BA, MA
I previously studied for my BA in History at Oriel and my MA in Medieval Studies at the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of York. I am also a Graduate Outreach Tutor for the Faculty of History.
My research focuses on the formation of trust between groups of merchants and investors in Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca in the 13th to 14th centuries. This stems from an interest in how and why group identities were formed, the ways in which groups reacted to ‘others’, and how trust/distrust was constructed and maintained within and between identity groups (including religion, gender, and citizenship). By focusing on sources related to long-distance traders and engaging with primary sources from a variety of language and identity groups, I plan to use developing approaches to historical trust and various theories about the formation of group solidarity to understand the ways in which groups express trust or distrust of each other as well as the ways in which governing structures influenced and maintained trusting behaviours.
An important part of my research and historical development is therefore working with various languages. I am currently working with documents and scholarship in Latin, Catalan, Spanish, and Arabic. I also maintain an interest in digital humanities, exploring the uses of Network Science to study the past.