Fiona Edmonds

Professor Fiona Edmonds is a Professor in Regional History at Lancaster University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Her research focuses on medieval Britain, Ireland, and Brittany, with an emphasis on maritime connections and lost kingdoms. She has received the Frank Watson Book Prize (2021) for her monograph on Gaelic Influence in the Northumbrian Kingdom and led the Regional Heritage Centre, which won the Educate North Award for Community Engagement (2023). She specializes in interdisciplinary work combining history and linguistics, particularly regarding place-names and cultural landscapes.

• Research Interests: Irish Sea region in the Viking Age, pre-Anglo-Scottish border dynamics, and Celtic influences in northern England/Wales.
• Grants & Projects: Involved in funded initiatives like Brittany and the North (2024-2026), Victoria County History projects, and the Impact Acceleration Account.
• Awards: Frank Watson Book Prize, Educate North Award, and contributed to the department's Athena Swan Bronze award (2021).
• Advising: Supervises PhD student Edward Moore.

Her work bridges historical and linguistic analysis, with public engagement through lectures and exhibitions like Light Up Lancaster 2023.