Simon Skinner

Dr. Simon Skinner is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Oxford and Keen Fellow & Tutor in History at Balliol College. His academic focus spans 19th-century British political and religious history, with specializations in Robert Peel, the Oxford Movement, and the social history of motorcycling. He teaches British history modules from 1685 to the present, including papers on political-religious dynamics and historiography. His research explores Peel’s religious politics and the Maynooth Grant controversy.

• Affiliations: Balliol College (Teaching/Tutoring), Faculty of History (University of Oxford)
• Teaching Awards: College & University level recognitions for pedagogy

Research interests include paternalist politics, Tractarian thought, and the intersection of religion with 19th-century political movements. He contributes to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and broadcasts on historical topics (e.g., BBC Timewatch, In Our Time).

Supervision topics range from Spencer Perceval’s politics to Gladstone’s historiography and Disraeli’s religious philosophy. He convenes the Oxford British History 1685–1850 graduate seminar.