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Spike Gibbs joined King's College London as a lecturer in 2025, following his doctoral studies at the University of Cambridge. He has previously held positions at the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Mannheim. His research focuses on Medieval and early modern European economic and social history, with a particular emphasis on local governance, political and economic inequality, and lordship. He investigates the role of governance in shaping local economies and the dynamics of economic relationships, particularly in relation to in-kind and cash wages, and the management of stray animals. Gibbs teaches a range of courses on themes related to medieval economic social history. His selected publications include articles on various topics such as labor relations during the Middle Ages, property rights in late medieval England, and the historical dynamics of local authority and state formation from late medieval to early modern England.
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