I was born in Toronto, Canada and grew up in Cambridge (UK). I did my undergraduate degree in Literae Humaniores at Corpus Christi College, Oxford and then moved for my postgraduate work to Cambridge. I did my M.Phil. and Ph.D.… Continue reading

I was born in Swansea but grew up in London. I was an undergraduate and postgraduate at the University of Durham. My research interests and publications focus on the political and social history of late medieval England and Ireland. I… Continue reading

I was born in Germany, although I have spent most of my life living elsewhere. I joined the History Department in 2013 as Lecturer in Modern History. My area of expertise is nineteenth and twentieth century African History, in particular… Continue reading

Having grown up a few miles further down the Thames valley, coming to Reading in 2004 was a return to home territory. My academic path as a student took me through different subjects as well as three different universities, but… Continue reading