History and Archaeology news

Results

New discoveries at Rossett Roman villa shed light on life in Roman Wales

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesHistory and ArchaeologyNews ReleaseUniversity News
October 5, 2026
A person with a trowel at an excavation site.

Archaeological dig returns to site of Roman villa in North Wales

ChesterFaculty of Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesHistory and ArchaeologyNews ReleaseUniversity News
August 24, 2026
A close-up of an ancient piece of brickwork with wavy lines engraved on it. It is held in a hand. The rest of the photo is out of focus.

History students uncover University’s past through Archive research at Chester Festival of Ideas

AlumniChesterFaculty of Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesHistory and ArchaeologyUndergraduate
July 21, 2026
Rosie and Jonathan 4

University archaeologists make exciting and unexpected discovery at Chester Castle

ChesterFaculty of Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesHistory and ArchaeologyNews ReleaseUniversity News
July 17, 2026
A high-resolution 3D digital model of the castle above and below ground, created using laser scanners and drones

University secures National Lottery funding for immersive Roman amphitheatre VR experience

ChesterFaculty of Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesHistory and ArchaeologyResearch
May 19, 2026
Our City Our Story web

What will be unearthed at the Grosvenor Park dig this year?

ChesterFaculty of Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesHistory and Archaeology
April 30, 2026
Students at the 2026 Grosvenor Park archaeological dig.

New book paves the way for ending the debate on location of historic British battle

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesHistory and ArchaeologyResearch
December 16, 2025
The cover of Finding the Battle of Brunanburh.

Health Humanities lecture explores Lessons from the Great Rising of 1381 for Modern Medicine

ChesterFaculty of Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesFaculty of Health, Medicine and SocietyHistory and ArchaeologyMedical and Life Sciences
November 17, 2025
Richard II

Military Machinations – Our Lecturers Share the Lesser-known History of Chester

BlogsChesterFaculty of Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesHistory and ArchaeologyUndergraduate
September 17, 2025
History Field Trip Chester City Centre

Two Towers – Our Lecturers Share the Lesser-known History of Chester

BlogsChesterFaculty of Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesHistory and ArchaeologyUndergraduate
August 28, 2025
Chester city centre.

How University’s VR project is making access to historical treasures easier

ChesterComputer ScienceFaculty of Arts, Humanities and Social SciencesFaculty of Science, Business and EnterpriseHistory and Archaeology
July 16, 2025
VR history project

High-tech scanning project could reveal more about Chester Castle’s history and help fight heritage crime

ChesterHistory and ArchaeologyResearchUniversity News
June 23, 2025
3D scan generated of the Chester Castle area.