The Historians

Katelyn is currently a post-doctoral fellow at Wilfrid Laurier University in the Office of the Associate Vice President, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion working on research for the Laurier Legacy project.

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Steven is currently a PhD student at the University of Essex in the department of History.

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Ryan received both his undergraduate and master’s degrees in History at the University of Essex.

Josh is a research student at the University of Essex in the Department of History.

Ironically, he can no longer remember why he got interested in studying history...

Born and raised in Kent, Tim lived for many years in Cornwall, and now lives in Suffolk with his wife.

Josh completed his PhD at the University of Southampton in 2017. His research focused on former psychiatric asylum sites and their continued presence in the UK, looking at themes such as memory, stigma, conservation, and governance.

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Cody is a PhD student at the University of Essex. Her research looks at the Lancashire witch trials of 1612, and how the accused witches are represented in historical record and historical fiction, thinking specifically about gender and identity.

Amy-Jane works in the heritage sector and has recently completed her MA in History at the University of Winchester. Her thesis examined the queenship of Margaret of Anjou and Henrietta Maria during the Wars of the Roses and the British Civil Wars.

James was born in Colchester and received his Master’s in History at the University of Essex. His dissertation was on the role and memory of RAF Bomber Command during the Battle of Britain.

Percy has completed his MA in History at Essex University and is now researching the Co-operative Movement for his PhD at Essex. He retired from the City in 2013 and took on an outside voluntary role as Chairman of the Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance.

Dr Phil McCarty spent his working career in the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (as it then still was). He was awarded his PhD from the University of Wolverhampton in 2021, on aspects of the British Army in 1940. This followed an MA in War...

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Julie is a mature student who works as Curator of the Combined Military Services Museum in Maldon Essex.

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Mike is a retired NHS Manager, and has a strong interest in history, especially gender and women’s history.

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Ashleigh Percival-Borley is a military and gender historian having just completed an MA in War, Culture and Society and now currently studying an MA in Military History. She is also on the Board of Trustees for the Combined Military Services Museum in Maldon Essex.

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Liam received his master’s degree in history from the University of Essex in 2018 and returned at the start of this year to begin a PhD.

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Louise returned to Essex to complete her PhD after spending time working in the creative and cultural sector.

Amy returned to Winchester for her PhD after working in London where she was part of the V&A’s Visitor Experience team.

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Michael, a long-time resident of Kent, now in exile in Essex, is currently researching how the British Civil Wars were remembered in the long nineteenth century, focusing in on Colchester.

A California native, Andy McMillin holds a bachelor's degree in Medieval Studies from the University of California at Davis. She also has credentials from the University of Oxford, in English Local History and a Mres degree from the University of Reading in Medieval Studies.

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Lewis is a research student at the University of Essex in the Department of History.

Paul Stickler is a former Hampshire Constabulary police officer who retired with the rank of chief superintendent. During his career he specialised in murder investigations and was seconded to the FBI in Quantico, Virginia where he studied forensic and behavioural science.

Johanna Strong completed her PhD at the University of Winchester under the supervision of Dr Elena Woodacre and Dr Simon Sandall. In addition to her ongoing research she is also a teacher at an independent school.

Chris has been teaching History to Foundation / Year 0 students here at the University for the past 7 years.

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Sam worked in retail for five years before coming to the University of Essex to complete her undergraduate degree in history.