Emily A. Winkler

Dr Emily A. Winkler is a Lecturer in Medieval History at the University of Oxford, affiliated with St Edmund Hall and Hertford College, and an Associate Member of the Faculty of History. Her work bridges historical writing, political culture, and emotional history of the high Middle Ages, focusing on the British Isles, Anglo-Norman world, and North Sea zone.

Educational Background:

• AB from Dartmouth College, USA
• MSt and DPhil from University of Oxford

Research Interests center on medieval historical thought, phenomenology of lived experience, and cross-disciplinary analysis of art/architecture/archaeology. She investigates how medieval chroniclers framed the past through diplomatic relations, border concepts, conquest narratives, and emotional frameworks. Her project 'The Search for Parity' (2019–2022) examined ruler relationships in British chronicles.

Scientific Awards:

• AHRC Early Career Research Grant (2018)
• Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship (2017–2019)
• John Cowdrey Junior Research Fellowship (2015–2018)

Academic Leadership includes serving as Acquisitions Editor for Medieval Institute Publications and Vice President for Europe of the Haskins Society. She supervises graduate students in History and Medieval Studies, with past advisees including Harriet Strahl, Nia Moseley-Roberts, and Liam Fitzgerald.