Professor Dr. Mark Knights

Biography

Mark Knights is a professor specializing in the history of corruption in Britain and its empire from 1600 to 1850. He previously completed his PhD at Oxford University in 1990 and is a fellow of the British Academy and the Royal Historical Society. He has been involved in various funded projects including the exploration of political discourse in early modern Britain and the creation of a digital encyclopedia on British sociability. His notable publications include 'Trust and Distrust: Corruption in Office in Britain and the Empire, 1600-1850' published by Oxford University Press in 2021, and 'Devil in Disguise: Delusion, Deception and Fanaticism in the Early English Enlightenment.' Knights is actively engaged in teaching, having won accolades for his postgraduate tutoring and conducts research into the historical memory and material culture of Coventry, among many other topics. He also supervises PhD students researching various facets of early modern political culture and has appeared in several media discussions on historical topics related to corruption and politics.

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