Dr Helen Gittos

BA Newcastle, MSt DPhil Oxf
Associate Professor, Colyer-Fergusson Fellow and Tutor in Early Medieval History

Academic subject(s):

History
  • Core subject area: Medieval history
  • Teaching: I teach undergraduate papers on the Middle Ages, including History of the British Isles I (c.300−1087) and History of the British Isles II (1042−1330). I also teach the first-year papers European and World History I: 370 – 900 (The Transformation of the Ancient World) and The Age of Bede, and the second-year paper Anglo-Saxon Archaeology, as well as the methods papers, Approaches to History and Disciplines of History. At graduate level, I supervise students working on the Masters in Medieval History and Medieval Studies and supervise doctoral students working on topics relating to my research interests.
  • Research interests: I am a medieval historian with wide interests. Current research projects include aspects of British history in the sixth and seventh centuries, including the conversion to Christianity and connections with the Byzantine empire, the use of English in the liturgy before the Reformation, spanning the period from c. 700‑c.1550AD and the early medieval and medieval history of Cerne Abbas, Dorset, in collaboration with Hugh Willmott and Michael Shapland.