Christmas vs Roman Saturnalia
Partying, pantomime, feasting and gift-giving are all established traditions of the Christmas season. At the same time of the year over 2000 years ago, Romans had the very same customs in celebration of a different festival – Saturnalia.
The not so sweet side of Christmas
A new video by the University of Warwick highlights a bitter side to our sugar consumption at Christmas. Available to view on YouTube the short film highlights how excessive consumption of sugar can affect our health – and how the sugar trade in the past and today has caused inequality and bloodshed.