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

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

Before university, I lived and worked on my parents’ sheep farm in the Scottish highlands and amongst my more normal skills, I can shear sheep with traditional clippers and count a flock of sheep in under a minute. Oddly enough,… Continue reading

Anne Trassenko was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey and attended the University of Durham for her undergraduate degree in English Literature. She then worked for 25 years in publishing before coming to Reading to do an MA in Medieval Studies at… Continue reading