Academic & Teaching staff

Dr Paul Cavill

Lecturer in Early Modern History

Dr Paul Cavill

+44 (0)113 34 31584

Biography

I was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. I have held a junior research fellowship at Merton College, Oxford, and a lectureship at Bangor University. I joined the School of History in 2009.

Research Interests

My primary interest is the constitutional history of early Tudor England. I have been working recently on relations between Church and state in the early sixteenth century. Lately, I have written articles on benefit of clergy, praemunire prosecutions, and anticlericalism in parliament.

Current Research Project

I am continuing to explore the context of the Richard Hunne case. At present, I am digressing somewhat with a project on felony forfeiture and the punishment of heresy.

Past Research

My original research was into the early Tudor parliament. I have published a study of Henry VII's reign and articles on labour laws, general pardons, and the coinage.

Postgraduate Supervision

I should be pleased to supervise research on English politics c.1450-c.1550 (particularly research addressing ideas and practices in government, parliament, and the law).

Current Students

  • Stephanie Collinson is working on a Ph.D. thesis about national identity in Henrician England
  • Matthew Gumbley is working on an MA thesis about humanism and print culture in Thomas More's circle
  • Katherine Lowe is working on an MA thesis about irony and satire in early and mid Tudor literature
  • Audrey Thorstad is working on a Ph.D. thesis about the building programmes of the early modern crown and nobility

Teaching

Undergraduate Modules

  • Faith, Knowledge, and Power, 1500-1750 (HIST1060)

  • Medieval and Renaissance Europe (HIST1090)

  • Primary Sources for the Historian: Medieval Monarchy on the Tudor Stage (HIST1300)

  • The Tudors: Princes, Politics, and Piety, 1485-1603 (HIST2065)

  • Reform and Reformation: The Life and Times of Thomas More (HIST3383)

  • The Reformation in Scotland, c.1525-c.1603 (HIST3490)

Postgraduate Module

Politics, Piety, and Profession: The Church in Late-Medieval England, c.1350-c.1540 (HIST5112M) (with Dr Emilia Jamroziak)