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Andrew Hopper is a historian specializing in early modern English history with a focus on religion, politics, and society during the British and Irish Civil Wars. After graduating from the University of York in 1999, where he completed his doctoral thesis on parliamentary allegiance in civil-war Yorkshire, he worked on several significant projects including the JISC-funded Virtual Norfolk Project and the AHRC-funded High Court Chivalry Project. In 2006, he was appointed a Lecturer at the Centre for English Local History at the University of Leicester and became a Professor in 2018, serving as Director from 2020. In 2021, he transitioned to the Department of Continuing Education. His research interests encompass early modern local history, public engagement, and supervising postgraduate research focused on early modern British history. He has authored notable monographs, including 'Black Tom': Sir Thomas Fairfax and the English Revolution and Turncoats and Renegadoes: Changing Sides in the English Civil Wars, and is currently working on a monograph about widowhood and bereavement in the English Civil Wars.
University of Oxford • Oxford, England
Working in the Department of Continuing Education, focusing on early modern local history and public engagement.
Centre for English Local History • University of Leicester
Oversaw the Centre's operations and academic direction.
Centre for English Local History • University of Leicester
Taught courses and conducted research in English local history.
JISC-funded Virtual Norfolk Project • University of East Anglia
Collaborated on a project to digitize and provide access to historical resources.
AHRC-funded High Court Chivalry Project • University of Birmingham
Conducted historical research related to chivalry and the English Civil Wars.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.