Research at York
RAE 2008, with all academic staff entered, assessed over a quarter of our research as 'world leading' and over half as 'internationally excellent' or better. Our overall average mark, of 2.78, places us within the top quartile of History departments according to the rankings produced by the THES.
Featured research
John Cooper tells a story of secret agents, cryptic codes and ingenious plots, set in a turbulent period of England's history, creating an engrossing portrait of the most subtle of Elizabeth's statesmen, Francis Walsingham, a man devoted to his queen, sacrificing his every waking hour to save the threatened English state.
Featured research cluster: science, technology, environment, medicine
