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First Name
Samantha
Last Name
Harper
Country
United Kingdom
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Affiliation
University of Winchester
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Keywords
Medieval / Early Modern British and European London and political history. Yorkist kings, Henry VII and early Henry VIII.
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PhD

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About Me

My current research is focused on London 1461-1521, the political interplay between the entities of Crown and Capital. I am also writing a comparison of the political engagement of Paris and London and their agency in political change in the late fifteenth century. I also have an interest in the pre-reformation church and the fifteenth century English episcopal bench.

I have taught a variety of subjects at undergraduate and postgraduate level with the chronological span of 1000-1688 at a variety of British Universities.

Always well presented, well-spoken and articulate, I am a seasoned lecturer and reasonably entertaining speaker.

 

Recent Publications

In progress:

London and the Crown, 1461-1529 (OUP, 2019)

‘The household of Edward IV and Henry VII: Continuity and Change’, History (Commissioned for a special edition, Spring, 2019)

‘Rapacity and Remorse Revisited: The last years of Henry VII’, to be submitted to a peer reviewed journal August 2018.

 

Published (Peer reviewed):

‘Divide and Rule? Henry VII, The Mercers, Merchant Taylors and the Corporation of London’, in L. Clark, ed., The Fifteenth Century XI: Concerns and Preoccupations (Woodbridge, 2012).

‘Royal Servants and City Fathers: The Double Lives of London Goldsmiths at the Court of Henry VII’, in M. Davies ed., Essays in Honour of Professor James Bolton (London, 2016).

Media Coverage
Country Focus
England
Expertise by Geography
United Kingdom, Western Europe
Expertise by Chronology
Medieval, Pre-17th century, Early Modern
Expertise by Topic
Capitalism, Diplomacy, Economic History, Government, Politics, Rebellion & Revolution, Religion