Bratislava sits on the Danube near the Austrian and Hungarian borders. From 1536 it served as the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary, and St Martin’s Cathedral hosted the coronations of ten kings, one reigning queen, and seven queens consort between 1563 and 1830.
The city’s position at the meeting point of German, Hungarian, and Slavic histories makes it a useful base for studying Central European history, from the Habsburg era through the creation and later dissolution of Czechoslovakia.
Students can place Bratislava in a wider European context with material on Czechoslovakia academic legacy, study-abroad options in Europe, and Viking history and archaeology in Norway.
History graduates apply their training in archives, museums, cultural heritage work, and teaching.

