The Regional
History Centre was established in 1997 to promote research into the history of
Britain’s South Western counties, and to further an understanding of regionalism
as a dynamic phenomenon in domestic and international historical frameworks.
Taking the ancient city and county of Bristol as its hub, the Centre’s area of
expertise includes Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon and Dorset in
England, as well as those parts of South Wales with which Bristol and Gloucester
have enjoyed historic social and economic links. Increasingly the Centre has
looked to broaden its horizons still further by making links with regions
further afield in Britain and in Europe.
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The Centre is based on the St Matthias campus in the Faculty of Social
Sciences and Humanities,
at the University of the West of England with a
Core Team
drawn from members of the Department of History.
The Regional
History Centre’s core activities include: |
The Centre is
committed to forging strong and productive links between family, public and
academic historians, has a strong media profile and has established a number of successful
partnerships
with private and public groups and individuals in the South West region and
beyond.
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