Professor Dr. Lucy Wooding

Biography

Lucy Wooding is a Professor at Lincoln College, University of Oxford, where she specializes in history. She has extensively researched and published on the Reformation, Tudor politics, and the interplay of religion and culture in late medieval and early modern England. Her significant contributions to this field include the comprehensive history, 'Tudor England: History' published by Yale University Press in 2022, and the second edition of 'Henry VIII' published in 2015. Wooding's academic journey began at Magdalen College, Oxford, followed by a period of lecturing at Queen’s University Belfast and King’s College London until 2016. Her research interests focus on religious history, especially how religious and political narratives are constructed, the impact of authority, and the popular experience of religious change. She aims to bridge the gaps in understanding convictions, loyalties, and identities during this transformative period of history.

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