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First Name
Estelle
Last Name
Paranque
Country
UK
State
Affiliation
New College of the Humanities (London)
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Keywords
Elizabeth I. Anglo-French diplomatic relations (16-17th centuries). Early modern queenship France, England, Spain.
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PhD
PhD

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About Me

I have completed my PhD on Elizabeth I at University College London in 2016. Since September 2017, I have been a lecturer (assistant professor) in early modern history at New College of the Humanities) where I have been teaching courses such as “Sixteenth Century England” and “Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Early Modern World”.

I have participated in the French documentary on Elizabeth I for Secrets d’Histoire in 2015. I have also given an interview on Elizabeh I for the YouTube channel: Viral History.

Recent Publications

I have published several essays on Elizabeth I, Catherine de Medici, Henri III of France, Isabel Clara Eugenia. I have co-edited Colonization, Piracy, and Trade in Early Modern Europe: The Roles of Powerful Women and Queens which was published in 2017. My monograph based on my thesis entitled Elizabeth I Through Valois Eyes: Power, Representation, and Diplomacy in the reign of the Queen,1558-1588 will be forthcoming in 2018 with Palgrave Macmillan. I am working on further projects on queens:

– co-editing Forgotten Queens.

-editing Remembering Queens and Kings.

Media Coverage
Secrets d’Histoire (France), Viral history (UK)
Country Focus
England, France, Spain
Expertise by Geography
England, France, Spain
Expertise by Chronology
Pre-17th century, 17th century, Early Modern
Expertise by Topic
Diplomacy, Gender, Public History, Women