Historical research consultant, author, translator, TV historian.Working with creatives and in heritage sector.Broad area: Early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) and late medieval English cultural history and everyday life. Specialisms: medieval manuscripts; Bayeux Tapestry; medieval Latin, Old English and Middle English texts; early English law codes; medieval food and cookery (esp. Fourme of Cury); sex and marriage in the Middle Ages (esp. early medieval period); medieval monsters; early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) biblical texts and artwork.I use my knowledge and research skills to make the past come alive. I help creative people create and help make the inaccessible accessible. If you have a story from history to tell, I will help you tell it with confidence, knowing that it's grounded in sound historical research.Recent work:'Medieval Food. A Talk in the Woods.' Live cooking, sample foods, talk with interaction. Friends of Bailey's Wood, Heritage Open Day, Manchester. Sept 2024.'The Fiery Trials & Judgements of Textus Roffensis'. Interactive talk about the Anglo-Saxon trial by ordeal. Rochester Cathedral nave, July 2024.'Peacock & Porpoise: The weird (and not so weird) food of medieval England'. Videos and live presentation for children. King County Library System, Issaquah, WA. Oct 2022.'Song of the Wildlands'. Music concept album. Working with Prog Rock musician and composer, Clive Nolan, as translator/choral lyricist (Old English). Release: Sept 2021.'Viking Dead'. TV historian for DragonsheadFilms, creators of Medieval Dead (UKTV Yesterday). UK Premiere 31 July 2018. Viasat History in Europe and worldwide.Historical Research Consultant (language, art, dress, culture) for Salix Games, games developer focusing on narrative and character driven video games. *Du Lac & Fey: Dance of Death* was released on April 6th, 2019.'Hidden Treasures, Fresh Expressions' project (Heritage Lottery Fund). Primary research, public history interpretation. Manuscript expert & medieval languages translator. Narrator for educational film and digitised, 'turn-the-pages' version of twelfth-century book of early English laws, Textus Roffensis. Rochester Cathedral, Crypt exhibition space, opened in 2016. Development Consultant for The Salariya Book Company, advising at key stages on the historical accuracy of the text and artwork for a title in its flagship children's series. *You Wouldn't Want to Be an Anglo-Saxon Peasant* was published February 2016.
Listed skills include Public Speaking, Creative Writing, Research, University Teaching, and 27 others.
