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I am Lecturer in Medieval Studies at the University of East Anglia. My research aims to understand how and why medieval communities engaged with thier past, using original manuscripts, edited texts and material evidence to explore historical consciousness among medieval people and to identify how historical narratives informed contemporary discourses.
I gained a BA in History form the University of Kent in 2006, an MA in Medieval History from Durham University, and then a PhD in Medieval History also from Durham, in 2014. Prior to joining the University of East Anglia in 2022, I held lecturing roles at Swansea University (2016-18), Durham University (2018-22), the University of Wales Trinity St David (2021-2) and Canterbury Christ Church University (2022). I was born in Suffolk, and have maintained a lifelong interest in the history and culture of East Anglia, exploring from the Middle Ages down to the present day.
I am interested in the broader history of Britain and Western Europe, c.500-1200. More specifically, I am an historian of intellectual and textual cultures, with a particular focus on how communities wrote history.
I have produced numerous publications on these themes. I completed my book Writing History in the Community of St Cuthbert: from Bede to Symeon of Durham in 2020, and I have edited collections of essays on Anglo-Norman authors Orderic Vitalis (2016) and Eadmer of Canterbury (2023, forthcoming). My journal articles and book-chapters explore themes such as genres and forms of medieval history-writing, medieval constructions of historical time, the collection and sources and models for historiography, and enagement with the distant past through ancient ruins. I am currently developing articles that explore gender transgressions in St Cuthbert's community and cross-cultural exchanges in the construction of historical time, and I am also co-editing a volume of essays on Borders in the Norman World (2023, forthcoming). I am Assistant Editor of the annual Journal of the Haskins Society.
I maintain an interest in creative projects. In 2016, I was an AHRC Cultural Engagement Fellow at Durham University, working alongside Oxford-based Cantata Dramatica in producing performances on the history of medieval Ely, and co-authoring a new sung drama based on medieval sources for the cult of St Cuthbert, which premièred at the Durham County Music Service Durham Vocal Fest in 2019, within the nave of Durham Cathedral.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Research output: Book/Report › Book
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review