Dr. Helen Gittos

Biography

Helen Gittos is a Fellow and Tutor in Medieval History at Balliol College, University of Oxford. She has a keen interest in studying medieval cultural and social history, particularly Church History and written languages. Gittos has a background in English Literature, having studied at Newcastle University, and has taught at the University of Kent for a decade before returning to Oxford. Her research interests span the use of English liturgy during the Reformation, ranging from c. 700 to c. 1550 AD. She collaborates on projects that investigate archaeological evidence of early medieval British history, particularly from the sixth and seventh centuries. Gittos leads a research project in Cerne Abbas, Dorset, examining the history of church rituals in the Middle Ages, which utilizes rich liturgical sources to highlight facets of social, cultural, and religious history. She has published extensively and served on various editorial boards, including Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought, among others. Notable works include 'Liturgy, Architecture, Sacred Places in Anglo-Saxon England,' and 'Understanding Medieval Liturgy.'

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