Justin Champion

Who is Justin Champion?

Professor Justin Champion is a British academic who was head of the department of history at Royal Holloway, University of London between 2005 and 2010.

Professor Champion is a strong proponent of public history. He has presented or appeared in several TV and radio shows about British history, including the Channel 4 drama documentary The Great Plague in 2001, the ITV documentary series Kings and Queens in 2003 and the BBC Four programme Harlots, Housewives and Heroines: A 17th Century History for Girls - Act One: At Court in 2012. He has made history features for BBC Radio 3 and 4 on the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the execution of Charles I, the history of dueling and the history of friendship. He is a member of the Historical Association's Committee of Public History. During his time as the head of the history department at Royal Holloway, the college began offering a Master of Arts programme in Public History in partnership with external heritage and media institutions.

Champion has a PhD from Cambridge University.