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  • Spotlight on: Sam Gibbs

    I was born in Poole but grew up in Swindon. I did both my BA and MA at the University of Reading, and stayed to do a PhD. My current PhD research is focussing on the English archers of the… Continue reading

  • Spotlight on: Ruth Salter

    I am a native of Reading, although I have very strong family ties with Devon.  As well as being one of the sessional lecturers I am also one of the Department’s PhD researchers – my work focusing on twelfth-century English… Continue reading

  • Departmental Research Seminar Spring Term 2014

    March 12th, 2.30 -6pm Ceremonies of rulership Dr Janet Dickinson (University of Reading), ‘Approaching the Queen: adapting to the challenges of ceremony at the Elizabethan court’. Dr Alice Hunt (University of Southampton), ‘Ceremony and the English Republic’ Dr Anna Keay… Continue reading

  • UROP projects 2014: Almanacs, Meteorology and the Origins of Weather Forecasts

    Did astrology produce serious weather forecasts, and how did people use them? Dr Anne Lawrence is running a research project on Medieval Meteorology in Context, and has gained funding for an undergraduate researcher to work on part of the project. … Continue reading

  • UROP projects 2014: Monsters and Mythical Beasts

    Dr Helen Parish is currently researching the place of dragons, monsters, and mythical beasts in late medieval and early modern culture, and has secured funding under the UROP scheme for an undergraduate researcher to work alongside her on this project. … Continue reading