Dr Elizabeth Matthew
Lecturer
Department of History
University of Reading
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr. Dr Elizabeth Matthew is currently working as a Lecturer in the Department of History, University of Reading , United Kingdom. Responsibilities: Undergraduate Teaching Part 1 Approaches to History: The Paston Letters Landmarks in History Directed Study in History Part 2 Period: Kingship and Crisis in England, c. 1154 - 1330 Part 3 Topic: Ireland and the English in the Middle Ages Postgraduate Teaching Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies Special Topic Course: Ireland and her Neighbours in the Later Middle Ages Areas of Interest: Further Details Member of the Council of the British Records Association; the Council of the Historical Association; the Historical Association's Branches Committee and Public History Committee; the Committee of the Historical Association's Reading Branch (President, Reading Branch, 2000-5); the Editorial Board of the Irish Chancery Project (Trinity College, Dublin). Research groups / Centres: Research Statement My research interests are in the political and social history of late medieval England and Ireland, with particular emphasis on the government of the English lordship or Ireland in the Lancastrian period; the formation of royal policy for Ireland in the context of English politics and concerns elsewhere; and individuals and families whose careers and interests bridged the Irish Sea. Current projects include a book on The Lancastrian Lordship of Ireland and a paper on the Pastons' clerk and chaplain, James Gloys (d.1473).
Research Interest
My research interests are in the political and social history of late medieval England and Ireland, with particular emphasis on the government of the English lordship or Ireland in the Lancastrian period; the formation of royal policy for Ireland in the context of English politics and concerns elsewhere; and individuals and families whose careers and interests bridged the Irish Sea. Current projects include a book on The Lancastrian Lordship of Ireland and a paper on the Pastons' clerk and chaplain, James Gloys (d.1473).
