See below for details of all the History’s research, public engagement and administrative staff. For general inquiries, use the ‘contact us’ page.
Director
Dr Jennifer Davey
Director
Jennifer Davey is a historian of modern Britain, specialising in the politics and culture of Victorian Britain.
Research
House of Commons, 1461-1504
Dr Hannes Kleineke
Editor
House of Commons, 1461-1504
Hannes Kleineke is a historian specialising in the political, legal and administrative history of medieval England, particularly in the south-west in the fifteenth century.
Dr Simon Payling
Senior Research Fellow
House of Commons, 1461-1504
Simon Payling is a medieval historian, specialising in the legal profession, the law governing the descent of real property, marriage contracts and muder.
Dr Jonathan Mackman
Research Fellow
House of Commons, 1461-1504
Jonathan Mackman is a Medieval historian, with interests including political, administrative and legal history, as well as local and regional history.
House of Lords, 1558-1603
Dr Andrew Thrush
Editor
House of Lords, 1558-1603
Andrew Thrush is a political and naval historian of the sixteenth and seventeenth century.
Dr Paul Hunneyball
Assistant Editor
House of Lords, 1558-1603
Paul Hunneyball is a political and architectural historian specialising in the early modern period.
Dr Ben Coates
Senior Research Fellow
House of Lords, 1558-1603
Ben Coates is a political historian, who previously worked on the House of Commons 1604-29 and the House of Lords 1604-29.
House of Commons, 1640-1660
Dr David Scott
Editor
House of Lords, 1640-1660
David Scott is a political and religious historian of early Stuart Britain.
Dr Patrick Little
Assistant Editor
House of Lords, 1640-1660
Patrick Little is a political historian specialising in mid-seventeenth century Britain and Ireland.
Dr Alex Beeton
Research Fellow
House of Lords, 1640-1660
Alex Beeton is a political historian, specialising in the political history of the 1640s and parliamentary records.
House of Lords, 1660-1832
Dr Robin Eagles
Editor
House of Lords, 1660-1832
Robin Eagles is a historian specialising in politics and society in the long eighteenth century, and a biographer of Radical MP John Wilkes
Dr Charles Littleton
Senior Research Fellow
House of Lords, 1660-1832
Charles Littleton is a historian and writer on eighteenth century political history and the aristocracy.
House of Commons, 1832-1868
Dr Philip Salmon
Editor
House of Commons, 1832-1868
Philip Salmon is a political historian specialising in the long nineteenth century.
Dr Kathryn Rix
Assistant Editor
House of Commons, 1832-1945
Kathryn Rix is a historian of modern Britain, specialising in electoral and parliamentary politics in the long nineteenth century.
Dr Martin Spychal
Senior Research Fellow
House of Commons, 1832-1868
Martin Spychal is a historian of modern Britain, specialising in nineteenth-century politics, society and culture.
Dr Naomi Lloyd-Jones
Research Fellow
House of Commons, 1832-1868
Naomi Lloyd-Jones is a political historian specialising in political representation, participation and opinion in Britain in the long 19th century.
Oral History Project (Contemporary History)
Dr Emma Peplow
Head of Contemporary History
Contemporary History
Emma Peplow is a historian of contemporary British politics, specialising in oral history and women’s participation in politics.
Alfie Steer
Oral History Project Manager
Contemporary History
Alfie Steer is a historian of contemporary British politics, specialising in the history of the Labour left. He is also a Public Engagement Assistant.
Outreach
Connie Jeffery
Public Engagement Manager
Connie Jeffery is a public history professional, specialising in Parliamentary history and history podcasting.
Alfie Steer
Public Engagement Assistant
Alfie Steer is a historian of contemporary British politics, specialising in the history of the Labour left. He is also the Oral History Project Manager.
Joe Baker
Public Engagement Assistant
Joe Baker is a Public Engagement Assistant at History of Parliament and a public history professional with experience across the heritage sector.
Emeritus
Dr Paul Seaward
Emeritus Director
Paul Seaward is a political historian specialising in the seventeenth century. He was Director of the History of Parliament from 2001-2017 and 2021-2023.
Dr Stephen Roberts
Emeritus Director and Editor
House of Commons, 1640-1660
Stephen Roberts is a political historian of England and Wales in the seventeenth century, mainly during the civil wars and interregnum. He was Director of the History of Parliament from 2018 to 2020, and Editor of the House of Commons 1640-1660.
Dr Stuart Handley
Former Research Fellow
House of Lords, 1715-1790
Stuart Handley is a former Senior Research Fellow in the House of Lords 1715-1790 section. He had previously worked on the House of Commons 1690-1715 and House of Lords 1660-1715 sections.
Dr Priscila Pivatto
Honorary Fellow
Contemporary History
Priscila Pivatto is a historian specialising in oral history as a methodological approach for understanding political narratives and exploring the history of Parliament, she has been a key member of the Oral History Project since its inception.
