About
I am a part-time AHRC-funded (WRoCAH) PhD student at the University of York. My thesis examines medieval household objects and spaces by examining traces of their use, significance, and meaning in late medieval probate documents. I am particularly interested in probate inventories as a source and in developing innovative methodological approaches to these documents.
I am also a part-time administrator and visiting lecturer at the University of Chester. Education
2018-Current:
PhD Medieval History, University of York.
Thesis titled “Objects, Space, and the Household in Late Medieval Probate Inventories.”
2016-2018:
MA Medieval Studies (distinction), University of York.
Thesis titled “Opening the Chest: A Cultural Biography of Chests in Late Medieval England.” Winner of the 2018 Garmonsway prize for the best dissertation submitted to the Centre for Medieval Studies in 2017/18.
2013-2016:
BA Hons History (1st class), University of Chester.
Dissertation titled “The Urban ‘Theatre’ of St Mary at Hill: Towards a New Understanding of Late Medieval Materiality.” Winner of the Graeme White prize and the History and Archaeology valedictory award.
Upcoming Talks and Conferences
5th September 2019: “English medieval probate inventories: the potential of qualitative approaches.” Inventories as Texts and Artefacts, International Workshop at the University of Salzburg.
26th October 2019: “Through the key-hole: looking around late medieval homes using inventories.” BBC History Magazine’s 2019 History Weekend, Chester.
