Dr. Stephen Mileson

Biography

Stephen Mileson is a departmental lecturer in Lifelong Learning with a focus on Local History and Archaeology at the University of Oxford’s Department for Continuing Education. He completed his D.Phil in medieval history at the University of Oxford and has been a college lecturer and research fellow at St Edmund Hall. Stephen has played a significant role in promoting the understanding of local history and archaeology, contributing to the Oxfordshire Victoria County History and editing the journal Oxoniensia. His teaching spans a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in history and archaeology, emphasizing the Middle Ages and landscape studies. Stephen has directed diplomas in English Local History and British Archaeology, and has taught various short courses, enhancing the learning experience for participants at the Oxford Experience summer school at Christ Church. His research interests lie at the intersection of social, political, and landscape history, currently exploring the social implications of England's environmental crisis in the 1430s and the perceptions of forests within medieval communities. His notable publications include books on medieval parks and landscape, and he is actively involved in various research projects aiming to inform and enhance the study of local societies in a historical context.

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