Susan Brigden

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Susan Brigden, FRHistS, FBA (born 26 June 1951) is a historian and academic specialising in the English Renaissance and Reformation. She is Reader in Early Modern History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Lincoln College.

Academic career[edit]

In 1980, she was elected a Fellow in history at Lincoln College, Oxford. This makes her the first female fellow of that college. In 1984, she became a university lecture in the Faculty of History, University of Oxford.[1] She is currently Reader in Early Modern History.[2] At Lincoln College, in addition to her duties as Fellow and tutor, she is the College's Tutor for Women.[3]

Honours[edit]

She won the Wolfson History Prize in 2013 for her book Thomas Wyatt: The Heart's Forest.[4] In 2014 she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA).[5] She is also an elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS).[6]

Publications[edit]

  • London and the Reformation (1989)
  • New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors 1485-1603 (2000)
  • Thomas Wyatt: the Heart's Forest (2012)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dr Susan Brigden FBA". Fellows & Staff. Lincoln College, Oxford. Retrieved 7 August 2014. 
  2. ^ "Teaching and Research Staff (A-Z)". Faculty of History. University of Oxford. Retrieved 7 August 2014. 
  3. ^ "Welfare around Lincoln". Lincoln MCR. Retrieved 7 August 2014. 
  4. ^ "Wolfson History Prize for Susan Brigden". Faculty of History. University of Oxford. Retrieved 7 August 2014. 
  5. ^ "British Academy announces 42 new fellows". Times Higher Education. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014. 
  6. ^ "Fellows of the Royal Historical Society - B" (PDF). Royal Historical Society. Retrieved 7 August 2014.