Entity titleDepartment of HistoryEntity identifier316Entity typeAgencyDate range1961 - DescriptionEstablished in 1961, Prof John Legge was foundation Chair of History. Alan Shaw was appointed to the second Chair of History in 1964 and Alan McBriar the third Chair of History in 1966.
In 1999 the department became part of the School of Historical Studies, which became the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies in 2009.
Chairmen/Head: John David Legge 1961-1966, 1969-1977
Alan Marne McBriar 1967-1968, 1980
Alan George Lewers Shaw 1978-1979
Merle Calvin Ricklefs 1981-1982, 1989-1996
Graeme John Davison 1983-1988; 2000-2005
Barbara Caine 1997-1999; 2006-2008
Mark Peel 2009-
Alistair Thomson 2010-2013
Bain Attwood 2013-2015
Megan Cassidy-Welch 2016-2017
Christina Twomey 2018-
Paula Michaels
