Steven John Gunn FRHistS[1] is an English historian and fellow of Merton College, University of Oxford. He teaches and researches the history of late medieval and early modern Britain and Europe, and is the author of a number of academic texts.
Steven Gunn | |
|---|---|
| Born | Steven John Gunn |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Historian and academic |
| Title | Professor of Early Modern History |
| Board member of | Royal Armouries |
| Children | 2 |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | The life and career of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, c. 1484-1545 (1986) |
| Doctoral advisor | C. S. L. Davies |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | |
| Institutions | Merton College, Oxford |
| Doctoral students | Yuval Noah Harari |
Biography
editGunn's doctoral thesis, a study of the life and career of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, was supervised by C. S. L. Davies and completed in 1986.[2]
Gunn's research interests lie in the political, social, cultural and military history of England and its European neighbours, spanning the mid-fifteenth to the late sixteenth century.[3]
Gunn was awarded the Title of Distinction of Professor of Early Modern History by the University of Oxford in October 2015.[4]
Gunn delivered the 2015 James Ford Lectures in British History at the University of Oxford, taking as his subject 'The English people at war in the age of Henry VIII'. A book of the same title based on the lectures was published in 2018.[5]
In 2021 Gunn was appointed to the board of trustees of the Royal Armouries by Oliver Dowden, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, serving a four-year term.[6]
Personal life
editGunn is married with two daughters.[7]
Selected publications
edit- Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales: Life, Death and Commemoration, Edited with Linda Monckton (Woodbridge, 2009)[8]
- War and the Emergence of the State: Western Europe 1350-1600, in European Warfare 1350-1750, edited by Frank Tallett and David Trim (Cambridge, 2010), 50-73[8]
- Henry VII’s New Men and the Making of Tudor England, Oxford University Press, August 2016[8]
- The English People at War in the Age of Henry VIII, Oxford University Press, January 2018[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "List of current Fellows (February 2024)" (PDF). Royal Historical Society. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Gunn, Steven (2016). Henry VII's New Men and the Making of New England. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. vii. ISBN 9780199659838.
- ^ Steven Gunn at Merton College website Retrieved 5 August 2020
- ^ "Recognition of Distinction: Successful Applicants 2015", The University of Oxford Gazette, no. 510915, October 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ Gunn, Steven (2018). The English People at War in the Age of Henry VIII. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. vii. ISBN 0-19-252389-9.
- ^ "The Secretary of State has appointed Professor Steven Gunn as Academic/Research Trustee of the Royal Armouries". UK Government. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Gunn, Steven (2016). Henry VII's New Men and the Making of Tudor England. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. vii. ISBN 9780199659838.
- ^ a b c d Steven Gunn at Oxford Faculty of History Retrieved 5 August 2020
External links
edit- Steven Gunn at Oxford Faculty of History Retrieved 5 August 2020
- Steven Gunn at Merton College website Retrieved 5 August 2020
- Steven Gunn at YouTube Retrieved 5 August 2020