Dr. Jonah Miller

Biography

Jonah Miller is a lecturer in Early Modern British History at King's College London. He holds an MA and PhD, and has taken on research fellowships including one at Cambridge. Miller returned to KCL in 2024, focusing his research interests on Early Modern Britain, particularly in areas of social history, legal history, and gender studies. His research examines everyday practices of government, especially policing, within the context of broader power structures, including patriarchy and the state. His most recent book, 'Gender Policing Early Modern England,' was published in 2023, and he is currently working on a new project examining police violence in the nineteenth century. Miller teaches various modules covering British history from the early modern period to the nineteenth century, including topics related to crime, policing, and punishment. His published works include notable articles in the Historical Journal and Social History on subjects such as parish elections and the intersection of state power and policing in early modern England.

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