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History
History Professor Explores War’s Impact on Global Societies
The impact of war on societies across the globe from the third to sixteenth centuries is the subject of a new book by David Bachrach, professor of history. “Warfare in the Global Middle Ages” (Routledge Press, 2025) explores how societies in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas organized for war... Read More
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10/01/25History Professor Pens “Canal Dreamers”
Associate professor of history Jessica Lepler's new book "Canal Dreamers" tells the story of an 1820s attempt to connect the Atlantic and Pacific... -
09/29/23Flax to Linen Project Weaves History With Experience
The path to a deeper understanding of rural New England’s pre-industrial textile economy begins in a muddy field on the edge of UNH’s Woodman... -
04/07/23Center for the Humanities Awards Five New Hayes Fellowships
Faculty research will focus on New Hampshire’s history, culture and government. -
01/27/23Passings: Professor Emeritus of History Douglas Wheeler
UNH mourns the loss of a "true gentleman."
Recent Stories
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05/16/16 - A Chemist’s Dreams and VisionsSir Humphry Davy, Bt, by Thomas Phillips,Ěý oil on canvas, 1821. “I’ve always been attracted to hard-to-interpret texts,” says Jan Golinski, when asked at the Lindberg Lecture... Read More -
04/29/16 - New UNH Documentary Tells the Story of Black History in New HampshireHow does New Hampshire, a state with the motto “Live Free or Die,” confront and understand its participation in slavery, segregation, and the neglect of African-American history?... Read More -
04/27/16 -In the wake of news that the image of Andrew Jackson will move to the back of the $20 bill, with Harriet Tubman soon to grace the front, UNH historian Jess Lepler was interviewed...
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04/12/16 - Humanities in the Digital Age: Collaboration is at the heart of a range of projects that explore the digital humanities landscapeWhen Scott Weintraub thinks about digital humanities, he thinks of conversations — and, sometimes, trees. The assistant professor of Spanish is working on a book titled “Latin... Read More
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03/15/16 - COLA Students Win Critical Language Scholarships from State DepartmentCrystal Napoli '18, an honors history and justice studies major, and Eden Suoth '18, an honors mechanical engineering and philosophy major, won Critical Language Scholarships (CLS... Read More -
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03/10/16 - COLA Faculty Honored with University Awards and ProfessorshipsFaculty members in the College of Liberal Arts have been selected for a number of prestigious university awards. Faculty university-wide awards for 2016 have gone to Gregory... Read More -
12/20/15 - Changing MindsFalling for IbsenĚý When Isabelle Beagen '18 read “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen in her freshman theatre history course, she fell in love.Ěý “Ibsen is a writer in which every prop... Read More -
11/12/15 - Women of Bone and Steel: Stays on Display at University MuseumPreserved corsets from the 18th through 20th centuries are lining the walls of the University Museum on the ground floor of Dimond Library, chronicling more than 200 years of... Read More -
07/10/15 - Remembering SelmaAs we gathered at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, amid the thousands of other people from all over, many of them original marchers, I noticed something: the silence. I had never been... Read More