Emily Guerry

Dr Emily Guerry is a Senior Lecturer in Medieval European History at the University of Kent, based in the Department of History and affiliated with the Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies. She holds an office at Rutherford College in Canterbury and contributes to a new MA program in Paris. Her research focuses on religious devotion, artistic representation, and medieval visual culture, particularly Gothic art, relics, and royal patronage. She supervises eight PhD students and has authored a book and multiple peer-reviewed articles. Notable awards include the Chancellor's Award (2007) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

• Education: BA (Art History & History, 2007) from UNC Chapel Hill; PhD from the University of Cambridge (2012).
• Teaching: Gothic art/architecture, 'Art of Death', and Crusades history.
• Research Projects: Iconography of Gothic wall paintings, pilgrimage, and the influence of relic veneration on Christian art.

Her publications explore topics such as the Sainte-Chapelle’s art, Westminster Abbey’s liturgical spaces, and medieval French cultural history. She actively engages with interdisciplinary approaches, blending visual, material, and textual analysis to illuminate medieval religious and political dynamics.