JOSHUA COULTHARD

I am a GTA in the History, Geography and Social Sciences department, I received my BA in History with Politics from Edge Hill University and my MA in Medieval Studies from the University of York. My supervisors are Lindy Brady and Emily Winkler (St Edmund's Hall, University of Oxford). I am also the co-convener of the North West Medieval Studies Postgrad Network

Research Interests

My research focuses on the importance of inheritance and legitimacy in the political culture of the insular Plantagenet World between 1200 and 1400. My interests include the textuality of law, cross border networks, and intersections of gender and ethnicity in political culture. I work with material in Latin, Old French, Middle Welsh, Middle English, Old Scots, and Medieval Irish.

Teaching

I teach across the BA History degree programme at Edge Hill. In particular, I am responsible for teaching on modules on medieval and early modern history.

Modules

Spring 2024

• HIS1011 - Dawn of Modernity
• HIS1017 - History & Society: Theory, Practice & Impact

Autumn 2024

• His1022 - The Medieval World
• His2039 - Writing History

Spring 2025

• His1023 - Early Modern England
• His2039 - Writing History

Organisational roles

Co-convener North West Medieval Studies 2024-

Academic Qualifications

• Medieval Studies MA, Identies in Flux: Crisis and the Border in the Lanercost Chronicle, University of York, Supervisor: Tom Johnson

Award Date: 20 Oct 2023

• History with Politics BA, Digital Archives and Anti-Jacobitism - Reconstructing a Sense of Visual Political Communication 1688-1747, Edge Hill University, Supervisor: Bob Nicholson

Award Date: 22 July 2022

Languages

Modern

• English  (Native)
• German (Intermediate)
• Dutch (Basic Reading)
• French (Basic Reading)
• Spanish (Basic Reading)
• Welsh (Basic Reading)

Medieval

• Middle English (Advanced)
• Old Scots (Advanced)
• Latin (Intermediate)
• Old French (Intermediate)
• Old Irish (Beginner)

Scripts

• Textura (Intermediate)
• Anglicana (Intermediate)
• Chancery Hand (Intermediate)
• Insular Miniscule (Intermediate)
• Secretary (Beginner)

Research Communication

I often seek opportunities to present my work at conferences and in other similar engagements as well as writing articles for a more general audience.

Public History Articles

• A Northern Perspective on the Anglo-Scottish Wars: The Lanercost Chronicle 1295-1346 - Epoch Magazine Issue 17, September 2024, https://www.epoch-magazine.com/post/a-northern-perspective-on-the-anglo-scottish-wars-1295-1346
• Voices from the Margins? The Politics of Petitioning in the Plantagenet World - Epoch Magazine Issue 20, June 2025, https://www.epoch-magazine.com/post/voices-from-the-margins-the-politics-of-petitioning-in-the-plantagenet-world
• Reading Resistance: A Practical Guide to working with The National Archives Ancient Petitions Collection (SC 8) - Epoch Magazine Issue 20, June 2025, https://www.epoch-magazine.com/post/epoch-tutorials-reading-resistance

Public and Academic Talks

Prior events include:

• April 2023 - The End of the World or a New Beginning: Negotiating New Realities in Post Edwardian North Wales, SCRAMS, University of York
• November 2023 - The Dream of Emperor Maxen: Seminar Discussion, North West Medieval Studies Reading Group
• November 2023 - Ambiguity and Ways of Comprehending the Other: Gaels, Scots and Marchers in the Lanercost Chronicle, SCRAMS, University of York
• May 2024 - Bad Reputation: Weaponising Gossip in the Insular Plantagent World, Edge Hill History Society, Edge Hill University
• May 2024 - One Step Beyond: Borderland Spaces of Paranormal Activity in the Lanercost Chronicle, 'Exploring the Boundaries' HIGSS PGR Conference, Edge Hill University
• June 2024 - Masculinity as a Remedy to Misgovernance in Political Prophecy in the Fourteenth Century British and Irish Isles, Gender and Medieval Studies Conference, University of Lincoln
• July 2024 - Identities in Flux: Crisis on the Border in the Lanercost Chronicle, International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds
• July 2024 - Fear and Loathing on the Borders: The Politics of Paranormal Encounters in the Lanercost Chronicle, North West Medieval Studies Symposium, University of Liverpool
• November 2024 - Conspiring Against the King's Men: Corruption and Coercion in Fourteenth Century Cornwall, Medieval Loyalty Research Network Workshop
• November 2024 - Lies and Lineages: The Politics of Bastardy in Late Medieval Cheshire, North West Medieval Studies Seminar
• December 2024 - Petitioning and Politics in Fourteenth Century Lincolnshire, North West Medieval Studies Reading Group
• April 2025 - Inheritance Disputes and Social Memory in the Insular Plantagenet World, Bristol CMS PGR conference, University of Bristol
• May 2025 - "Nulle Povere Homme" Reframing Political Engagement Through Petitionary Culture, 'Reframing' HIGSS PGR Conference, Edge Hill University

Future events include:

• June 2025 - Gender Troubles and Plantagenet Petitionary Culture, Lancaster Historical Postgradutate Conference, University of Lancaster
• July 2025 - Royal Favour and Local Dispute: Disputing Inheritance in Petitions from Fourteenth Century Lincolnshire, International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds
• August 2025 - A Community of Petitioners: Common Petitions and Political Engagement in the Insular Plantagenet World, North West Medieval Studies Symposium, Chetham's Library