Richard Lockton

Richard Lockton is a History Instructor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, specializing in early modern British and Atlantic History. His research focuses on the intersection of war, culture, and consumerism in the eighteenth-century British Empire, alongside European imperialism, warfare cultures, and gender/identity dynamics from the late Middle Ages to the Age of Revolutions. He holds a Ph.D. in History from Indiana University Bloomington and an undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Anthropology from the University of St Andrews, Scotland.

• Education:
• Ph.D. in History, Indiana University Bloomington
• Bachelor's in Philosophy & Anthropology, University of St Andrews

His research explores themes such as the 'witch craze,' Scientific Revolution, and media revolutions from the printing press to digital age. Recent publications include articles on inter-imperial conflicts and Scottish militia policies. His upcoming book, Highlanders: Forging Entangled Nations, 1688-1783, is under peer review with McGill-Queen’s University Press.