Simon started following the work of Rebecca Roberts, Teesside University, History.
Simon started following the work of Mark Freeman, University of Glasgow, School of Social and Political Sciences.
Simon started following the work of Daniel Budden, Swansea University, History Department.
Saint Mary's University College, London
Graduate Student, School of Theology, Philosophy and History
PhD Student
Thesis Title: 'The Somerset gentry during the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII'
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Dr Glenn Richardson
Prof. George W. Bernard (External) |
About
The aim of my research is to study and assess the nature of - and developments in - the style of government under the early Tudor monarchs, specifically during the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII. My thesis addresses the socio-political role of the gentry in implementing and administering central policy at the county level: in this case, Somerset. As one of the most important gentry families in Somerset, I shall formulate this topic in a semi-prosopographical manner through the lives and careers of the two most prominent members of the Paulet family: Sir Amias Paulet (c.1457-1538) and his son Sir Hugh (c.1500-1573). By undertaking this doctoral research, I hope to broaden our present understanding of the political and social landscape in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries - the transitional period between ‘medieval’ government and the dawn of what we consider to be the ‘Modern’ era.
MA Medieval Studies (2005-06): Royal Holloway, University of London
BA (Hons) History (2002-05): St Mary's College, University of Surrey
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