University of Hertfordshire

Faculty Member, History

Lecturer in History

About

I research popular protest and regional identities in northern England, 1760-1848. My main interest is in the spaces and places of protest. I enjoy an interdisciplinary approach, drawing upon cultural geography and social movement theory as well as social and political history. My current research examines the relationship between protesters and socio-political groups and the built environment and landscapes of the North.

Professional responsibilities:
- Communications Officer of the Social History Society.
www.socialhistory.org.uk/
- Reviews Editor of Social History.
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/03071022.html

Outreach and media:
- Come to my public lecture on the Luddites at Huddersfield Town hall on 11 May 2012.
-'Voices from the Old Bailey', second series, 'Riots', on BBC Radio 4. See the website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012r6jq
- panel debate 'Were the Luddites Right?' at the BBC Radio 3 'Free Thinking' festival 2011 at the Sage, Gateshead. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b017cjqt



Monograph:
Loyalism and Radicalism in Lancashire, 1798-1815 (OUP, 2009)
[reviewed - Robert Poole, English Historical Review, CXXIV (510) (2009): 1183-1185, and www.history.ac.uk/reviews/review/800; Malcolm Chase, Northern History XLVII (2010): 2, 363-4; J.E. Cookson, Parliamentary History, May 2010.]

I have published numerous journal articles on popular protest and politics in early nineteenth century England. See 'CV' for a full publication list.

Biography:
I grew up in Rochdale, Lancashire, and I read Modern History at St. John's College, Oxford. I taught at the universities of Oxford, Bath Spa and Edinburgh, before taking up my current post as lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire in 2009.

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