Stephen Church

Stephen Church FSA FRHistS, is a writer and professor of medieval history at the University of East Anglia and is regarded as an expert on King John.[1][2] In 2015 his book King John: England, Magna Carta, and the Making of a Tyrant was one of the Financial Times best books of the year.[3]

History

Church is an expert in Medieval History, specifically the 12th Century[4] and works at the University of East Anglia School of History department which he joined in 1995 after completing his postgraduate work in London. Preceding this Stephen had worked in several trades including a bank clerk; a labourer; a buyer of cardboard boxes and plastic bottles, and a housing liaison officer for Camden Council.[5][6] He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society[7] and the Society of Antiquaries of London.[8] He is also a trustee of the Allen Brown Memorial Trust, where he organises the R. Allen Brown Memorial Lecture that is given at the opening of the Battle Conference on Anglo-Norman Studies. The Trust also gives conference bursaries for postgraduate students and sponsors sessions at other conferences and a postgraduate reading group.[9][10]

Since 1994 he has written several articles (including for the journal History) and books[11][12][13] on Medieval History, and is a regular conference organiser and speaker on the subject of King John.[14][15][16][17] Stephen has been regularly acknowledged as strong support to fellow Historians in their writing[18][19][20] and has lectured in Europe on the subject of the Plantagenet Empire.[21] In 2010 he co-lead with Professor Elisabeth Tyler (University of York) two reading groups which aimed to read Orderic Vitalis's Historica ecclesiastica from start to finish and reflect on its content.[22] In 2015 he appeared on Saturday Extra on Australian station ABC Radio with Nicholas Cowdery to discuss why does Magna Carta still matter,[23] and co-presented the BBC programme The Last Journey of the Magna Carta King, part of the BBC Taking Liberties season, with archaeologist Dr Ben Robinson.[24]

Bibliography

Books
  • 2017 – Henry III: A Simple and God-Fearing King ISBN 9780141977997
  • 2015 – King John: England, Magna Carta, and the Making of a Tyrant ISBN 9780230772458
  • 2015 – King John and the Road to Magna Carta ISBN 9780465092994
  • 2007 – King John: New Interpretations ISBN 9780851159478
  • 2007 – Dialogus de Scaccario, and Constitutio Domus Regis The Dialogue of the Exchequer, and The Disposition of the Royal Household (Oxford Medieval Texts) ISBN 9780199258611
  • 2001 – The Pakenham Cartulary for the Manor of Ixworth Thorpe, Suffolk, c.1250-c.1320 (17) (Suffolk Charters) ISBN 9780851158358
  • 1999 – The Household Knights of King John ISBN 9780521553193
  • 1994 – Medieval Knighthood V (with Ruth Harvey) ISBN 9780851156286

Selected Published Articles
  • 2017 – Political Discourse at the Court of Henry II and the Making of the New Kingdom of Ireland: The Evidence of John’s Title dominus Hibernie – History pg.808–823 ISSN 0018-2648
  • 2016 – Stephen: The Reign of Anarchy. By Carl Watkins. Penguin Monarchs Series. Allen Lane – History pg.772–773 ISSN 0018-2648
  • 2010 – King John’s Testament and the Last Days of his Reign – English Historical Review pg.505–528 ISSN 1477-4534
  • 2009 – The care of the royal tombs in English cathedrals in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries: the case of the effigy of King John at Worcester – The Antiquaries Journal ISSN 1758-5309
  • 2008 – Paganism in conversion age Anglo Saxon England: the evidence of Bede's Ecclesiastical History reconsidered – History pg.162–180 ISSN 1468-229X
  • 2007 – Aspects of the royal itinerary in twelfth-century England – Thirteenth Century England pg.31–45 ISSN 0269-6967
  • 1995 – The rewards of royal service in the household of King John: a dissenting opinion – English Historical Review pg.277–302 ISSN 1477-4534
  • 1994 – The earliest English muster roll, 18/19 December 1215 – Historical Research pg.1–17 ISSN 1468-2281

References
  1. "Professor gives King's Ely historians a Magna Carta masterclass as part of school's medieval week – Ely Standard Pearce.S 8 December 2015". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. "King John: England, Magna Carta and the Making of a Tyrant (by Stephen Church) review by Maddicott.J.R The Medieval Journal Online ISSN 2033-5393". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. "The FT's best books of 2015 – Financial Times". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. "Professor Stephen Church – Gresham College". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. "Stephen Church Biography – UEA". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  6. "Professor Stephen Church – UCD King John 800 Conference". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  7. "Fellows – C Royal Historical Society" (PDF). Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  8. "About the Fellowship – Society of Antiquaries of London". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  9. "Allen Brown Memorial Trust – Charity Commission". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  10. "Bates.D Anglo-Norman Studies XXXV: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2012 ISBN 9781843838579". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  11. "The WORST of the monarchs: King John was the VILEST of them all, reveals new biographies – The Express Callan.P p.27 March 2015". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  12. "King John was not a good man: two distinguished historians echo A.A. Milne – The Spectator Massie.A p.11 April 2015". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  13. "How bad was Bad King John? – The Telegraph Shakespeare p.15 March 2015". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  14. "Service to Commemorate 800th Anniversary of King John's Death – Church of England Diocese of Worcester p.13 October 2016". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  15. "Cathedral conference with international speakers will mark 800th anniversary of King John's burial – Worcester News Mason.V p.4 March 2016". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  16. "Anthem School History Conference – Royal Historical Society". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  17. "Edinburgh debate to discuss Magna Carta and Europe – Scottish Legal News p.9 October 2015". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  18. "Yoshikawa.NK Medicine, Religion and Gender in Medieval Culture ISBN 9781843844013". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  19. "Worby.S Law and Kinship in Thirteenth-Century England ISBN 9780861933389". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  20. "Jarrett.AJ Rulers and Ruled in Frontier Catalonia, 880–1010: Pathways of Power ISBN 9780861933099". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  21. "Stephen Church: Succession and Interregnum in the Lands of the Angevins (02/11) at Sorbonne University – Research House". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  22. "Rozier.C, Roach.D, Gasper.E.M.G, Van Houts.E Orderic Vitalis: Life, Works and Interpretations ISBN 978-1783271252". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  23. "Saturday Extra – ABC Radio". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  24. "Fresh clues to King John's lost treasure in East Anglia – BBC News". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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