Faculty of History
Matthew Leech-Gerrard
DPhil Student - New College
matthew.leech-gerrard@new.ox.ac.uk Research Topic: Nonconformists and their Pasts: The Historical Construction of Dissenting Identities in the British Atlantic World, 1660-1714 Supervisors: Dr Grant Tapsell and Dr George Southcombe My research is generously funded by the Dacre Trust and New College, Oxford, where I teach Early Modern British History.
Publications
'Early Quaker Uses of History: "The Spirit of the Martyrs Revived"', Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Online FirstView (2025)
'The Politics of Religion in Post-Revolutionary England: The Strange Case of Edward Stephens Considered', English Historical Review (forthcoming).
Prizes
The Roger F. Pooley Early Career Essay Prize, International John Bunyan Society, 2025.
Period
Early Modern
Region
British Isles & Ireland
Europe
Specialism
Political History
Religious History