fans of early modern church music, stained glass, and debates over the presence of crucifixes in royal churches, look no further - my new article, in the Journal of Ecclesiastical History, below! Thanks to reviewers, draft-readers, and seminar audiences!

Very excited to announce that my book, Royal Justice, has been awarded the RHS First Book Prize for 2025. A real honour, for a project I greatly enjoyed working on!

Wonderful to talk Tudors (and some Stuarts) with you! Thanks so much for the invitation! You can hear more about the Chapel Royal, and a rich range of topics from international experts on other episodes, at the link below! 🎶

It was an honour to speak with @OscarPatton about the Tudor Chapel Royal. Among other things, we discussed the main functions of this important institution, the duties of the officers, & the evolution of church music during the Tudor period. Tune in! https://t.co/CVz5IMtN4m

Bloodsuckers of the Commonwealth is available to pre-order now! https://t.co/KIaq4Nz1IU

Thomas Cromwell’s fall from from power had political, religious, and diplomatic repercussions, creating a crisis which rocked the whole of Early Modern Europe. Read more in my new article co-authored with Susan Brigden on The Historical Journal (Cambridge University Press).

with news that leave to supplicate has been granted, I'm happy to announce that I passed my viva (in March!) with minor corrections.

PhD studentship! Come and work with me at Cambridge (where I'll be based from September) and the @StudiesofHome @MuseumoftheHome We're looking for someone interested in early modern art/architecture/social history to work on painting in lower-class homes: https://t.co/o6eMSBfEug

The assisted dying bill: “an unserious, irresponsible way to make law.” Superb from ⁦@soniasodha⁩

Details are now up for next week's @BBCRadio4 episode of 'In Our Time'. I have put my face for radio to use with the fabulous Miri Rubin (@QMUL) and Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe (@Cambridge_Uni @Peterhouse_Cam ) to discuss Biblical Typology 🎤🎤🎤 https://t.co/l193ahxbfu

fans of early modern church music, stained glass, and debates over the presence of crucifixes in royal churches, look no further - my new article, in the Journal of Ecclesiastical History, below! Thanks to reviewers, draft-readers, and seminar audiences!

Delighted that my debut article is now out online! Revisioning John Sherman’s A Greek in the Temple: Teaching apologetic responses to pagan religion as confessionalised polemic at Cambridge University, c.1627–1641 | History of Universities: Volume XXXVII.

📢Three days left to apply to present at Corruption and Scandal in the Early Modern World, 1500-1800! 📢Please submit your 250-word abstracts and bios to ihrscandalandcorruption@gmail.com by 10th March. Thank you for the great applications submitted so far!

Thank you so much, Natalie, for inviting me to join you! It was such a pleasure to discuss my research with you and to share some new insights since the discovery first went public in summer 2023! Do have a listen if you want to learn more ✨️

a slightly unorthodox celebration of the feast of St Anthony Abbot yesterday, marked by the submission of my DPhil! many thanks to all those who have given advice and listened to me bang on about the Chapel Royal!

❗️CALL FOR PAPERS❗️ We are seeking abstracts on topics relating to early modern scandal and corruption! Please consider submitting to present at our conference, 'Corruption and Scandal in the Early Modern World, 1500-1800', at @ihr_history on 5th and 6th June 2025!

Delighted to see my article on John Sherman's college chapel lectures and confessionalised teaching printed in History of Universities XXXVII/1-2. Online version to follow.

Human beings are not animals. Animals lack autonomy and self-authorship. We're not worried about animals being coerced into an early death. That's why we allow animal euthanasia but shouldn't allow assisted suicide for human beings. Please stop making the pet analogy.

If this debate has confirmed anything, it's that the Bill's main proponents, and especially those who co-signed it, totally fail to understand what they're asking Parliament to legislate for.

I will have my write-up of this sickeningly dishonest debate soon in @spectator so that history does not forget.