Sarah Cooley

DPhil in English Local History

Thesis

The impact of civil war garrisons on the local communities of Staffordshire and Warwickshire, 1642-1651

Research abstract

The English Midlands during the British civil wars were a hotly contested and heavily garrisoned area of the country and my research will consider how communities in Staffordshire and Warwickshire reacted to and coped with the proximity of these garrisons.  Understanding the civil wars from a community perspective is an emerging area of research and this project will extend my undergraduate interests where my dissertation built on the work of Dr. Clive Holmes to examine the issues of neutrality and allegiance in Lincolnshire during the first British civil war.

Supervisor(s)

Professor Andrew Hopper
https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/profiles/andrew-hopper

Biography

Having worked as an archivist, and in volunteer management for 25 years, I returned to study in 2019 to read for an MA History (Local History) at the University of Leicester. Michaelmas Term 2022 sees the commencement of my studies for a DPhil in English Local History. I am a member of Kellogg College.

Research interests

British Civil Wars

Social history of early-modern England and Wales