Current Research Projects in the School of History

Professor David Bates
Caen Chaire, University of Caen-Basse, Normandy
Duration: 15/09/2009 - 31/03/2011

Professor Christopher Harper-Bill
'Acta of the Archbishops of Canterbury, 1207-1278', a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship awarded to Professor Harper-Bill. The research will look at the letters and charters of the five archbishops, which provide the main evidence for their activities as leaders of the church of England, as major political figures and landowners.

Professor Carole Rawcliffe
'Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi - Norfolk', and Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi II' - Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grants awarded to Professor Rawcliffe. The main purpose of the projects is to record and analyse the medieval stained glass in Norfolk, therefore increasing public awareness and appreciation of this neglected medium. Find out more information.
Wellcome Trust research leave funding 2009

Professor Nicholas Vincent
'Acta of the Plantagenets', a British Academy funded research project.

Dr Paul Warde
Funding from the Centre for History and Economics (Cambridge University) for research
'Philip Leverhulme 2008 Prize - Energy History of Europe', - to what degree are societies shaped by their material and ecological dependancies, and how adaptable are they in the face of change?

Professor Tom Willliamson
'Green Lanes' Project and 'Woodlands' Project, both funded by Norfolk County Council.
'Blickling Park and Estate', funded by the National Trust.

Recent research projects in the School of History

Dr Steven Cherry
Arts and Humanities Research Council Knowledge Catalyst funding 'Norwich Castle Gaol'

Dr Laurence Cole
'Army and Society, Militarism and Military Cultures in the Habsburg Monarchy', a British Academy Small Grant
Duration: recently completed
Dr Cole is also editor of European History Quarterly

Dr Malcolm Gaskill
'Migration and Emotion: Seventeenth Century Transatlantic Culture and Mentalities', British Academy Small Research Grant

Dr Rob Liddiard
'Deer parks, wood pasture and bio-diversity', a Norfolk Biodiversity Project Fund which aims to ensure that comprehensive information about the historic location of Norfolk's deer parks is widely available and used to guide habitat management and creation schemes, agri-environment programmes etc.

Professor Nicholas Vincent
'A Historic and Diplomatic Introduction to the Charters of King Henry II, 1154-1189', AHRC Research leave awarded to enable Professor Vincent to conduct a proper and comprehensive study of the charters of Henry II.

Dr Paul Warde
'The Scale and Impact of England's potash trade, c.1560-1800', a British Academy Small Grant to research the chronology and scale of the ash trade to Britain, develop a preliminary sense of the scale of ash consumption and to develop an outline of the impact of the ash trade on regions of supply.

Professor Tom Williamson

  • 'A GIS-aided study of agriculture and the landscape in Midland England', an Arts & Humanities Research Council Research Grant to study the Midland landscape from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century, using digital mapping and (GIS) technology to investigate the relationship between agricultural technology, field systems, environment and social structure.
  • 'Garden History Trust', funded by the Norfolk Gardens Trust to produce a summary gazetteer in order to raise public awareness of the rich legacy of gardens and designed landscapes in the county.
  • 'Survey of the Contorted Pines of the Brecks', funded by the Norfolk Biodiversity Partnership Project Fund.
  • 'High Weald Historic Routeways Project', funded by East Sussex County Council.