ColourisationsByHugh
My name is Hugh Duval, the face behind TheTyroAcademic! I am an aspiring historian looking to build ‘my own little corner of the world’ where I can showcase some of my upcoming, more professional, work.
Professionally, I left Bath Spa University in 2020 with Bachelor of Arts in History having written my dissertation on ‘The Life of the Fleet Air Arm in the Pacific Theatre During the Second World War (1941-1945)’. During the COVID-19 pandemic I furthered my education with a Master of Science at the University of Birmingham, leaving a year later in 2021, having specialised in Global Cooperation and Security. The two degrees were a fantastic opportunity to blend historiography and political science skills which I felt culminated in arguably my strongest study: ‘Paradigms and Problems: The Role of Europe’s Behaviour Trends on Diplomatic Discourse prior to and during the July Crisis (1815-1914)’.
In my own time alongside these studies, I also took up photo restoration and colourisation, setting up my page ColourisationsByHugh via instagram, which I’m proud to say has a humble following of just shy of 10,000 people. Since 2021 I have spent most of my time building a part-time career in the Royal Naval Reserve; on the back of returning from operations in late 2025 however I am now eager to turn my attention back to a life of academia.
