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Professor Stephen Baxter is a Fellow and Tutor in History at St Peter's College, University of Oxford. He specializes in Medieval History, focusing on the political and social networks in England and Normandy during the long eleventh century. His teaching includes survey courses covering the history of the British Isles from 300 to 1330 and the Norman Conquest. He is currently writing a book titled 'Making Domesday: The Conqueror's Survey Context', which explores King William I's survey of England and signifies a large-scale collaborative study of the Exon manuscript. Furthermore, Professor Baxter leads a long-term project aimed at identifying the landholders named in the Domesday Book, which serves as the foundation for studying the contours of English landed society after the Norman Conquest. His past research has also explored the family of the Earls of Mercia and their role in English politics. Professor Baxter believes in sharing the fruits of research with wider audiences and has secured opportunities to contribute to television documentaries and radio programmes.
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