The social history of England, c.1500-1800, especially popular politics, rebellion, popular memory, custom, neighbourhood, community, local society, social relations; folklore, landscape and popular culture 1500-1970
Manuel Barcia's research interests include nineteenth-century Atlantic and Global History; Piracy, Slavery and the Slave Trade; African History in Africa and the Diaspora; Warfare, Resistance and Rebellion; Imperialism, Abolition and Colonialism; and Medicine and Disease.
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