Cardiff claims the greatest concentration of specialists on crusading history in Britain and offers an exciting research environment for students wishing to work in this field. Social and Economic History of Modern Britain forms an important component of the research culture in the Section. Gender History at Cardiff provides a flourishing area of research and a distinct strength in the Section. Research covers a broad spectrum of periods and is underway on the Early-Modern and Modern periods in Britain, Europe, and British India. The Centre comprises a wide range of German history specialists and acts as a focus for research on nineteenth and twentieth century German history.
Research is undertaken on the history of modern Europe.