King's College London Department of History

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Academic department

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King's College London Department of History

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Dates of existence

1893-

History

Courses in English Literature and Modern History were provided in the Senior Department from 1831 and in the Department of General Literature and Science shortly afterwards. English and History were separated in 1855. The installation of Samuel Rawson Gardiner as first Professor in 1876 marked the beginning of a focus in the department on the political and constitutional history of Tudor and Stuart England. The department underwent considerable enlargement in staff and in the breadth of its teaching from around 1912 under Professor Fossey John Cobb Hearnshaw, especially with the establishment of the Rhodes Chair of Imperial History in 1919. The department became part of the Faculty of Arts in 1893 and the School of Humanities in 1989.

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Related entity

King's College London Faculty of Arts & Humanities (2014-)

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hierarchical

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King's College London Faculty of Arts & Humanities

governs

King's College London Department of History

Dates of relationship

2014-

Related entity

King's College London School of Arts & Humanities (2010-2014)

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

King's College London School of Arts & Humanities

governs

King's College London Department of History

Dates of relationship

2010-2014

Related entity

King's College London School of Humanities (1989-2010)

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

King's College London School of Humanities

governs

King's College London Department of History

Dates of relationship

1989-2010

Related entity

King's College London Faculty of Arts and Music (1985-1989)

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

King's College London Faculty of Arts and Music

governs

King's College London Department of History

Dates of relationship

1985-1989

Related entity

King's College London Faculty of Arts (1893-1985)

Identifier of related entity

KCL-AF1148

Category of relationship

hierarchical

Type of relationship

King's College London Faculty of Arts

governs

King's College London Department of History

Dates of relationship

1893-1985

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KCL-AF1140

Institution identifier

0100 KCLCA

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Final

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Partial

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