Participant Info

First Name
Laura
Last Name
Aitken-Burt
Country
United Kingdom
State
Affiliation
University of Oxford and Birkbeck University of London
Website URL
www.labhistorical.co.uk
Keywords
Britain, Europe, Greece, Rome, Near East, Egypt, Classical, Archaeology, Mediterranean, Global History, Empire, Enlightenment, Revolutions, Long 19th century, Political philosophy, Cultural History
Availability
Media Contact
Additional Contact Information
Available for comments and script editing/consulting - for larger projects get in touch regarding deadlines labhistorical@oulook.com
PhD
MA

Personal Info

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About Me

As an experienced educator and freelancer, I specialise in bringing interesting and overlooked historical narratives to the wider public sphere through research, writing, editing, speaking and media. I enjoy presenting and communicating my ideas to different audiences – I am a published author of five books on global history from the ancient world to the modern era and have multiple broadcast media credits as well as archaeological fieldwork and museum experience. I regularly present at conferences and founded www.athenasocietyofficial.com project to research and advise on changes to school curricula.

Recent Publications

Jan 2024 Acknowledgement for ‘Seven Wonders of the Ancient World’ by Bettany Hughes (W&N) – contributed archival palaeography research on British Museum records

Jan 2023 Ancient Rome: The Definitive Visual History (DK) – co-author and gender/inclusion sensitivity consultant

Sept 2022 Knowing History Second Edition: Twentieth Century British and World History 1900-2020 (Harper Collins)

Knowing History Second Edition: Modern British and World History 1760-1900 (Harper Collins)

Knowing History Second Edition: Early Modern British and World History 1509-1760 (Harper Collins)

Knowing History Second Edition: Medieval British and World History 410-1509 (Harper Collins)

Pitched a second edition to include global history in the KS3 curriculum. Co-author and general inclusion editor across all four books, including teacher guides. First school textbooks to have clear chronological narratives for a range of cultures in their own right such as the Ottoman Empire, Mughal India, Edo Japan, African kingdoms, Indigenous Americans and Medieval China.

Sept 2016 Acknowledgement for ‘Istanbul: A tale of three cities’ by Bettany Hughes (W&N) – copyedited full manuscript and archive research for footnotes and timelines

Media Coverage
BBC, Channel 5, RMC Decouverte, Kwanza
Country Focus
Expertise by Geography
Anatolia, Latin America, Mediterranean, Middle East, United Kingdom, United States, Western Europe
Expertise by Chronology
Ancient, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century
Expertise by Topic
American Revolution, Book History, Children & Youth, Colonialism, Diplomacy, Gender, Government, Indigenous Peoples, Museums, Pedagogy, Politics, Public History, Sexuality, Women